Sheriff Hammond to speak at Pachyderm Club
Sheriff Jim Hammond will be guest speaker Monday at the weekly luncheon of the Pachyderm Club of Hamilton County.
According to the agenda, Hammond will speak about the Ooltewah High School investigation and the proposed new Hamilton County Jail.
The meeting starts at noon at The Mill of Chattanooga, 1601 Gulf St., suite 100.
Ladd will be Democratic Women’s speaker
Pam Ladd, chief operating officer of the Partnership for Families, Children and Adults, will speak to the Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women’s Club at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the IBEW hall, 3922 Volunteer Drive. Light refreshments will be served and everyone is welcome to attend. For more information, call Brenda Nunn at 423-364-3532.
Trump aide at tea party meet
Darren Morris, with the Donald Trump presidential campaign, will talk about the Republican candidate’s policies and perspectives when the Tea Party of Southeast Tennessee meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Also on the agenda is Shawn Emmer from Urban Vikings handgun/tactical training.
The meeting will be held in room 200 of the Bradley County Courthouse, 155 Broad St., Cleveland, Tenn.
Fleischmann, Graves oppose Affordable Care Act
U.S. Reps. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., Tom Graves, R-Ga., released statements after voting in favor of a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act and defund Planned Parenthood that was passed by Congress.
Fleischmann said: “For the first time, a bill fully repealing Obamacare will be sent to the President’s desk. In addition to repealing the President’s crippling healthcare law this bill will also reduce our nation deficit by over $500 billion and completely defund Planned Parenthood. It is now up to the President to decide to either listen to Congress and the American people or continue to try and govern through executive order.”
Graves said: “By passing this legislation, we’re upholding our promise to put legislation stopping Obamacare on the president’s desk. This is the furthest the repeal effort has ever gone. I hope the president thinks about the many Georgians who are suffering under his healthcare law and joins us in stopping its harmful effects – higher premiums, limited choice and the cancellation of millions of health insurance plans. If the president rejects this common sense approach and the will of Congress, this once again proves that we can and will repeal Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood – all we need is a new president who will sign the legislation into law. The fights for health care freedom and the right to life are far from over.”
President Barack Obama vetoed the bill.
Mullis makes ‘most influential’
State Sen. Jeff Mullis, R-Chickamauga, has been named to Georgia Trend magazine’s “100 Most Influential Georgians” list for the 10th consecutive year, according to his office.
A news release said the list highlights people who have made significant contributions to the state and positively impacted the lives of Georgians. The full list appears in the January 2016 issue of Georgia Trend.
“I’m honored to be recognized among some remarkable individuals who work very hard to make sure Georgia remains a top state for business and provides an excellent quality of life for its citizens,” Mullis said in the statement.
“Although the backgrounds of the people on this list are diverse, we all have one thing in common-and that is putting the needs of Georgians first. As long as we remain committed to this same shared goal, Georgia will remain a great place to live, work and play.”