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Here is today's news, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: From WRCB Channel 3… In Meigs County, an investigation is underway after a man's body was fo

Here is today’s news, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland:

From WRCB Channel 3…

In Meigs County, an investigation is underway after a man’s body was found along the side of a road in Decatur.

It was a group of Meigs County students and their alert bus driver who discovered the man’s body along Eaves Ferry Road around 7:30 am Wednesday on their way to school.

Meigs County Schools Superintendent Clint Baker had nothing but praise for one of his bus drivers after she and a bus full of students discovered the man’s body on their way to school.

The driver immediately called 911 and continued on the route, getting the kids away from it just as soon as she could.

The driver, who has been driving for less than a year for the school system, had 30 elementary, middle and high school students on board.

Once they got to school, counselors were on hand and parents were contacted. Students who wanted to go home were allowed to.

Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are working with Decatur Police, the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office and the McMinn County Sheriff’s Office. They have not released the man’s identity or how he died. If you have any information that can help investigators, call 1-800-TBI-FIND.

In news today…

Jeff Wolfenden, owner of Crawford’s Pharmacy, won the Mel Bedwell Small Business Person of the Year award presented by the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce. Wolfenden owns Crawford’s Pharmacy, as well as Madison Avenue Pharmacy in Athens, and Pharmacy Home Care of Tennessee. He is very active civically, and supports numerous charitable and educational causes.

From the Cleveland Daily Banner…

A recent decision by the Tennessee Supreme Court that held the city of Cleveland was not required to share liquor-by-the-drink proceeds with the Bradley County School System will require no further action by the city.

The decision was handed down May 8.

City Manager Joe Fivas said the city spent approximately $55,000 in legal fees during the lawsuit.

The decision brought to a close a lawsuit between the city and county that had made its way through the court system over several years.

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