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In news today…
Cleveland police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old girl.
Jada Bennett, a Black female, was last seen on August 10, according to police.
They describe her as having brown hair and brown eyes
If you have information on her location, you are asked to leave a confidential tip via the Cleveland Police Department Facebook inbox or contact Detective Matthew Landolt at 423-559-3389.
Monday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Executive Order 84 to give parents the ability to opt their child out of a local mask mandate enacted by a school or health board.
Lee began his statement saying the state was facing a significant challenge in hospitals as a result of the increase in COVID cases.
He stated the most important tool we have to fight the pandemic is a vaccine, encouraging Tennesseeans who have not been vaccinated to talk to their doctor to consider getting vaccinated and make an informed decision.
Lee stated the government will not mandate or require anyone to get a vaccine, but encourages everyone to consider it for themselves. It is widely available, effective, and free.
In news today…
While the population of area counties were released as part of the United States Census for 2020, we are now learning the population numbers for cities. The City of Cleveland now has a population of 46,042, that’s up from ten years ago when it was 41,321.
South Cleveland is listed separately, and has 8,056 residents, up nearly 2000 from the last census.
East Cleveland is at 2,019. An increase of almost 400.
Hopewell has 1900 people, Charleston 711, and Calhoun 508.
Other cities in our area include Chattanooga which gained 14,000 new residents, to 184,561. Athens gained just over 500 residents to 14,196. Dayton is now at 7,356, up less than 100 people. Decatur gained just over 50 people to 1,703.
The largest city in Tennessee is Nashville with 678,448 – up 74,000.
Memphis has the second largest city in the state, but is down a bit to just over 651,000 people.
Knoxville is the third largest city in the state, with just over 188,000 people, an increase of 7,000.
In news today…
The Bradley County Commission met on Monday covering several items of business. Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis gave an update on COVID-19, indicating there were 669 active cases in Bradley County as of last Friday. An update was given on the landfill situation, indicating that in a recent meeting with Sandra Knight and EnviroSuite, it was hoped to have the testing equipment for the landfill active by November 1st. Also addressed was an issue with the county school buses Monday. There is a shortage of drivers due to several drivers being in quarantine. The county has a limited number of drivers and had issues filling the routes of the drivers in quarantine.
