Here is your Cleveland, Tenn. | Bradley County, Tenn. news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: From WRCB Channel 3… Voters in Chatta
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Voters in Chattanooga will head to the polls today to elect a new mayor and city council.
There are 15 candidates in the race for mayor and 21 running for city council. Only those living inside city limits will be able to cast a ballot.
Many cast their ballots during early voting and surpassed turnout since the last time the positions were up for grabs.
While this time around might not be as big as the 2020 elections, all of the same policies and procedures would be followed and they would recruit people to work the polling locations.
If voters feel like they have been potentially exposed to COVID-19, they are asked to call the Hamilton County Election Commission at 423-209-8683 to set an appointment instead of going into a crowded polling place.
In news today…
Cleveland City Schools entered a partnership with the Center for Advanced Professional Studies this school-year. CAPS is an initiative in which students fast forward into their future and are fully immersed in a professional culture, solving real world problems, all while receiving high school and college credit. Cleveland City Schools is the only school system in Tennessee to serve as a CAPS affiliate. More information on the CAPS network may be found at yourcapsnetwork.org.
On Monday, Cleveland City Schools held a press conference at Cleveland High School to introduce a new partnership with Cleveland Utilities as their first CAPS partnership. You can watch this press conference on Mix TV by visiting our website, mymix1041.com.
Also in news today…
Cleveland Utilities is happy to announce a phased approach for the reopening of its lobby as a way to better serve customers while prioritizing safety during the ongoing pandemic. Effective Monday, March 1st, CU’s lobby will reopen for walk-in payments. In addition, customers may pick up or drop off an application for service in the lobby with the remainder of the application process being handled over the telephone or online. All other service requests will be handled via telephone or through online services until further notice.
In news today…
The Cleveland City Schools Board of Education met on Monday, covering several items. During discussion of the strategic plan focus, an employee bonus proposal was made directing a total of $600,653 to employee bonuses. This money comes from state funding and ESSR funds. All employees would receive a bonus, and funding is expected to be approved around April. An update from the COVID-19 task force yielded that about 50% of teachers went last weekend to be vaccinated. This does not include teachers who were vaccinated through programs other than the one offered by the school system. Therefore, it is unknown the total number of teachers who have received a vaccination. Summer camps will be held at Ross, Mayfield, and Blythe-Bower for Elementary; Cleveland Middle School for Middle School. An update was also given on school safety, including funding for SROs, active shooter training, intercom systems, maintenance of security camera systems, road signs, and emergency radios for administrative staff.
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The Bradley County Commission also met Monday covering several items of business. Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis reported that installation was complete on the new HVAC system for the sheriff’s office. Also, between the county, pharmacies, and Walmart, approximately 2400 vaccines were given last week for COVID-19. Sheriff Lawson discussed the agreement in place with Amerimed to provide patient transport for mental health patients, which has expired. He expressed his desire to continue the agreement for another year. A vote passed 14-0 to support Sheriff Lawson’s continued use of Amerimed. Also, Dr. Jeff Lovinggood was nominated as the new 7th District school board member, replacing Mr. Jerry Frazier who passed away. There were two applicants, but only Dr. Lovinggood attended the meeting. The other applicant has recently received the COVID-19 vaccine and was advised to not be out in public. Finally, a resolution was passed to approve the payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Cannon Automotive Solutions, who will be opening in the Spring Branch Industrial Park.
