Here is today's news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: Topping our news today… Today is Election Day across the state of Tennessee
Here is today’s news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland:
Topping our news today…
Today is Election Day across the state of Tennessee. 8,713 early votes were cast, only a couple of hundred less than the entire election of August 2016. The polls open today at 8 AM and close at 8 PM tonight at the 17 Bradley County precincts. Some of the local competitive races include the the at-large seat of the Cleveland City Council between Incumbent Vice Mayor Avery Johnson and longtime fireman Larry Hafley.
Cleveland City Council District 3 of the incumbent is Tom Cassada. He is being challenged by Scott McGowan.
Bradley County Commission District 5 seat B, the incumbent appointed following the death of Commissioner Jeff Yarber is Cindy Slater. The challengers are Tim Fowler and Dennis Goins.
A competitive United States Senate primary race between Bill Hagerty and Dr Manny Sethi to advance to November in the run for the vacated seat of the retiring Lamar Alexander.
Mix 104.1 will have live coverage on the Election Night tonight beginning at 7 PM. We will be broadcasting from our new studios on Mouse Creek Road. We will also broadcast live on our Facebook page, Mix 104.1 WCLE on Facebook. Our coverage is presented by the Logan Thompson Law firm.
In news today…
On Wednesday, the Tennessee Department of Education announced the nine finalists for the 2020-21 Tennessee Principal of the Year and Supervisor of the Year awards. The finalists represent each Center of Regional Excellence (CORE) region in the state, with three finalists in each Grand Division-West, Middle, and East.
In the Southeast Tennessee region, Leneda Laing of Cleveland Middle School is among the finalists for Principal of the Year. Also in our region, Ruth Ann White from Bradley County Schools is among the nine finalists for Supervisor of the Year.
Principal and Supervisor of the Year finalists will proceed to an interview that will be held in in the coming weeks where each will meet with a panel of interviewers made up of department staff and other education leaders. Winners for each Grand Division and the Tennessee Principal and Supervisor of the Year will be selected from this group and announced this fall.
Also in news today…
Following the passing of federal inmate Joseph Dewhurst at the Bradley County Jail on July 22 of 2020, Sheriff Steve Lawson requested for an investigation to be conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. The preliminary autopsy results released by the TBI show that the cause of death is consistent with that of suicide by hanging.
At the time that inmate Dewhurst was found unresponsive in his cell on July 22, it appeared he had used his bed linens and bed rail to voluntarily end his life by hanging. Following Sheriff Lawson’s request for a TBI investigation, agents from the TBI worked the scene inside the cell area, conducted interviews and collected documentation. Included in the evidence gathered from his cell was a four page letter written by inmate Dewhurst, stating his end of life intentions.
