Wednesday, December 9th

Channel 3- There is new information surrounding a double homicide in Cleveland. Police found the suspect, a former Cleveland firefighter, more than 100 miles away in middle Tennessee. He was charged him with two counts of first degree murder. Ross Anderson is accused of killing 30-year-old Rachael Johnson and her five-year-old son. Investigators say both victims were shot. It happened at a home on Hillview Drive off Mouse Creek Road. The Chattanoogan- Bradley County Commissioners voiced their concern Monday night over the burned-down house on Eureka Road beside the fire hall that has yet to be cleaned up. The court has already ordered the cleanup of the house to take place. According to Commissioner Terry Caywood, the man who owns the home received a settlement and said he would take care of the wreckage. The homeowner has had over a year and seven months to do this, it was stated. Commissioner Caywood suggested giving the homeowner a deadline to have the debris cleaned up. The Cleveland Daily Banner- A day of remembrance for those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the attacks on Pearl Harbor 74 years ago was held Monday at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2598. State Sen. Mike Bell, R-Riceville representing the 9th Senatorial District, was the guest speaker at this year’s Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony. He said he was honored to be able to speak on the occasion. Press Release- Sheriff Eric Watson was pleased to present Certificates of Graduation to the sixteen men and women who successfully completed the first Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Citizen’s Academy. The ten-week academy was designed by Sheriff Watson to familiarize interested citizens with the people who actively carry out the procedures, laws and policies the BCSO must follow. It also demonstrated the processes and continual training officers undergo almost daily, as well as showing the varied equipment used in all Divisions of the Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Watson introduced the Featured Speaker for the event, former Sheriff Dan Gilley, who, at 20 years, is Bradley County’s longest-serving sheriff. Former Sheriff Gilley now teaches at Miller-Motte College in Chattanooga, and is in demand across the area and country as a speaker and instructor about law enforcement administration and the changing laws officers encounter daily. News into station- The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges announced at its annual conference Tuesday morning that Lee University has passed its ten-year reaffirmation with flying colors. Board of Trustees, reaffirmed Lee’s accreditation with “no recommendations,” an unusual vote of confidence from the committee, meaning it would affirm its accreditation without requiring any additional action from university. “‘No recommendations’ is the best of all possible results,” said Lee President Paul Conn. “It’s quite rare in this process and a significant statement about the confidence SACSCOC has in the quality of what we do here at Lee.” Conn continued by praising the efforts of Lee senior administrators Dr. Jayson VanHook, who chaired Lee’s committee to apply for reaffirmation, Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Debbie Murray, and Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence Dr. Carolyn Dirksen, along with several other members of the committee.