The plans include construction of a new five-story building next to the
current facility and renovations within the current hospital once the
new building is complete, for a total price tag of about $75 million.
Several consecutive years of extreme drought and high temperatures took a deadly toll on Tennessee's trees. This year's record rainfall has relieved a deep-rooted problem by replenishing an exhausted ground water supply.
According to a report from the Department of Justice, the percentage of
children in Tennessee juvenile centers who've been sexually victimized
is higher than the national average.
