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Two sections of the 38-inch sewer line that runs along the Tennessee River in Sheffield likely broke during the recent flood that covered the pipe. The break was discovered Tuesday during an inspection. [COURTESY PHOTO]

SHEFFIELD — A 38-inch wastewater line that runs along the bluff along the Tennessee River has broken at a joint and is discharging wastewater into the river.

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Drew Talley

No one eats those fish anyway. Oh yeah, they do.

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