WASHINGTON (AP) ? The government will predict the severity of the next flu pandemic just like forecasters predict hurricane strength ? using a ranking system unveiled Thursday to help states determine when they should take increasingly strong steps to combat flu?s spread. At issue are old-fashioned infection-control measures that may help slow the spread of…

NASHVILLE (AP) ? Williamson County Sheriff Ricky Headley was arrested Wednesday along with a Nashville pharmacist on charges related to illegal dispensing of prescription drugs. Headley was arrested at Brooks Drugs pharmacy in Nashville and was taken to the headquarters of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Metro Nashville police and TBI officials said in a…

By Jim Mullen I cannot dance. No way, no how. You’ve heard of the tone deaf? I am dance deaf. It takes all my concentration to stand in one spot and sway to the music. I just have no feeling for it. When they do the wave in arenas, I’m always too early or too…

By JAMES CLARK The flu bug, not snow, is to blame for closing Warren County schools today. ?We went ahead and closed schools to give the ones who are sick time to rest and recuperate,? said Director of Schools Dr. Jerry Hale. ?Our absentee rate has been gradually rising for about a week. Although it?s…