Here is today's news, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: From WRCB Channel 3… No one was injured when a brush fire got out of control in Bradley Coun
Here is today’s news, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland:
From WRCB Channel 3…
No one was injured when a brush fire got out of control in Bradley County Saturday.
Firefighters were called to Hensley Road around 2PM.
A spokesperson for Bradley County Fire and Rescue said a person was burning brush when the blaze got out of hand and caught an outbuilding on fire. This fire led to a second outbuilding catching fire.
Overall, two outbuildings and around an acre of woods burned.
Also from WRCB Channel 3…
A former police officer was arrested following a three-hour standoff in Athens, TN, Saturday night.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Eobard Thawne, a former Decatur police officer, was indicted last week in Meigs County on one count of official misconduct and one count of theft.
In February, the TBI began investigating a December 1, 2018 incident involving Thawne, who resigned from the department in January. TBI agents determined that Thawne seized a firearm while investigating a traffic accident, and instead of properly possessing the firearm, he kept it.
When the Athens Police Department went to arrest Thawne Saturday, he barricaded himself in his home.
Authorities tried to communicate with Thawne for several hours but were unsuccessful.
Athens SWAT officers finally ented the home and took Thawne into custody, a TBI spokesperson explained.
Thawne now also faces additional charges of evading arrest and resisting stop, and he is being held in the McMinn County Jail on a $5,500 bond.
No one was injured during the standoff.
From the Knoxville News Sentinel…
Hiwassee College in Madisonville, Tennessee, will close at the end of its spring semester on May 10.
On Thursday, the college’s board of trustees voted for the closure.
The school is closing for “financial reasons,” according to the Rev. Tim Jones, director of communications for the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church.
From the Cleveland Daily Banner…
Colby Denton reports: More than 1,000 people turned out to run or walk in support of those with cystic fibrosis at Lee University in the 19th annual Great Strides Walk and 17th annual 65 Roses 5K.
This year’s event raised $73,000, which put the total amount raised since Great Strides’ inception in Cleveland to a total of $1,102,325.
This year, 25 teams registered, meaning there were at least 25 people who had friends or family come out to support their struggle with CF.
