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Updated: 7:59 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2013 | Posted: 3:00 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2013

News briefs from around Tennessee at 1:58 a.m. EDT

The Associated Press

Head of Fort Campbell harassment program arrested

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — The manager of the sexual harassment and assault response program at Fort Campbell, Ky., was arrested in a domestic dispute and relieved of his post, authorities said Thursday.

Lt. Col. Darin Haas (HAHZ') turned himself in to police in Clarksville, Tenn., late Wednesday on charges of violating an order of protection, and stalking, authorities said Thursday.

Master Sgt. Pete Mayes, a spokesman for the massive Army post on the Tennessee-Kentucky line, said Haas was immediately removed as manager of a program meant to prevent sexual harassment and assault and encourage equal opportunity.

Haas, 42, and his ex-wife have orders of protection against each other, Mayes said. The two are involved in a child custody fight, Clarksville Police Sgt. Chuck Gill said.

His ex-wife told police he repeatedly contacted her Wednesday night despite the protective order, Gill said.

Haas was held for a required 12 hours and released.

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Stax's past influences future musicians in Memphis

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — One by one the teenage singers practice the opening lines to "Boogie Wonderland," a disco-funk hit from an era before they were born, as dancers work on hip-swinging moves that require perfect choreography.

In another room, young musicians play the same song over and over on guitar, piano and drums, trying to get in rhythm and in tune before the singers and dancers join them to rehearse for an outdoor concert. The music hits a fevered high as the singers and the band mesh to recreate a pop classic.

Scenes like this play out daily at the Stax Music Academy, an after-school program where teenagers from some of Memphis' poorest neighborhoods learn how to dance, sing and play instruments.

Stax Records, from which the academy gets its name, died long ago, yet its legacy is still inspiring young people in the Memphis neighborhood where it was born.

The academy is steps away from the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, built 10 years ago on the site of the old recording studio where Otis Redding, Booker T. and the MGs, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers and Sam & Dave created some of American popular music's most memorable songs.

The academy also is adjacent to the Soulsville Charter School, which sends most, if not all, of its graduates to college every year.

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Senate approves 2-year moratorium on dam barriers

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to put controversial fishing restrictions near Cumberland River dams in Kentucky and Tennessee would be held off under a two-year moratorium that's been passed by the U.S. Senate.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said the House is expected to consider the measure next week. It is separate from a bill the Senate passed earlier this week. Restrictions were included as part of the Water Resources Development Act that passed Wednesday.

McConnell said in a statement that the earlier bill would stop barriers from being implemented, but Thursday's measure calls for a two-year moratorium to allow time for the permanent ban to take effect.

Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker of Tennessee introduced the legislation with McConnell.

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Obama nominates Knoxville lawyer to federal bench

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A longtime Knoxville lawyer and the first female president of the Tennessee Bar Association has been nominated by President Barack Obama to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

The White House announced Thursday that Obama had nominated Pamela L. Reeves for the post. The Knoxville News Sentinel said if confirmed by the Senate, Reeves would replace U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Phillips, who retires this summer.

Reeves graduated from the University of Tennessee's George C. Taylor College of Law in 1979 and received her bachelor's with highest honors from UT in 1976.

She has been with the law firm of Reeves, Herbert & Anderson in Knoxville since 2002.

Reeves was bar association president from 1998 to 1999.

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