Newly retired Chattanooga Police Chief Bobby Dodd may challenge Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond in the May 6 Republican primary.Time and the river city
The retirement of Chattanooga police Chief Bobby Dodd and the expected retirements of most of his command staff, effective at the end of the year, are jarring.
Chattanooga faces many challenges and opportunities as we embark on a focused crime-deterrence program sometimes called the “High Point solution” that may best be described as part intervention, part redemption and part tough enforcement.
Now, the city seems caught between that future and some present deadlines of a pension “drop” that is creating the defacto force-out of able-bodied leaders among police and firefighters who would receive thousands of dollars less in retirement money if they continue to serve.
Perhaps new leaders for a new day won’t be a bad thing, but a wholesale loss of leadership at a crucial juncture for city improvement can’t be a good thing either.
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The grocery store industry is planning another run at legislation to allow local governments to hold referendums on the sale of wine at food stores, according to Jarron B. Springer, president of the Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association.