Knox County teen-agers are having babies at an alarming rate with a ranking of ninth for teen pregnancies out of 120 counties. Although the most recent ranking is still much too high, the previous statistics taken a few years ago had Knox County ranked as number one in teen pregnancies ages 15-19 years old. Some of the problem is the county has a population that thinks having babies is the thing to do, Knox County Health Department Director Susan Liford said.
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