THE GRAPES OF WRATH (Almost)

All of us have felt the pain of the fallout from the recession of our recent past; some to a much harsher degree than others. Friends have lost much of their savings, their retirement, and other folks have lost their homes.

These folks were not well-heeled speculators, but ordinary people going about raising their families, interacting with friends and neighbors. They were living their part of the good life.

Eric Watson resigned as Courts Division Commander to fully dedicate himself to the responsibilities of his position of State Representative and further his career.

One Thousand Speeding Tickets Away From Having Safe Streets

 ….. That is what one law-enforcement observer speculates it would take to slow traffic in Bradley County. Our people county-wide would get the message that the likelihood of getting a speeding ticket is very high and would slow down. 

A high threat of receiving a speeding ticket is a very good deterrent to the chronic speeder. Nothing else seems to work to slow them down.

Several deputies from the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 5600 block of Benton Pike Thursday to a report of a shooting. 

They found the 13-year-old victim had been wounded in the left shoulder by a .40 caliber handgun that discharged while being examined by his 14-year-old brother. The victim was airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center where he was admitted with apparently non-life threatening injuries.  

The investigation is continuing by the criminal investigations division. Preliminary investigation indicates the shooting was accidental and no charges will be filed at this time.