Here is your Cleveland, Tenn. | Bradley County, Tenn. news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: In news today… Lee alumnus Kenyatta A
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Lee alumnus Kenyatta Ashford recently won Food Network’s “Chopped,” a reality-based cooking television show that pits four chefs against each other as they compete for a chance to win $10,000.
The former Lee Flame, coach, and teacher turned chef was shocked to get the call last fall, but did not hesitate to accept the invitation to compete on “Chopped” when the pandemic moved production from New York to Knoxville. The pre-recorded episode aired on June 8.
During each episode of the show, contestants receive a mystery basket of four items at the beginning of each timed round, and they must use the ingredients to make a dish that will allow them to move on to the next round. Ashford created spring rolls for his appetizer, West African peanut sauce and rice for the entrée, and rice pudding for the final round, which secured his win.
Ashford says his $10,000 winnings from “Chopped” will go toward helping grow his business and donating to those who also want to pursue a career in the culinary arts. His hope is to move out of the incubator and into his own brick and mortar building, soon.
A jury from Davidson County will hear the trial in which the former postmaster for Soddy Daisy is charged with the traffic death of a rookie Chattanooga Police officer.
The jury will be brought back to Chattanooga for the start of the trial on Sept. 20.
Judge Don Poole said a final pre-trial conference will be held July 12.
Jury questionnaires and motions are due no later Aug. 13.
Jury selection is due to begin in Nashville on Sept. 16 and continue the next day if necessary.
Jurors will be transported to Chattanooga on Sunday, Sept. 19.
The jury will be sequestered (kept together and apart from others) while they are in Chattanooga.
Ms. Hinds allegedly hit Officer Nicholas Galinger with her vehicle while he was inspecting an overflowing manhole on Hamill Road on Feb. 23, 2019. Officer Galinger was originally from Cincinnati.
There was testimony earlier that Ms. Hinds had had drinks at a restaurant near Ringgold prior to heading home along Hamill Road. She was not taken into custody for several days and briefly went on the TBI’s Most Wanted List.
District Attorney Neal Pinkston and Assistant Cameron Williams are trying the case for the state.
Under a new law, Tennessee inmates in possession of a cell phone while inside a penal institution may now face a felony charge. The law goes into effect on July 1.
Senator Paul Rose and Representative Brandon Ogles originally presented the legislation, which was signed into law by Governor Lee back in April.
Introducing a telecommunications device into a correctional facility was included in previous law, but possession of a device by an inmate was not a criminal offense. This legislation changes that.
Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Tony Parker welcomes the new law, saying it will increase public safety and security inside state prisons.
Once the law goes into effect, inmates found to be in possession of a cell phone may be charged with a Class E Felony punishable by fine. A $3,000 fine will be imposed on repeat offenders of the law.
Between July 2020 and March 2021, the Tennessee Department of Corrections Office of Investigations and Conduct confiscated more than 2,500 cell phones from TDOC facilities.
