KKK General to Forest with one
"R" in honor of trees with lots
of animals."
THE SPELLING OF FORREST AVENUE
CHANGED ABOUT ONE HUNDRED YEARS
AGO.
IF SAWYER SUCCESSFUL, HER GROUP
MIGHT HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW
STREET SIGNS WITH THE NEW
SPELLING.
TONIGHT -- MORE DEER IN
TENNESSEE AND MISSISSIPPI ARE
TESTING POSITIVE FOR WHAT SOME
CALL THE..ZOMBIE DISEASE...
LOCAL 24 NEWS REPORTER TISH
CLARK IS LIVE IN THE STUDIO WITH
TONIGHT'S LOCAL SAFETY ALERT.
TISH - ARE PEOPLE ARE AT RISK?
Tish:
SO FAR, SO GOOD. THERE IS NOT A
KNOWN CASE WHERE THE DISEASE HAS
PASSED FROM DEER TO PEOPLE.
HOWEVER... WILDLIFE OFFICIALS
URGE HUNTERS TO HAVE THEIR DEER
MEAT TESTED.
IT'S TOO LATE AFTER IT'S
IT'S ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE
ZOMBIE DISEASE. THEY EVENTUALLY
DIE. THE DISEASE HAS NEVER BEEN
DETECTED IN PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE
EATEN CONTAMINATED MEAT.
WILDLIFE OFFICIALS HAVE SET UP
TESTING STATIONS FOR
HUNTERS...WHERE INFECTED DEER
HAVE TESTED POSITIVE. THEY URGE
HUNTERS TO BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT
PROCESSING OR EATING UNTESTED
DEER MEAT.
