Thursday, March 30th

From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland News Desk, here is your news for Thursday, March 30th, on Mix 104-1 and Talk 101-3 The Buzz.

From the Cleveland Daily Banner…

It was a “twofer” day at the Cleveland Municipal Building Tuesday afternoon, with Assistant City Manager Melinda Carroll coordinating two bid openings for major community projects.

There was a 1:30 p.m. bid opening for the Casteel Connector for the Cleveland Greenway, an extension from North Ocoee Street, along the creek to the north of Ocoee Crossing, under Keith Street, and into Tinsley Park.

The second bid opening was for a major, multimillion-dollar project for the city and the Cleveland Airport Authority. This was the bid for the 700-foot extension of the runway at the Cleveland Jetport, increasing the aviation facility’s ability to handle larger airplanes and longer flights.

Bidding on the projects was limited, with three bids received for the Greenway connector, and only two for the Jetport runway. Ten paving firms had obtained bid packets for the runway extension, but only two were received. Both of these bids were from out-of-town companies.

The apparent low bidder for the runway extension is a familiar firm to the Cleveland Airport Authority. Hinkle Construction Services LLC of Paris, Ky., was the contractor for the Jetport original runway facilities.

B&W Construction Inc. (Cherokee Construction) submitted the low bid of $1,573,354 on the Casteel Connector for the Cleveland Greenway. This Greenway extension is named for retired Cleveland City Manager Janice Casteel.

The specifics of these bids will also be reviewed by the city staff.

From the Chattanoogan…

Chattanooga Police responded to an altercation at a house in Brainerd early Wednesday morning and wound up shooting and killing an armed man, who is an employee of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.

Police said two off-duty Chattanooga Police officers were at the scene of the disorder in the 300 block of Shawnee Trail.

A shot was fired before officers arrived at 1:26 a.m.

Sheriff Jim Hammond said the victim, Daniel Hendrix, was a jail corrections officer. He had been with the Sheriff’s Office since 2013.

He said he was engaged to a female police officer who lives at the Shawnee Trail address, and they had just returned from a trip. He said the victim was celebrating his birthday that night, and there was apparently too much drinking and an argument broke out.

The corrections officer was armed with a rifle.

Police said, “Upon arrival CPD officers encountered two off duty CPD officers that left the residence.

“Other CPD officers encountered an armed suspect outside the home. During that encounter CPD officers were forced to shoot the armed suspect.

“CPD officers began to administer medical aid to the suspect while waiting for an ambulance. Suspect was transported by Hamilton County EMS. The suspect succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital.”

It was then determined that the armed man who was killed was a Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office employee.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office have been notified.

TBI is the lead investigating agency.

From the Chattanooga Times Free Press…

The Tennessee Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the state’s lethal injection procedure, a decision that potentially clears the way for a pharmacist to compound a hard-to-obtain execution drug.

The state’s highest court has ruled that any execution using pentobarbital — a barbiturate regularly used by veterinarians to euthanize animals — does not violate a condemned inmate’s constitutional right to be treated humanely.

The justices also upheld the possible future use of a pharmacist to compound the drug should the state be unable to secure it through a manufacturer.

Drugs used in lethal injections have become harder for states to secure because manufacturers have refused to sell them to prisons for executions.

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.