In news today… The city of Cleveland received a $674,190 Transportation Alternative Grant Tuesday for its 25th Street Corridor Area Multi-Mod
In news today…
The city of Cleveland received a $674,190 Transportation Alternative Grant Tuesday for its 25th Street Corridor Area Multi-Modal Project.
Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner John Schroer presented the check to Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland and state Representatives Dan Howell (R-Georgetown) and Kevin Brooks (R-Cleveland).
The project includes construction and reconstruction of sidewalks along 25th Street from Peerless Road to Keith Street and along Peerless Road from 25th Street to the Bradley County Nursing Home. The project includes curb and gutter, guardrail, ADA upgrades, striping, landscaping, pedestrian amenities and a bus stop.
Mayor Rowland pointed out that TDOT and Commissioner Schroer have been generous to Cleveland and Bradley County.
Commissioner Schroer complimented Cleveland for its commitment to provide safe pedestrian and bicyclist facilities. State Representative Brooks said Cleveland is “incredibly grateful for TDOT’s support.”
From the Cleveland Daily Banner…
Several inmates at the Bradley County Jail remain on lockdown today following an incident stemming from complaints over the quality of food served there.
The incident reportedly occurred on June 27 and involved inmates in D-pod, the population which includes federal prisoners.
According to a statement from Brian Graves, public information officer for the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office, during the incident, “It was determined there was one instigator which resulted in his removal from D-pod. The incident at one point involved the majority of the pod refusing to lock-down, but only the single inmate who was determined to be the instigator was removed by the SWAT team from D-pod into a segregation cell.”
“From information gathered during the investigation, the incident was initiated by a complaint regarding the quality and quantity of the food which is prepared by an independent contractor,” Graves stated. “The majority of inmates passively expressed their refusal to comply during the request of corrections officers to lock-down; however, once our SWAT team made entry into D-pod, inmates had already returned to their cells on their own accord. There were no injuries to inmates or sheriff’s office personnel during this incident.”
Graves noted the entire population of D-pod “did receive disciplinary action of a 30-day lockdown, with one inmate who was determined as the instigator, removed from the pod, and placed on administrative lockdown.”
