Thursday, July 20th

From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland News Desk, here is your news for Thursday, July 20th, on Mix 104-1 and Talk 101-3 The Buzz.

Topping our news today, from the Cleveland Daily Banner…

Senior Lt. Mike Boggess has been named the newly appointed captain over the Support Services Division at the Bradley County Sheriff’s Department. The announcement of the promotion was made by Sheriff Eric Watson.

Boggess started with the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office in 1982 due to the World’s Fair being held in Knoxville. At that time the sheriff’s office jail was located on Second Street, but transitioned to a new jail on Johnson Boulevard in 1988, at which time he was hired full time.

Throughout his career Boggess has worked in the Patrol and Criminal Investigations divisions. During his time in the Patrol Division, he received numerous promotions such as sergeant, lieutenant and senior lieutenant.

In 2004 when the BCSO jail converted to the Justice Center on Blythe Avenue, he was transferred to oversee Jail Safety and Security, which encompassed the multimillion dollar facility’s cameras, door controls, jail maintenance, two-way radio and mobile data systems, and Fleet Services.

In 1976, he began his career at Bradley County Emergency Medical Services as an emergency medical technician, and served as a volunteer for 21 years with Bradley County Fire-Rescue. Boggess served as chief of Rescue for the last 12 years of his tenure.

Watson stated, “Boggess’ dedication to the agency and his competency that has been proven throughout his career at the sheriff’s office has qualified him for this promotion. His leadership qualities and high level of knowledge will ensure our facility’s daily operations are consistently effective.”

Also from The Banner…

During Tuesday’s special called meeting, the Cleveland City Schools Board of Education learned that two current roofing projects are running behind schedule.

Back in April, the board elected to award the Cleveland Middle School re-roofing contract, which included a partial roof replacement at Blythe-Bower Elementary School, project to Knoxville-based C.M. Henley Company.

According to Upland Design Group architect Brian Templeton, both he and Director of Maintenance and Transportation Hal Taylor met with the project manager to discuss the progress at CMS and to express their disappointment in the lack of any progress at Blythe-Bower.

Per the contract, work on both roofs is expected to be completed by Aug. 7, with C.M. Henley being charged $500 per day over that date.

The contractor reportedly intended to have a crew at Blythe-Bower by the first week of July, but according to Templeton, they are now two weeks behind. Neither Taylor nor Templeton believe the roofing project at Blythe-Bower will be completed on time.

The school board was not pleased to hear that work at the elementary school would likely be going on while school is in session, but is prepared to work around it.

From the Chattanooga Times Free Press…

With temperatures reaching into the mid 90s Thursday and Friday, power consumption in the Tennessee Valley is projected to rise to the highest summertime peak in five years as air conditioners run full blast to beat the heat.

TVA, the largest public utility in the United States, says it is ready for record high electricity demand, which rose to 28,849 megawatts on Tuesday when temperatures across the 7-state region averaged about 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Temperatures are projected to rise across the Valley to an average of 95 degrees on Thursday, pushing up power demand to the highest level since the summer of 2012 when power demand rose to 31,000 megawatts.

TVA spokesman Scott Fielder said TVA is operating nearly all of its power generating plants and buying power on the grid, as it makes economic sense.

Every temperature degree higher in the Tennessee Valley adds or subtracts about 300 megawatts of demand for TVA — or enough energy to power about 170,000 homes.

In Chattanooga, EPB’s power demand rose to 1,053 megawatts on Tuesday, surpassing any peak day in June, EPB spokesman John Pless said. EPB expects the hotter weather will push up power demand Thursday to more than 1,300 megawatts.

While TVA and EPB expect no problems meeting the demand and delivering enough electricity, consumers may still wish to conserve power consumption to limit their electricity usage and bills.

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.