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News from around the state as reported by The Associated Press

TVA manager sees no flooding from precipitation

A Tennessee Valley Authority river manager says runoff from all the winter snow and rain has been controlled and there should be no flooding when spring rains start.
TVA general manager for river scheduling Chuck Bach said the recent rains—including more than 9 inches this year in the Chattanooga area through Friday, are really more normal for the region.
Bach said the river is much higher than normal but TVA has been holding water back in tributaries. He said TVA managers “don’t anticipate any flooding’’ and if a storm does come, space has been created to hold that water.
A National Weather Service meteorologist in Peachtree City, Ga. says the rivers and reservoirs in the Atlanta area are very high and the prospect of possible flooding is a concern.
 

Robbed woman just wants her snake back

A Memphis woman whose home was burglarized says all she wants is the return her 3-foot ball python.
Leonia Sanders left her home briefly on Feb. 9 and returned to find someone had kicked in her door, stolen a computer monitor, a gaming system and her snake. However, the thief did not take Sanders’ other snake, a 60-pound, 8 -1/2-foot Colombian boa constrictor.
Sanders bought the snake two years ago to confront her fear of snakes. Now it’s like a member of the family, she said.
Sanders said she’s worried that the thief doesn’t know how to feed her snake, which is named “Heather.’’
   

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