From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland News Desk, here is your news for Friday, January 26th, on Mix 104-1 and Talk 101-3 The Buzz.

Topping our news today, from WRCB Channel 3…

A Davidson County jury finds Benjamin Brewer guilty of causing the 2015 crash on I-75 that killed six people and hurt six others.

Jurors deliberated for six hours before finding Brewer guilty of six counts of Vehicular Homicide by Intoxication, four counts of Reckless Aggravated Assault, Driving Under the Influence and Speeding.

Brewer hung his head slightly as the verdicts were read while family members of the victims quietly cried in the courtroom.

Lead Defense Attorney Mike Little declined to comment after the verdict.

Brewer will be sentenced on March 12, 2018. He faces up to 72 years behind bars.

A lot of this case centered around science, from reconstructing the scene to the drug tests.

The families of the victims declined to comment after the verdict.

Also in news today…

All students at Cleveland Middle School will receive Chromebook laptops this week. This is the first phase of the Cleveland City Schools BLADE (Blended Learning and Digital Enhancement) Project. Parents and students can attend one of three sessions to pick up the student laptop. The process takes approximately an hour. One session has already been held, with the two remaining to be held today from 4-8PM, and Saturday from 3-7PM. The sessions will be held at Cleveland Middle School.

The BLADE mission is to foster an innovative culture that brings together the best methods and practices of teaching with current technologies to promote new and relevant learning opportunities for students. Through blended learning, the district seeks to personalize the educational experience for students, thus producing students that are college and career ready.

From the Cleveland Daily Banner…

With more than $9 million of infrastructure on the boards, there has to be something in downtown Cleveland to draw people to the town’s center.

The redevelopment of the downtown area is one of the three main parts of projects picking up speed for the city.

Cleveland City Manager Joe Fivas noted redeveloping downtown was the second highest scoring priority expressed by city residents during community meetings last year.

To that end, the council voted to employ WSP Consultants at a cost of no greater than $399,000 for development of design plans and market studies to aid in that redevelopment.

As part of the city’s strategy, Fivas said one of the items topping that list concerns the revitalization of Inman Street, from Keith Street to East Street.

He said the city needs to employ a professional consultant for a detailed revitalization and market study.

Fivas said with the finalization of the city’s purchase of the former Cherokee Hotel property, more commonly referred to as the Summit, the city is working on a project plan to present to the city council next month.

This has been your local and state news. You can get news anytime by visiting our website, mymix1041.com. From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland News Desk, this is Jeremy Gault reporting.