Bright & Early: Accidents Happen Edition

Good morning, Nashville. We’re running on a tight schedule this morning, so here is your abbreviated Bright & Early:

• The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office is shaking things up a bit at the jail in response to that murder suspect who was accidentally released back in February. In addition to suspending two of the officers involved, they’ll be sending everyone else to training and changing a few of the policies. Supposedly, the error happened because a new officer didn’t see a pop-up window while processing his release that stated he was being held of murder charges and shouldn’t be turned loose. [Tennessean]
• In the latest installment of the controversial Murfreesboro mosque, some vandals lit all some the construction equipment on fire over the weekend. The incident is being investigated by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. [Tennessean]
• We might see a few sprinkles today, but things will be drying off and heating up for the rest of the week. Is it fall yet? [Nashville WX]
• Nashville’s magnet schools are seeing a big decrease in the amount of students who qualify for admission because of those changes that were made to standardized testing that caused everyone to start scoring poorly. Under the old system, 20-30% were eligible based on their test scores, but now only 7-8% do. Now they’re trying to revamp their admissions requirements to make sure they’ve got enough kids to fill the seats. [Tennessean]
• God bless Allan Benton and his bacon. [City Paper]
• More than 500 flood victims have taken advantage of the free legal assistance hotline for flood victims set up by the Tennessee Bar Association, the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services and several other organizations back in May. If you find yourself needing flood-related legal help, give ‘em a ring at (888) 395-9297 Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. [WTVF]
• If you’ve ever wanted to become a Tennessee State Trooper, now’s your chance. They’re accepting applications for the spring Cadet class through September 17th. [WTVF]
• We were pretty certain that Steve McNair’s short-lived restaurant venture Gridiron9 was gone for good after McNair’s murder, but a new owner is stepping up to the plate and hoping to reopen it within a month. [WTVF]

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