Coming up on your WZYX NEWSbeat at 10 Before the Top of the Hour for Wednesday, August 6th 2014...Arnold Air Force Base held an active shooter drill Monday..Again, it was only a drill..Officials were very pleased with the results...The Tennessee Education Association is pleased that Tennessee teachers will not start the school year with a dark cloud hanging over their licensure renewal being tied to scores from the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System...Franklin County schools resume Wednesday, August 6th from 8AM til 9:30AM..Students get a break Thursday as teachers report for staff development..The first full day will be 8AM until 3PM Friday, August 8th..Well also update you on the start of Late-Start Wednesdays that gets underway on Wednesday, August 13th...Across Tennessee, four aid applicants have been disqualified due to a new Tennessee law that requires them to submit to drug testing..Supporters and opponents of the law say they are keeping watch on how welfare applicants are being affected...Winchester Airport Authority is accepting sealed bids for the T-Hangar and Taxilane addition project...August gas prices have hit a four-year low with a current average of $3.50 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline...Three Middle Tennessee cities have submitted the sufficient signatures needed to put a referendum on wine sales on the November ballot..Other Tennessee communities have an August 21st deadline to do the same...If you didnt take advantage of early voting, you can vote on Election Day, Thursday August 7th from 7AM until 7PM at your local precinct...Well repeat the record-breaking numbers of early-voting Franklin Countians including the political party, the number who voted in the general election only and the total number of early voters...A recent poll shows that the American citizens themselves cant agree on how to fund our nations highway repair and maintenance programs...Another poll says only three percent of Americans think that our Congress is very productive...Hot temperatures are sticking around..Take breaks..Drink plenty of water..Use the appropriate sunscreen..Do not leave children or pets in a vehicle with rolled-up windows..The interior temperature--especially this week--could reach a deadly level in just minutes...Stay safe..Stay cool..and..Thanks for Listening!
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