Tuesday, August 29th

From the Tennova Healthcare Cleveland News Desk, here is your news for Tuesday, August 29th, on Mix 104-1 and Talk 101-3 The Buzz.

Topping our news today…

Cathy Howe was recently named executive director at Life Care Center of Cleveland.

Howe comes to Life Care Center of Cleveland from Life Care Center of Crossville, Tennessee, where she was executive director for more than two years. She has also served as executive director at Life Care Center of Waynesville, Missouri, and has been involved in senior care since she started volunteering at age 13.

Originally from Johnson City, Tennessee, Howe earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Tennessee Wesleyan University in Athens. She is moving to the Cleveland area with her husband, Robert, and their daughter, Amariah.

Also in news today…

On Saturday evening, Aug. 26, a horrific automobile accident took the lives of four people – including Winnie Burris, a member of the Life Care Centers of America family.

The crash was caused when a van driven by 34-year-old Darrell Brewer of Maryville, Tennessee, crossed the yellow line and hit another car head-on. Brewer was killed in the crash, along with three occupants of the car: 39-year-old Burris, her son, 13-year-old Riley Burris, both of Old Fort, Tennessee, and 13-year-old Destiny Vires, of Benton, Tennessee.

The driver of the car, 43-year-old Mitchell Armour, of Lenoir City, Tennessee, was the sole survivor of the crash. He remains in critical condition at UT Medical Center.

Burris, a licensed practical nurse, has been an associate at Life Care Center of Cleveland, Tennessee, for almost 19 years. She was most recently serving as a unit nurse. Her love of Life Care extended to her son Riley, who also served as a volunteer at the facility.

“A veil of sadness hangs over our community and our company following the tragic accident on Highway 411 in Loudon County Saturday evening,” added Life Care president Beecher Hunter. “The loss of Winnie Burris and her son Riley, along with family friend Destiny, has stunned us. Friends and family of Darrell Brewer, driver of the second car involved in the wreck, are mourning his loss, as well. We need to pray for the loved ones of all of these involved, including Mitchell Armour, the only survivor.

“Burris’ death was particularly hard for us in Life Care Centers of America,” continued Hunter. “Winnie was representative of all that is good and honorable and noble about health care in America. She lived out Life Care’s Mission and Values of placing the people she served as her greatest priority, and she embraced and demonstrated her role of loving and caring for patients, their families and her teammates. The legacy of Winnie’s much-too-short life will be etched on the hearts of the people she met and inspired for years to come.”

And finally…

Cleveland City School’s enrollment has reached an all-time high of 5626 students as of the 15th day of the 2017/18 school year, up 72 students from 2016/17. Compared to enrollment numbers from the 2011/12 school year, the system now educates close to 600 more students than it did just 7 years ago. Of additional note, student race/ethnicity percentages show a continued increase in Hispanic students.

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.