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Bill Freeman
March 03, 2025

National News:

Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning

The secretary of Defense has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, sources tell Recorded Future News.

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March 2, 2025

On February 28, the same day that President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D.

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The Week Ahead

March 2, 2025

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State News:

Tennessee's death penalty lottery: Arbitrary justice - Nashville Banner

Tennessee's death penalty system is criticized for its arbitrariness, as many multiple-victim murder cases don't result in death sentences.

nashvillebanner.com/2025/03/03/tennessee-death-penalty-disparities

Local News & Arts:

The Etowah Rural Fire Department has been awarded a $10,000 grant from Chemtrec and the American Chemistry Council to enhance emergency response capabilities for hazardous material incidents. The department was one of only six agencies in the United States selected for this prestigious award. To qualify, recipients must be members of the National Volunteer Fire Council.

Additionally, the department received a grant from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry to aid in purchasing equipment for combating grass, woods, and wildland fires. The equipment, valued at approximately $3,000, will strengthen the department’s wildfire response efforts

As She Likes It — Athens Area Council for the Arts

This anthology of short plays features characters from Shakespeare’s canon outside the patriarchal context of their original works - and sometimes in another time and place. McMinn County East Tennessee Foothills Smokey Mountains Arts council Athens Arts Center Athens TN Tennessee Social Athens Are

www.athensartscouncil.org/upcomingevents/as-she-likes-it-2025

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