TULLAHOMA, Tenn.
Air Force base water tainted
Officials at Arnold Air Force Base in Tullahoma have told employees not to use the water because of contaminants found last week.
According to a news release from the Arnold Engineering Development Center, the workers were alerted on Friday after ethylene glycol was found in one building's water supply.
On Monday morning, the base lifted a no contact order after contamination levels dropped, but workers still were not allowed to drink the water. Officials said there was no danger to surrounding communities or the housing area.
Ethylene glycol is a biodegradable organic compound, and investigators were trying to determine the cause of the contamination.
ATLANTA
DOT worker dies aiding motorist
Authorities say a Georgia Department of Transportation "HERO" operator was killed while helping a motorist on Interstate 85 south of downtown Atlanta.
Authorities say the crash happened late Monday morning near the Metropolitan Parkway exit.
The Georgia State Patrol said the operator had stopped in an emergency lane on I-85 and was outside the vehicle. Authorities say a truck pulling a trailer struck the HERO truck, which then collided with the operator.
All the southbound lanes of I-85 were closed for a time after the wreck.
Late taxpayers could get amnesty
Georgians late on paying their taxes would get a break from the government under a proposal announced by state Democratic lawmakers.
Rep. Keith Heard is co-sponsoring a bill that would allow delinquent taxpayers to settle up debts owed between 1991 and 2009 without penalties or interest within a 10-month window. Amnesty would not apply to taxpayers who have been accused of tax fraud.
Heard said Monday that such an amnesty hasn't been offered in Georgia in two decades, and that the time is ripe to revive the program. In 1992, when the state last gave amnesty to tardy taxpayers, Georgia netted more than $51 million.
SEWANEE, Tenn.
Walking wounded topic of lecture
Government historian David M. Hiebert will speak Thursday at noon at the Academy of Lifelong Learning at St. Mary's Sewanee on "Walking Wounded: The Many Faces of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder."
Hiebert has been historian at Arnold Engineering Development Center since 1987 and was the academy's speaker last winter when he discussed the history of Camp Forrest.
Post-traumatic stress disorder can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma and most commonly is associated with soldiers who've been at war.
Academy lectures are the second Thursday of each month. Annual academy dues are $10, and new members always are welcome.
-- Staff and Wire Reports