News Digest: Newman, Craven in concert today at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church

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Harold Newman, Jay M. Craven in concert today at First Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Pianist Harold Newman and clarinetist Jay M. Craven will perform in concert today at 3 p.m. in the sanctuary of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

The duo will play music by J. S. Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, and other composers, including Sergei Rachmaninoff and Bela Bartok, according to a news release from Gerald Peel, director of music for the church.

The concert is free and open to the public.

The church is at 1505 N. Moore Road.


Nesting sea turtles decline

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Nesting by loggerhead sea turtles on Georgia beaches declined sharply this summer, ending a streak of four record-setting years that conservationists touted as evidence the threatened species is rebounding.

Georgia's unofficial nest count for the season that runs May through August shows the giant sea turtles laid eggs in 1,191 this year - a little more than half the number from 2013.

Conservationists say they're not worried by the low number, which would make for an average nesting year in Georgia.


Cop killer up for parole

CLARKSVILLE - A Tennessee man serving 33 years in prison for causing a crash that killed two Clarksville police officers is scheduled for a parole hearing next month.

The Leaf-Chronicle reported that the board will consider the case of Sharfyne L. White on Oct. 1.

White was sentenced in December 2004 after pleading guilty to two counts of vehicular homicide and four counts of aggravated robbery.

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