Monday, June 26th

From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland News Desk, here is your news for Monday, June 26th, on Mix 104-1 and Talk 101-3 The Buzz.

Topping our news today…

On October 31, 2016, the Cleveland Police Department responded to 805 Sunset Avenue NW in Cleveland in reference to a male subject being shot.

Officers located James Cheatham suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was transported to Tennova where he was pronounced dead. Miranda Cheatham, wife of victim, James Cheatham, was taken to the Cleveland Police Department for further questioning. A search warrant was obtained for the Cheatham home and the Cleveland Police Department Crime Scene Unit processed the scene. Multiple items of evidence were collected and sent to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation lab for forensic testing. Throughout the next several months, multiple forensic tests were completed and the results were sent back to investigators at the Cleveland Police Department. On June 21, 2017, the case was presented to the Bradley County Grand Jury who returned an indictment for 2nd Degree Murder.

Miranda Cheatham is currently in custody at the Bradley County Justice Center. Her bond has been set at $150,000.

From the Cleveland Daily Banner…

George Starr, a legendary voice and figure of Lee University Athletics for more than 30 years, will be retiring from his full time role as sports information director, but will be staying on as the director of Radio Broadcasting and Voice of the Flames for the Lee Athletic Department effective July 1st.

Starr began his career at Lee as the sports information director in 1997 and has been the voice of Lee University basketball for 31 years.

He covered eight NCCAA National Championships, four consecutive NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championships and three Gulf South Conference Championships as well as deep postseason runs in several different sports each and every season.

Starr oversaw the content for the Lee athletics website and led efforts to provide live stats and live streaming for all home volleyball, soccer, basketball, baseball and softball games.

Starr was inducted into the Lee Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006 and he is also a member of the Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame.

The native of Athens came to Lee with a lot of media experience.

Starr began his career as the sports editor at the Daily Post Athenian in Athens.

From there he worked 12 years as the sports editor at the Cleveland Daily Banner before moving on to become a sports writer at the Chattanooga Free Press for four years.

He then returned to the Cleveland Daily Banner and resumed his role as Sports Editor before becoming the paper’s Managing and Executive Editor for five years prior to coming to Lee.

Also from The Banner…

The work being done by the United Way of the Ocoee Region’s Impact Cleveland initiative in the Blythe-Oldfield community has been bolstered by a $500,000 grant from Project Reinvest: Neighborhoods.

With the money, they have begun the process of purchasing four homes to renovate and a lot on which to build a new home. The homes will then be marketed to neighborhood residents or long-time renters, first-time homeowners, or public servants including first responders, clergy, government and nonprofit employees, teachers and others.

The organization has a goal of renovating/building 47 homes in the area over five years, and the Project Reinvest: Neighborhoods grant is helping to jump-start things.

With the project having begun this past week, it is expected to be completed by Nov. 19, 2018. The renovation budget for the first four homes is estimated to be around $30,000 per house.

Beginning as a United Way initiative in 2014, Impact Cleveland has five areas of impact: physical revitalization, social revitalization, leadership development, neighborhood safety, and economic development. Since its inception, Impact Cleveland has generated and reinvested more than $6 million back into the local economy through various grants and programs.

From WRCB Channel 3…

A small earthquake hit East Tennessee around 6:00 a.m. Sunday.

The United States Geological Survey measured the quake at 2.6 magnitude, 13 miles underground and centered 3 miles south of Lenoir City.

Some residents may have been woken up by this early morning tremor.

No damages or injuries were reported.

This has been your local and state news. You can get news anytime by visiting our website, mymix1041.com, powered by Pioneer Credit. From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland News Desk, this is Jeremy Gault reporting.