• A Metro charter school bus driver accidentally left a 7-year old on the bus all day yesterday. The kid fell asleep, the driver didn’t notice, and then when the driver figured out what had happened, he tried to bribe the kid to keep quiet with a hot dog–a hot dog!–which is actually what tipped off the boy’s mother that something was up. [WKRN]
• In other news, another Metro school bus ran into a parked car today! Luckily no kiddos were on board and no one was hurt. [WSMV]
• After a small glimmer of hope for the State Fair courtesy of Councilman Eric Crafton, it’s officially over forever. There will never, ever be another Tennessee State Fair. We think. [WSMV]
• And this story about a Nashville firefighter giving oxygen to a “woozy” cat who escaped from a burning house is the cutest thing we’ve read all week. There are pictures. [WKRN]
• Two Hunters Lane High School kids are off to Antarctica for the holiday break to work with researchers. [WSMV]

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