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Chattanooga Update - July 12, 2013

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Channel: chattanooga times free press · 2013 · News & Politics

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First of all, residents and business owners in South Pittsburg are cleaning up after the town was blasted by a flash flood.

Nearly every business downtown was damaged, plus the city's elementary school, fire hall, police department and city hall.

Three patrol cars were destroyed. Three bridges were lost. And three people had to be rescued.

The mayor says it could take a year for the small town to return to normal.
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Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke is now urging federal regulators to pull the permit for a rundown barge on the Tennessee River.

In a letter, Berke called the dilapidated barge across from the aquarium quote "unacceptable to the community."

Local businessman Allen Casey floated the barge here in 2009 with the intention of putting in a restaurant.

But Berke says considering the barge's appearance and condition, it's unlikely the project can be salvaged.
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Two Chattooga County officers say their first amendment rights may have been violated after they lost their jobs.

 Jeremy Reece or Josh Brock published a pamphlet called 'Uncle Wiggy's secret guide to dealing with police.'

The pamphlet spelled out the Fourth Amendment rights, along with tips such as when you can refuse police access to your home or car.

Neither officer mentioned the side business to their supervisors. Now they say they were forced to resign before their supervisors even read the pamphlet.

And Chattooga County Sheriff Mark Schrader says he couldn't find anything unethical or untrue inside.

Still, the officers sold ads for up to $650 dollars to local companies and even state Rep. Tom Weldon.

And while experts say the UncleWiggy service doesn't violate state law, it just doesn't look good for law enforcement.
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Signal Mountain's W Road has reopened after being closed for three months for repairs.
The road opened a few days earlier than expected and $8,000 dollars under budget.
Still, the project cost taxpayers $1.26 million dollars.
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Dozens of upgrades and projects across the state have been given the green light.
A $30 million dollar expansion will add 500 beds to the Bledsoe Correctional Facility in Pikeville.
Harrison Bay State Park will see about $2 million dollars to renovate 88 camp sites.
Ducktown received a grant to revamp its historic downtown area and install new sidewalks.
And the Chattanooga History Museum received a $500,000 dollar grant to help cover the costs of its new building.
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And if you go see Pacific Rim in theaters this weekend, you can thank a Cleveland man for the experience.
33-year-old Travis Beacham wrote the script for the summer blockbuster.
Beacham graduated from Cleveland High in 1999 and moved to California in 2005. His first big movie script was "Clash of the Titans" but his parents say this is the biggest one yet.

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