From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland News Desk, here is your news for Thursday, October 26th, on Mix 104-1 and Talk 101-3 The Buzz. Topping our news
From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland News Desk, here is your news for Thursday, October 26th, on Mix 104-1 and Talk 101-3 The Buzz.
Topping our news today…
The Cleveland Bradley County Emergency 911 Board received a surprise Wednesday when long time director Joe Wilson announced his retirement. Wilson told the board members his retirement will be effective December 31st. Board counsel Mike Mann suggested to chairman Troy Spence that a process should begin to search for a successor. Board members expressed appreciation to Wilson for his years of service. The meeting was held at the Cleveland Police Center where the ribbon was cut to open the backup dispatch center located there.
From the Chattanooga Times Free Press…
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says it is looking into allegations of money missing from the Bradley County Circuit Court Clerk’s office, but Clerk Gayla Miller said she’s not seen any investigators.
The state agency confirmed in an email to the Times Free Press that 10th District Attorney General Steve Crump had asked for its help looking into allegations of missing funds from the clerk’s office. The agency referred all questions to his office, but Crump was out of town and could not be immediately reached for comment.
Miller said by phone yesterday afternoon she was surprised when news media showed up at her office expecting to see a raid in progress.
Miller said the office got a “clean bill of health” on its most recent audit from the state comptroller’s office.
In news today…
Lee University will welcome Olympic-medalist and America’s greatest ever distance runner, Meb Keflezighi (KEF-les-gi), to both run and speak at the 18th annual Great Strides weekend March 2018. Meb will speak at Lee University on Friday evening March 23 and run in the 65 Roses 5K on Saturday morning, March 24.
The Great Strides Weekend at Lee University raises funds and awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Foundation. This year’s Great Strides will surpass one million dollars raised for the Foundation in the past 18 years.
Meb, named “The Most Influential Person in Running” by Runner’s World Magazine in 2015, is the only runner to have won the Boston Marathon, the New York City Marathon, and an Olympic medal. He is a 23-time national champion, a four-time Olympic athlete, and is also the oldest marathon runner in U.S. Olympic history.
From News Channel 9…
A father from Lenoir City has filed a lawsuit in McMinn County court against the maker of the guardrail that he says caused his 17-year-old daughter’s death.
Hannah Eimers died on November 1st, 2016 in a 2-car crash on Highway 68, when she swerved to avoid a car driven by 30-year-old Gregory Branson that was trying to pass other cars in a no-passing zone.
Eimers’ vehicle collided with a X-LITE guardrail on the driver’s side. The end of the guardrail sliced through her car door and hit Hannah in the head, killing her instantly.
Eimers’ lawsuit, filed on Tuesday in McMinn County, says he wants relief for “physical, mental and financial damages incurred by the Eimers family as the result of their daughter’s death.”
Since the accident, Eimers and others have worked to have X-LITE guardrails removed across the country.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (T-DOT) started removing the guardrails from Tennessee roadways back in June. In addition to Tennessee, more than a dozen states have either halted installation of the X-LITE device or removed it from their qualified product lists.
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