A recent annual audit report of Cheatham County published by the Tennessee Comptrollers’ Office found a total of seven audit findings, four of which are related to the Cheatham County School District.
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This Saturday, October 8th, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s (TDEC) mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Cheatham and Marion counties.
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Cheatham County is the first Emergency Medical Service provider in Tennessee to provide its staff with body cameras, but there are privacy concerns as members of the public could potentially view what these cameras record. This, according to CheathamCountyExchange.com, which reported these videos can remain confidential as long as the footage shows only a patient. “However, if there is video not showing a patient — for example, showing a conflict between medics and family members of an out-of-view patient — there are legal questions as to whether the public has a right to see it. The 30-plus medics in the Emergency Medical Service began wearing the cameras earlier this year. The policy began under an initiative by Mayor Kerry McCarver and also includes dashboard cameras in the agency’s eight ambulances,” according to the website. “The purpose of capturing video is to provide a means of settling any disputes between medics and patients. EMS leaders say they’ve gone to great lengths to ensure the department doesn’t violate patients’ rights under the 1996 federal law on medical privacy, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. All video files are password-protected and only EMS leaders know the password. Body-cam video…
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Members of the Cheatham County School System changed course and will resume with collaborative conferencing, but School System Director Cathy Beck must approve a committee to that effect by next week.
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East Nashville makes fourth consecutive trip while Maplewood has first team in regionals The Tennessee Region 5AA girls’ semi-finals is just like a wedding. The East Nashville Lady Eagles and Cheatham County Lady Cubs, they would be considered something old. Both teams advanced to Murfreesboro for the state finals last year. For the Lady Eagles, this is their fourth consecutive trip and all four years they advanced to play in Murfreesboro. “Last week was an up and down week for us so I was glad to see our kids get together and decide to play with an overall effort,” said East Nashville head coach Missy Donaldson. We are a player led team more than a coach led team. As a coach that is good to see. The kids in the past did all that they could. This team right here we stress for them to relish every moment. They truly play with 100% effort. I am honored that I get to coach them.” The Lady Cubs defeated East Nashville last year to win the region. Both teams then won sub-state games but lost in the quarterfinals of the state finals. Head coach Jim Gibbs has a veteran team at his…
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