A multimillion dollar jail expansion proposal in Haywood County is causing a rift within the community and raising questions about the importance of rehabilitation and the effectiveness of incarceration.
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UPDATE:Aaron Morris' dog Jolene has been found. Morris' sister said Jolene was found on the side of the road in Morristown, Tennessee. Morris will pick her up at a Humane Society on Wednesday. The family of a Waynesville area man is fighting to find his service dog. Aaron Morris’ family said his car got stolen on Friday with his dog inside. Caption: WLOS. “You gotta try to eat something,” said Ashley Adevai, talking to her brother over.
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May 10, 2021
HAYWOOD COUNTY, Tenn. The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report on the April 20 crash near Bonds Ferry Road in Haywood County.
Two people, a mother and son from Texas, were killed in the crash, according to the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office.
The report says the Piper PA-28RT-201 plane was destroyed when the student pilot crashed around 8:52 p.m. April 20.
According to the report, the pilot met with a flight instructor on April 20 to discuss the flight from Pearland Regional Airport in Houston, Texas to Kyle-Oakley Field Airport in Murray, Kentucky.
The report says the pilot told the flight instructor that the trip was to visit a hospitalized family member, and that the flight was supposed to be a daytime trip due to incoming weather and nighttime conditions. The pilot expected to leave by 1 or 2 p.m., though the report says the flight did not take off until 6:20 p.m.
Hays County Historic Court House. Star file photo
The Hays County Commissioners Court provided information regarding future evening and night COVID-19 vaccination sites at its April 27 meeting.
The vaccination sites aim to cater to individuals who work during regular hours of the day. The first evening site is scheduled from 5-10 p.m. on April 30 at Sinai Pentecostal Church located at 208 Laredo St.
The court also adopted proclamations declaring April 25 to May 2 as Soil & Water Stewardship Week. Soil & Water Stewardship Week encourages community members to continue to preserve natural resources like fertile soil and clean water.
During the meeting s COVID-19 updates, Emergency Services Office Director Mike Jones says Texas State and Hays County vaccinated 2,403 citizens at their April 22 joint mass vaccination site.