Here is today's news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: From the Cleveland Daily Banner… Rick Norton reports: Stephanie Linkous, a
Here is today’s news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland:
From the Cleveland Daily Banner…
Rick Norton reports: Stephanie Linkous, a 10-year Cleveland resident who has served as president and CEO of United Way of McMinn and Meigs Counties since 2005, has been named to lead United Way of the Ocoee Region in the same capacity.
She succeeds Matt Ryerson who resigned on Nov. 29, to assume the leadership role for United Way of Greater Knoxville.
Confirmed late Friday on a unanimous vote by the United Way Board of Directors, Linkous will begin her Ocoee Region duties Feb. 24.
Also from The Banner…
Tim Siniard reports: Cleveland Utilities customers will notice a drop in their electric rates when they receive their bills next month.
On Friday, CU announced a rate decrease of 2.15% over the month of January, which was affected by the Tennessee Valley Authority’s fuel cost adjustment.
According to a press release from TVA, the “fuel cost adjustment for February will be the lowest for that month since 2013.”
TVA credited abundant rainfall and lower rates for purchased power and natural gas for the decrease.
In news today…
2020 marks the fifth anniversary of the Community First Awards which honors those who have devoted their lives to making their community a better place. This week, the winners of the Fifth Annual Community First Awards, presented by Cleveland State Community College and premier sponsor SouthEast Bank, have been announced.
The categories and the winners of each are:
Arts: Sarah Pearson
Business: Sharon Sliger Brown
Education: Paul Conn
Healthcare: Laura Harris
Non-Profit Leadership: David and Mary Ketchersid
Philanthropy: Sam McReynolds
Public Service: Adrian Lmbert
Student Leadership: Tayler Davis
Volunteer Service: Cheryl Dunson
The Community First Awards Gala will be held on the campus of Cleveland State Community College at the L. Quentin Lane Center. Dinner will be included as part of the ceremony honoring each of our winners. The event is black tie optional.
Seats and tables are available for purchase, as well as sponsorship opportunities, by contacting the CSCC Foundation Offices at 423.614.8700. Also, beginning today, you may purchase tickets online at mycs.cc/communityfirstaward. All proceeds from the event will benefit the CSCC Foundation and its endeavors to help the students of Cleveland State Community College.
From the Chattanooga Times Free Press…
A suspect has been arrested in the Jan. 7 shooting death of a man in Ooltewah, according to Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond.
Sanel Durakovic, 25, was arrested Friday in the fatal shooting of 57-year-old Patrick Godwin. Godwin had just gotten home from work and was standing in his yard in the 8500 block of Horseshoe Bend Lane when he was shot and killed, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hammond said in a Saturday news conference there is a possibility the shooting was a domestic issue but couldn’t comment on whether any previous altercations existed between Godwin and Durakovic.
Godwin, a father of three, worked as a hairdresser for decades, most recently at Tease Hair Salon. He would have turned 58 on Jan. 9. He is survived by his wife, Jenna.
Durakovic is currently in custody on a $200,000 bond.
