Girl airlifted after pit bull pack attack
March 10– A young teenage girl is at Vanderbilt Medical Center with a serious head injury after the horse she was riding was reportedly attacked by pit bulls yesterday afternoon.
The victim, Allison Walker, has opened her eyes, a friend said, but has a difficult road ahead.
A woman with Walker at the hospital said there is "a story that probably needs to be told," but declined further comment at this time.
According to a Hardin County Sheriff’s Department report, Walker and 14-year-old Grace Griffin of Savannah were riding horses on Middle Bridge Road with her three dogs when three pit bulls started attacking her dogs and the horses.
The horses spooked and Walker fell off and hit the pavement.
Saltillo mayor's business burns
March 10– An early morning fire on Main Street in Saltillo heavily damaged a business owned by the city’s mayor, Larry Lowery.
Lowery, who said only a portion of the building was insured, was attending West Star leadership training in Nashville at the time and returned to Saltillo after learning of the fire.
"It’s a loss to me for sure," he said. "I'm going to have to start all over again, but I'm not dead."
Saltillo firefighters joined county firefighters at the scene minutes after being dispatched at 1:18 a.m.
Upon arrival at Lowery Electrical and Plumbing, flames were "coming through the roof," said Saltillo Fire Chief Robert Kimbel.
He said it appears the fire started on an interior block wall in the office, climbed into the attic and then spread to the front portion of the adjoining warehouse.
"We kind of feel it was wiring inside the wall in the office" that started the fire, he said.
The section of roof over the office collapsed and that part of the building is a total loss, according to the city chief.
"It may not be rebuildable, but we kept it to half of the building," said Hardin County Fire Chief Melvin Martin.
TWRA to host deer rally
March 9– Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will hold a free deer rally March 20 at Hopewell Baptist Church near Savannah.
TWRA personnel will be scoring antlers for the Tennessee Deer Registry.
The registry was initiated with three goals in mind: to provide the TWRA with a meaningful and understandable record of the number of quality whitetail deer taken annually in Tennessee, to provide important data concerning Tennessee’s expanding deer herd, and to recognize successful hunters who bag trophy deer.
The program is based on the scoring criteria developed by the Boone and Crockett Club with some adjustments to the minimum requirements.
The minimum requirements for the Tennessee Deer Registry were set as: archery—115 typical and 140 non-typical; muzzleloader—125 typical and 150 non-typical; gun 140 typical and 165 non-typical.
There is no charge to have a deer measured or entered into the Tennessee Deer Registry.
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