ROGERSVILLE — Four people who slandered and libeled the Hawkins County Humane Society and its current director in 2013-14 during a failed takeover attempt agreed Wednesday to pay a total of $31,000 in damages. Following a three-day civil trial in Hawkins County Circuit Court, on Wednesday a jury awarded HCHS director Sandy Behnke $10,000 in compensatory damages and awarded the humane society $11,000 in compensatory damages. Before the jury could assess punitive damages, however, attorneys reached an agreement to settle the case for an additional $10,000 on the condition that there is no appeal.

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