Here is today's news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: Topping our news today, from the Chattanooga Times Free Press… Tenth Judici
Here is today’s news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland:
Topping our news today, from the Chattanooga Times Free Press…
Tenth Judicial District Attorney General Steve Crump has been accused of withholding evidence in a 2018 murder trial in order to hide an alleged affair for which he was purportedly being blackmailed into securing a conviction, according to a motion filed in Bradley County Criminal Court on Friday.
The motion, filed by attorney Bill Speek, professes to detail a recording of a conversation between the siblings of James Cheatham, who was shot and killed in 2016 during a domestic dispute in Cleveland, Tennessee, on Halloween morning.
Cheatham’s wife, Miranda Cheatham, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 18 years in prison, the Cleveland Daily Banner reported at the time.
Miranda Cheatham is seeking an acquittal or at least a new trial, as her defense says it it obtained a recording on July 16 of the allegedly incriminating conversation, arguing it “casts serious doubts on the validity and honesty of the prosecution in this case.”
Speek declined comment Saturday morning, stating that the motion speaks for itself.
Also in news today…
On a sunny Saturday, Dr. Mark L. Walker assumed the role of President at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. It was a decision by the institution’s Board of Directors, made in January of this year, which set the course in motion.
The board promoted Walker from within the administrative leadership of the university where he had been serving as a member of the president’s cabinet of eight vice presidents since 2017.
Walker enters the role at a critical moment for Lee University and for higher education in general. The crisis of a global pandemic has created challenges for the normal operation of any large business, and the higher education community has its own special considerations, but Walker has had time to develop plans to launch fully into his work at Lee’s helm.
When asked what he hopes will be the assessment looking back at this first year, he says, “That we not only managed the crisis effectively, but we advanced our institution in the process. I would like to look back and see that through all the many adjustments we made in dealing with COVID-19, we moved our mission forward and discovered new systems, ideas, opportunities, and strategies to make us a better university for the future.”
In news today…
The final totals are in for early voting for this Thursday’s local general and state/federal primary election. There were 8713 total early votes in Bradley County: 7,398 Republican; 1,234 Democrat; and 81 for the General Election only. That is just about 200 less than the entire election in August 2016. Election day is Thursday. The 17 Bradley County precincts open at 8 AM and close at 8 PM. Mix 104.1 will have live coverage of the results as well as interviews live from our new broadcast center on Thursday night beginning at 7PM, presented by The Logan Thompson Law Firm.
And finally, WCLE is in the news this morning. Since 1957, WCLE radio has informed, and entertained local listeners. And, beginning this morning, we have a new location. WCLE radio, which includes Mix 104.1, Talk 101.3 The Buzz, and Fiesta 99.1, is now located on Mouse Creek Road in Cleveland.
