From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland News Desk, here is your news for Friday, July 28th, on Mix 104-1 and Talk 101-3 The Buzz. From WDEF Channel 12…
From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland News Desk, here is your news for Friday, July 28th, on Mix 104-1 and Talk 101-3 The Buzz.
From WDEF Channel 12…
Punishment for crimes is sometimes a two-edged sword. Not only will a person lose their freedom–many also lose their jobs and are unable to provide for their families. Bradley County is trying to minimize that extra punishment with a new 3.1 million dollar workhouse.
Chief Deputy Brian Smith is not only chief deputy at the Bradley County Sheriff’s Department, he is also a former county commissioner and the man who first promoted the idea of a county workhouse. It’s been 14 years in the making. Over his long career, Smith has seen the negative impact on families of those convicted of crime.
And, after a year building a new facility at the Bradley County Justice Center, local leaders gathered for a formal ribbon cutting. The new facility will be for non- violent criminals who apply for the program. Bradley County Sheriff Eric Watson said, “We all know that if, usually, you go to jail and get convicted.. you do have to spend time in jail. You do lose your job. But, this program will allow them to keep their jobs and still work, provide for their family, their self and pay their child support as they’re required to do by the courts.” That new building will also house the probation office.
From the Cleveland Daily Banner…
Students and families purchasing back-to-school items will see some savings when Tennessee hosts its annual sales tax holiday this weekend.
Shoppers can purchase select items tax-free now through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, both in store and online.
Clothing and shoes valued at $100 or less, school supplies and art supplies $100 or less and computers $1,500 or less are all eligible.
The sales tax holiday was established by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2006, and it has been held every year since then.
This has continued even as states like Georgia have moved away from the sales tax holiday trend. This year, Georgia state legislators did not pass a bill which would have allowed for one.
Clothing items which will be tax-exempt this weekend include pants, shirts, dresses, shoes, and underwear of all types. School supplies which include everything one might find on a typical class supply list, along with art supplies like paint, paintbrushes and clay. Eligible electronic devices include calculators and desktop, laptop and tablet computers.
Full lists of exempt and non-exempt items are available online at http://www.tntaxholiday.com.
And finally…
The Labor Force Estimates for June are in. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the US was 4.4%, up 0.1% from a month ago, but down 0.5% from a year ago. In Tennessee, the rate was 3.6%, which is down 0.4% from one month ago, and down 1.1% from one year ago.
Closer to home, the unemployment rate the Cleveland Metropolitan Area, including Bradley and Polk Counties, was 4.4%, up 1.5% from last month, but down 1% from a year ago. In Bradley County alone, unemployment was at 4.3%, up 1.5% from last month, but down 1% from a year ago.
The Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton unemployment rate was 4.7%, up 1.1% from a month ago.
This has been your local and state news. You can get news anytime by visiting our website, mymix1041.com, powered by Pioneer Credit. From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland News Desk, this is Jeremy Gault reporting.
