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In news today…
The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office is offering a reward of up to $500 for information leading to the arrest of Dakota Kincaid of Cleveland, Tn. Kincaid currently has active warrants for his arrest on the following charges: Attempted 2nd Degree Murder, Rape and Violation of Probation.
Anyone with information pertaining to Dakota Kincaid’s whereabouts is encouraged to contact the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation’s Tip Line at 423-728-7336 or to leave an anonymous tip at bradleysheriff.com.
Also in news today…
Cleveland State Community College has finalized plans for its Spring 2021 Commencement Ceremony. Approximately 400 degrees and certificates will be awarded during two graduation ceremonies. The first will be held on Friday, May 7, at 5:30 p.m., and the second will be held on Saturday, May 8 at 10 a.m., both ceremonies will be held in the L. Quentin Lane Center.
Graduating students made it very clear they were not interested in another virtual graduation ceremony. They wanted to walk across the stage, have their moment in the sun, receive their degree, and have the people they loved present. Under these circumstances it was decided to have two separate ceremonies, which reduces the number of people present at one time, and makes it easier to enforce social distancing.
Graduating students are currently being informed of the dual ceremony plans that are a departure from past graduations.
For those unable to attend the Cleveland State Community College Spring 2021 Spring Commencement Ceremony, the event will be streamed live and can be viewed at mycs.cc/graduation.
From the Chattanooga Times Free Press…
Dalton, Georgia may be America’s carpet capital and Cleveland, Tennessee one of the most improved economic performing U.S. cities, but the two towns could soon lose their status as metropolitan areas.
Two cities in the Chattanooga region are among 144 across the country about to be downgraded to micropolitan areas under a new definition proposed by the federal government.
The change could be more than just a matter of semantics. Officials in some of the affected cities worry it could have adverse implications for federal funding and economic development.
Under the new proposal, a metro area would have to have at least 100,000 people in its core city to count as a Metropolitan Statistical Area, or MSA. That’s double the 50,000-person threshold that has been in place for the past 70 years.
Cities formerly designated as metros with core populations between 50,000 and 100,000 people, such as Cleveland, Dalton and Rome, Georgia, would be changed to “micropolitan” statistical areas instead.
The change would downgrade more than a third of the current 392 MSAs, including Cleveland, Morristown and Jackson in Tennessee and Dalton, Rome, Albany, Valdosta, Hinesville and Brunswick in Georgia. In Alabama, a half dozen metro areas, including Decatur, Gadsden and Florence-Muscle Shoals in North Alabama, would lose their metro status.
And finally…
The Cleveland Amateur Radio Club has scheduled testing sessions for amateur radio licenses monthly on the second Saturday concluding in November. The next testing session is tomorrow, March 13th.
At a recent session held at the CARC clubhouse, a record number of applicants attended to take examinations for the Technician, the General, and Amateur Extra classes of license.
The large turnout is apparently in anticipation of a forthcoming $35 fee that will apply to new licenses, a special temporary authority request, a rule waiver request, a license renewal application, and a vanity call sign.
The FCC has not announced a date to implement the fee.
Those planning to attend a session should bring with them a testing fee of $15 cash and a photo ID. Those already licensed seeking to upgrade to the General or Amateur Extra licenses should also bring a copy of their current FCC license or certificate showing test elements they have previously passed.
Applicants for the Technician license must first register on line with the Federal Communications Commission to receive an FRN number. Those licensed have an FRN number on their license. The FRN number will be needed at the testing session.
The CARC clubhouse is located at 560 Johnson Boulevard in east Cleveland. More information about amateur radio is available from the club’s website www.carc.cc or from the ARRL at www.arrl.org.
