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then days later, dent's assistant principal amy puckett asks to be reassigned. she had been with the school district in that role for nearly two years. threat of violence against the school prompted increased security and parents getting no prior notification. that left many parents with unanswered questions and school leaders allowing execused absences at both the middle school and the high school. as wfxr's bill wadell reports, while many unanswered questions do remain with both parents and students, officials say they're doing what they can to ease concerns. 00:00 - 00:0500:20 - 00:25 tom mccracken "i as well have heard embezzlement and fraud and all these other things and the rumors get juicy."tom control. he and other roanoke county school board members - are getting an earful online. the first complaint - parents weren't notified fast enough - about a threat of violence at northside high last week. billy spence "i'd rather play it safe than sorry, you know. if they could have got it out quicker, that had been nice." billy spence kept his kids home friday.

and an assistant principal, amy puckett asked to be reassigned. we asked about what led to the changes.. and did not get specific details, only that there have been a lot of rumors. sot there's a lot of gossip going out there, in both of these issues that northside has had to face over the past healthy to hear. we might not always agree, as a school board member, i might not always agree with a parent that's really frustrated. but they have a right to be frustrated and they have the right to have a productive place, a forum to vent. continue vo tonight, parents and students will be introduced to doctor dan lyons. he's the former superintendent for live and will be filling in as the interim principal for the remainder of the year. the forum starts at seven p-m.. at northside high school. many school systems are having to make up days after winter weather over the last month. students have to be in class for at least 180 teaching days or 990 teaching hours. many school systems rely on instructional hours. in henry county, the school system is trying

. >> that is stephanie puckett who has to swerve out of the way. the driver was arrested for ob elude, and his blood alcohol limit was nearly three times the legal limit. >> officials say it's not too late to get the flu vaccine. crystal how is it looking locally? >> at manatee memorial in bradenton, doctors are seeing a record number of flu patients so far this week. it's not so bad in tampa but still many, many patients are heading to the hospital but while the virus is spreading fast, the good news is this year's strain is a familiar one. >> stocked up and ready to go, there are cases of flu vaccine at tampa hospitals. >> this is the strain from 2009, that is when healthy young adults were getting sick and having complications and >> but this year hospitals are better equipped to addle the equipped handle the virus. >> this year's vaccine is a good match for the strain. >> a record number of patients showed up at manatee memorial with flu-like symptoms and hospital officials say 310 patients visited the e.r. in a single day. >> since january 1 w

jim puckett was the mvp and the raiders beat the eagles. >>> that is funny. >> it is nice they are outwith their dads. >>> 4:42 am. the presidential candidates have made last-minute pitches to voters and now it is up to the iowans at the caucuses. coming up where the polls stand heading into today's race. >>> an animal shelter is in need of your help. how you can help them find a stolen dog who they believe is at risk. >>> welcome back. san jose family is grieving the death of a man who was shot and killed on his 20th birthday. it happened on clement avenue yesterday afternoon. family members identified the victim as jaime martinez. they tell us that he was killed in a drive-by shooting. another woman was injured but she is expected to be okay. police have not released details on a gunman. >>> police in campbell searching for a woman accused of stealing a police car and injuring an officer. six-year-old it's a memorial was with two men in a stolen accurately ndx which he rammed a patrol cruiser. the male suspects got out and ran away and officers followed. mario jump into an empty poli

commissioner jim puckett explained why now is the time >> now that the county stabilized the balance and has a aaa bond rating now is the time we believe that the county commission should consider a modest and reasoned tax cut. >> the republican response wrapped up with the stern message to cms board members. >> we feel it is not the responsibility of this board to decide what programs should or should not be implemented based on a budget process. nor should this bordicktate the compensation of cms staff or teacher pay. >> cms budget increase of 7.6% this year and talking percentages good news for mecklenberg county. the unemployment rate down to 4.8% in the county. less than half of what it was just five years ago. live in uptown charlotte, brody o'connell wbtv on your side. >> thank you. neighbors say they have questions about test results >> we go to the utility that did the testing to find out if the water is safe and what the neighbors should do tonight. >> we are still tracking a batch of rainfall and snow up in the mountains moving through. how long that lasts and good news we

then days later, dent's assistant principal amy puckett asks to be reassigned. she had been with the school district in that role for nearly two years. on thursday, a possible threat of violence against the school prompted increased security and parents getting no prior notification. that left many parents with unanswered questions and school leaders allowing execused absences at both the middle school and the high school. as wfxr's bill wadell reports, while many unanswered questions do remain with both parents and students, officials say they're doing what they can to ease concerns. 00:00 - 00:0500:20 - 00:25 tom mccracken "i as well have heard embezzlement and fraud and all these other things and the rumors get juicy."tom mccracken is on damage control. he and other roanoke county school board members - the first complaint - parents weren't notified fast enough - again tonight's meeting is set for seven at the high school. in pittsylvania county- the hargrave military academy- will reopen this morning. the priveat boarding school shut down late last week afte

his assistant principal, amy puckett asked to be reassigned days later. "there is no validity, i have researched i have spent the time, the days the hours the weeks at northside at central trying to figure out i've seen these claims."billy spence "it's tough with teenagers anyways because there's always drama. but as a parent, i just listen to it. try to get the instead of worrying about what everyone else is saying." school board member tom mccracken is hosting a community meeting - hoping to put the rumors to rest. that meeting - is set for 7-o'clock tonight - at in campbell county:a woman now faces reckless driving charges after a three -car crash sends five people to the hospital. that crash happpened just before 4 p-m sunday afternoon on route 29.police say megan barrett did not slow down in time and rear-ended another car--forcing it into oncoming traffic--where another car hit it. police charged barrett with reckless driving. hargrave military academy in chatham will reopen this morning after someone posted isis related threats towards the school o

puckett asked to be reassigned. there's a lot of gossip going out there, in both of these issues that northside has had to face over the past two weeks. and i think it's healthy to hear. we might not always agree, as a school board member, i might not always agree with a parent that's really frustrated. but they have a right to be frustrated and they have the right to have a productive place, a forum to vent. tonight, parents and students will be introduced to doctor dan lyons. he's the former superintendent for lexington public schools... and will be filling in as the interim principal for the remainder of the year. the forum starts at seven p-m.. at northside high school. in 10 cares heart health, three tennessee police officers are being called heroes. they were called to help a man who was not breathing. armed with a defibrillator -- they were able to bring him back to life.### monday night just after 11pm a 54 year old lebanon man his wife makes this frantic call to 911 my husband is seizing or stroking i need

. >> for puckett this was too close a call, not only for her but her most precious cargo, her 2-year-old daughter. >> i was worried about my child in the backseat. ryan plurry of port charlotte. deputies say his blood alcohol was three and a half times the legal limit. luckily nobody got hurt. >> deputies say plurry has taken responsibility and apologized for his actions. >> these things just can't happen, just can't, and you have to put down your homes and pay attention to what you are doing. >> and that was at 11:00 a.m. and it's chilly out there already. >> the front has gone by and this has been an active winter. shoons as soon as the calendar flipped to 2016, the weather got active, and you know the old saying red sky warning. thunderstorms rapidly approved the coast around daybreak and then severe weather and late in the day, this sunset from upton beach, and this one from andrew deeze. this was sky tower this morning at 3:00 and the storms are still well off the coastline. but they rapidly moved to the east and northeast and they approached the coastline, produced heavy rain aroun

as his assistant principal amy puckett asks to be reassigned only days later.while some accuse there was misconduct says its a personnel matter. tom mccracken "there is no validity, i have researched i have spent the time, the days the hours the weeks at northside at central trying to figure out whats going on. i've seen nothing to substantiate any of these claims."the hope now - shifting focus away from social media - and back on school work. billy spence "it's tough with teenagers anyways because there's always drama. but as a parent, i just try to to tell them don't listen to it. try to get the facts and focus on that instead of worrying about what everyone else is saying." as for the accusations of missing money ... mccracken says - there is zero evidence of any financial misconduct.he says all these issues will be discussed at a community meeting - it will be held here, northside high school, tomorrow at 7pm. the policy about notifying parents about threats - will also be up for discussion. live in roanoke county, bill wadell, wfxr thanks bill. an interim principal has been name

then days later, dent's assistant principal amy puckett asks to be reassigned. she had been with the school district in that role for nearly two years. on thursday, a possible threat of violence against the security and parents getting no prior notification. that left many parents with unanswered questions and school leaders allowing execused absences at both the middle school and the high school. as wfxr's bill wadell reports, while many unanswered questions do remain with both parents and students, officials say they're doing what they can to ease concerns. 00:00 - 00:0500:20 - 00:25 tom mccracken "i as well have heard embezzlement and fraud and all these other things and the rumors get juicy."tom mccracken is on damage control. he and other roanoke county school board members - are getting an earful online. the first complaint - parents weren't notified fast enough - about a threat of violence at billy spence "i'd rather play it safe than sorry, you know. quicker, that had been nice." billy spence kept his kids - the threat - was not credible. mccracken says

. >> jim puckett believes local police should be handling calls in the entire area. >> will save millions for mecklenburg county. >> huntersville officials say though the town doesn't get paid for it their officers are responding to the extra territory. >> if there is calls out there, they hear it from dispatch and if they are close by, they will respond. we're not going to leave people hanging and waiting. >> town officials say the discussion is still early, but county officials have been notified. in huntersville, coleen harry, wbtv on your side. >> brody: a charlotte business owner says he caught several burglars on camera, you can see james neil called us after he called police. two people smashed the way the front door of his business on woodlawn drive. they reportedly had hit up another shops, they were in his business a minute before the alarm sounded and took off. >> last step they did was right here, he leaned like he was looking and then all of a signed alarm w wt up, let's go and they went right out. >> he hopes this video will help catch them, if you recognize the people you s

taylor has the support of county commissioner jim puckett. >>> a live look at the commute as we're well in the 6:00 a.m. hour at 6:38, the stretch of 77 at the west boulevard exit. we're seeing many more cars on the interstates in this hour, so keep that in mind if you are traveling, give yourself extra time if you need to, let's go to meteorologist al conklin who has a look at weather now. >> al: know in the mountains is a big deal. go to the beaches nothing but sunshine. top sail beach from surfchex.com, water temperatures in the 50s. wind will be with us all day long, folks, even here in the piedmont will die down as we go through the night tonight. the numale fishing forecast, 50 three hour delay getting snow in ashe county this morning that is where the big catch, matthew shephard of jefferson one of the muskies, four feet long. it is still out there, he had it out of the water long enough to snap the picture and now released back in the water. we'll be chilly the next couple days but the wind will be gone after today. looks good going in the weekend, wait until you see sunday's fo

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you can smell the barbecue in this place, puckett's in downtown nashville. polls up here 7:00 a.m.tate. i want to bring in carol swain, political science professor at vanderbilt university. david boucher, investigative and political reporter for "the tennesseen." we should note that you were a bush appointee during the last administration. >> yes. >> let me start with you, early voting as i understand it right now up roughly 17% over 2008. >> it tells you people are at stake and they are realizing they need to get their supporters out early and voters are responding so i think that it just indicates the stakes in this election. >> you've spent a lot of time on the ground talking to voters, spent time with the candidates as well. what sense are you getting from voters first of all, additionally, these endorsements, we've seen a number of endorsements in tennessee. any sense they will matter? >> i think it's fair to say there are different policy positions that separate candidates but all of the republican supporters seem to be channeling that same anger toward president obama. not a

this is puckett's grocery and restaurant and people love the brisket and country music.e republican race is so unbelievably high. parties are predicting record turnouts on tuesday. donald trump is here later and ted cruz was here for a religious broadcasters convention and john kasich is here now for a town hall and marco rubio will come to town on monday. today is also a critical day for democrats because south carolina voters are making their choice right now between hillary clinton and bernie sanders. the map tells you bernie sanders is trying to play the long game and already in texas and minnesota. hillary clinton starts her day in alabama before ending her night in south carolina as the results come in. she is hoping to close the door with a resounding victory. but it is the republican contest that is dominanting the headlines. all anyone is talking about is the nasty battle between marco rubio and donald trump. it's clear that if rubio is going down, he won't do it without a fight. >> let's talk about our lightweight senator from florida who is losing big in the p