Body found in car following chase
WINCHESTER, Tenn. – Investigators found a body inside a car after a police chase in southern Tennessee.
State troopers and Franklin County Sheriff’s deputies found the remains after stopping the car in Estill Springs after a pursuit Saturday night.
The sheriff’s office told WSMV-TV in Nashville the driver of the car tried to run away after the stop, but eventually was caught.
During a search of the vehicle, investigators found the body inside. The remains were not immediately identified.
Police did not immediately release the name of the man taken into custody.
2 hit by car, killed along I-40
KNOXVILLE – Police in Tennessee said two people died and a third one was taken to a hospital after being struck by a car on Interstate 40 near Cedar Bluff.
WATE-TV in Knoxville reported that the wreck happened about 10:10 a.m. Sunday when three people were standing on the shoulder of the westbound lanes and a car struck them.
Investigators were still trying to determine why the two cars were stopped on the shoulder and why the third vehicle veered out of control and hit them.
The passenger was briefly trapped in the crashed vehicle. The driver and passenger of the third vehicle were taken to UT Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.
Fannin man named to hospital panel
ATLANTA – Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal named David Sanders, of Fannin Regional Hospital in Fannin County, to a new panel created to study the needs of rural hospitals and suggest solutions.
Sanders is the only Northwest Georgia resident named to the 15-person panel of medical experts, business owners and state lawmakers.
Deal said in a news release the Rural Hospital Stabilization Committee is part of a larger revision of the state’s approach to rural health care.
“I recognize the critical need for hospital infrastructure in rural Georgia and remain committed to ensuring citizens throughout the state have the ability to receive the care that they need,” Deal said.
Milligan changing course offerings
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. – Milligan College is planning the first total restructuring of its academic offerings in five decades and will shrink nine areas of learning into five schools of study.
President Bill Greer told the Johnson City Press the shift by the Christian liberal arts college will allow introduction of new majors in engineering and physician’s assistance.
Soldier, 20, dies after exercise
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Authorities in western Georgia said a Fort Benning soldier collapsed and died during exercises over the weekend.
Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan said the 20-year-old was participating in an overnight march when he began vomiting.
The cause of death is under investigation and the man’s identity hasn’t been released.