They will review the proposed increase at a workshop April 26 and make a final decision at their meeting May 8. Impact fees and other privilege taxes are levied on new development to compensate for the increased costs that growth places on schools, roads and public services. The first indication of abuse was discovered several weeks ago after police were called to a residence of unruly juveniles, Smyrna police Sgt. Ken Hampton said. Local pharmacies have since put the medicine behind the counter.
Customers can purchase it upon request.
Tarpley testified in a preliminary hearing April 5 that she had been asked to escort Wendy Harris to the home of her ex-husband, Tony, where her three children were staying. She said Wendy Harris told her she was afraid to go alone because Joyce Harris had threatened her before. Tarpley said Joyce Harris ran across a field and fired at the deputy and at the children's mother, who were each sitting in their own vehicles. Tarpley said that as she approached the Harris trailer, the children ran out ''hollering for their mama'' and it was then that she heard another shot being fired. The University of Tennessee College of Law won the national championship in evidence moot court for the second year in a row, an unprecedented feat.