Man wanted for vehicular homicide of daughter arrested in Catoosa

RINGGOLD — A Chattanooga, Tennessee, man wanted for the vehicular homicide of his young daughter was arrested in Ringgold after he was allegedly again driving erratically on a Catoosa County road.

According to the Catoosa County Sheriff’s Department:

Jack Fielding Milhollin, 21, of Hickory Valley Road, was arrested April 20 on charges of first-degree homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault, aggressive driving, following too closely, driving on the wrong side of the road, failure to maintain lane, two seat belt violations, open container, DUI, child endangerment by driving DUI, and too fast for conditions.

Milhollin was released from Catoosa County jail on a $36,000 bond April 22, two days after his arrest.

In November 2016, a then-20-year-old Milhollin was involved in a crash on Stewart Road between Catoosa Springs and Varnell, which ultimately claimed the life of his 2-year-old daughter.

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Calhoun discusses $457K budget deficit

CALHOUN — The City of Calhoun announced Monday night during a budget work session a $457,000 shortfall they are trying to overcome in the city’s general fund for the upcoming 2018 fiscal year budget, which will begin July 1, 2017, and run through June 30, 2018.

“There will be no requests for rate increases in any water or sewer this year,” said City Administrator Eddie Peterson, who gave the overview of the utilities budget and general fund budget, saying the utility budget for the city is balanced.

The problem lies in the general fund, where the $457,000 is attributed to a variety of different things, including a 10 percent increase in the city’s insurance benefits offered to employees.

The $456,000 does not include the $150,000 the Airport Authority is asking for the city to provide for engineering and consulting costs of corporate hangers they would like to build, nor does it include a 2-percent raise for city employees, which comes in at an additional $260,000.

Total shortfall including those expenses would be more than $865,000.