Here is today's news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: From the Cleveland Daily Banner… Tim Siniard reports: Bradley County Sherif
Here is today’s news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland:
From the Cleveland Daily Banner…
Tim Siniard reports: Bradley County Sheriff Steve Lawson said during a Bradley Sunrise Rotary Club meeting that his office last year achieved a nearly 50% burglary clearance rate, ranking it No. 2 in the state.
Lawson spoke to club members during a Zoom meeting.
In law enforcement, a clearance rate refers to the number of crimes resulting in arrests divided by the number reported.
He said Wayne County, located near West Tennessee, was in the top spot.
The sheriff’s office also achieved a criminal investigations clearance rate of 68% for 2019, a 2.17% improvement over the previous year.
Last year, Lawson said his office had responded to more than 50,000 calls for service “from traffic citations to homicide.”
Unfortunately, stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the number of domestic-related calls doubling since last year, resulting in utilizing the SWAT team.
Also from The Banner…
Tim Siniard reports: Cleveland Utilities President and CEO Tim Henderson announced Friday the Tennessee Valley Authority will be distributing $2 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds to utilities across the Tennessee Valley.
Last Thursday, TVA’s board of directors approved the $2 million contribution to the Community Care Fund, which will be matched by local power companies and other community groups that assist families and businesses in need.
To date, similar matched funds ultimately provided more than $4.5 million to nearly 300 groups across the area, according to TVA.
The TVA board also extended its Back-to-Business credit program, which encourages large customers to resume operations as quickly as possible.
To date, about one-third of eligible large customers have benefited from the program.
In addition, TVA’s board approved a $200 million Pandemic Relief Credit for the upcoming fiscal year to help businesses and communities recover more quickly from the economic downturn caused by the pandemic.
Henderson said CU officials will be meeting soon with TVA representatives to learn more about the programs.
From NewsChannel 9…
Small business owners in Tennessee will be able to check if they are eligible for financial help through a new online tool from the Department of Revenue.
Small business owners can now go to businessrelief.tn.gov to see if they qualify for the Tennessee Business Relief Program. The program provides a relief payment between $2,500 to $30,000 at no cost.
Business owners who are eligible will need to confirm their information with the Department of Revenue by September 25th.
The tool will take small business owners through a list of questions verifying eligibility. Businesses need to make less than $10 million in gross sales, be eligible to collect sales or business tax, and fit the business categories eligible for relief.
