Here is today's news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: Topping our news today, from WRCB Channel 3… The Tennessee Bureau of Invest
Here is today’s news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland:
Topping our news today, from WRCB Channel 3…
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will place Acting Director Jason Locke on administrative leave with pay on Wednesday after misconduct allegations were revealed earlier this week.
Jason Locke is accused of using tax dollars over the course of having an affair with another state employee.
Also on Tuesday, Tennessee’s top legislative leaders have called on Jason Locke to resign after the misconduct allegations.
The Comptroller’s office is in charge of the investigation. It’s unclear how long the investigation will take.
From the Cleveland Daily Banner…
With the deadline looming to approve the 2018-19 fiscal year budget, Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis presented the revised budget to the Bradley County Commission during its voting session on Monday.
Monday’s meeting was also the opportunity for county departments and other agencies and organizations that receive funding from Bradley County to appeal cuts made to their funding requests.
The only budget appeal came from the Fort Hill Cemetery Association. The Finance Committee recommended cutting the annual contribution from $9,000 to $5,000 during a budget review earlier this month. In part the cut was based on a review of the cemetery’s reserve fund that shows multiple certificates of deposit.
On Monday, Fort Hill Cemetery Association President Gary Austin handed out maps to show who is responsible for mowing the different areas of the cemetery in downtown Cleveland. He said the FHCA was formed in 1987 “to keep up the north end of Fort Hill Cemetery” that was not under a perpetual care agreement and had fallen to disrepair.
Austin said money from the city and county is what FHCA operates on “to make sure the pioneers of Bradley County are taken care of.” He feared the city would follow the county’s lead in cutting their budget, and then they wouldn’t be able to operate.
After the additional explanation, the commission approved increasing the contribution to the Fort Hill Cemetery Association to $9,250.
From NewsChannel 9…
Chattanooga police have talked down a man they say climbed up on top of the Walnut Street Bridge Tuesday evening.
First responders were able to talk the man into climbing down from the bridge.
The bridge was reopened not long after the man came down safely.
Chattanooga police spokesman Rob Simmons says the man was “despondent,” and will go for mental evaluation.
