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Here is today's news, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: In news today… Cleveland State held their 4th annual Community First Awards Gala last night

Here is today’s news, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland:

In news today…

Cleveland State held their 4th annual Community First Awards Gala last night at the L. Quentin Lane Center. Winners from the school’s service area were awarded. The Community First Person of the Year is outgoing CEO of the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce, Gary Farlow. Farlow’s last day as CEO is today. The College also celebrated a Big Year, with the successful completion of the $25 million Capital Campaign, a grant from the state to build a new campus in Athens, and being the First College of the Year, awarded last week by the TN Board of Regents.

From WRCB Channel 3…

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating an allegation of sexual misconduct against a Grundy County corrections officer.

Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum confirms the name of the officer is Mark Nunley.

A TBI spokesperson said TBI agents are investigating an allegation of official misconduct against an employee of the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department at the request of 12th District Attorney General Michael Taylor.

DA Taylor said his office received an allegation last week about a male corrections officer having sexual relations with female inmates.

Taylor added that he called the TBI to investigate because Grundy County does not have an internal affairs department.

Sheriff Shrum says his office is working diligently with the TBI and District Attorney’s Office to investigate the allegations made against Nunley.

Shrum says Nunley was fired from from his job with the sheriff’s office on Wednesday “for reasons indirectly related to this incident.”

Nunley has not been charged at this time.  The TBI says the investigation is “active and ongoing.”

In news today…

The labor statistics for February have arrived. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the United States was 3.8%, down from 4% in January, and down from 4.1% one year ago. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Tennessee was 3.2%, down from 3.3% in January, and down from 3.6% one year ago.

Moving closer to home, in Bradley County the unemployment rate was 3.2%, down from 3.7% in January, and down from 3.7% one year ago. McMinn County was at 3.5%, down from 4.1% in January, and down from 4.6% one year ago. Meigs County was at 4.1%, down from 4.7% in January, and down from 5% one year ago. Polk County’s unemployment rate was at 3.7%, down from 4.4% in January, and down from 4.7% one year ago. Rhea County was at 5.6%, down from 6.7% in January, and down from 6.7% one year ago. Hamilton County’s unemployment rate was 3%, down from 3.4% in January, and down from 3.6% one year ago.

 

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