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RANDALL ODOM submitted this photo of a pink azalea.
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Garden Plaza holds Senior Expo
Garden Plaza recently held a Senior Expo for its residents. Among the exhibits was Winn Smiles, which donated oral cancer screenings for seniors; Life Care at Home offered blood pressure checks. Th...
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Bradley County Republican Women's Club
Sheriff Jim Ruth was the speaker for the Bradley County Republican Women's Club on April 18. From left are Jane Rumbaugh, vice president; Lita Esquinance, president; Ruth; Amanda Lackey, secretary...
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BCHS class of 1980-81
The Bradley Central High School class of 1980-81 is having a 50th birthday party at 6:30 p.m. June 8 at the Elks Lodge. The Collins Brothers Band will be featured entertainment. Cost is $5 for clas...
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A SINGLE-vehicle crash on Eureka Road claimed the life of one person Monday afternoon. Bradley County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit is in charge of the investigation. Banner photo, GREG KAYLOR
Man dies in Monday accident
Bradley County recorded its fourth traffic fatality of the year Monday afternoon after a single-vehicle crash occurred on Eureka Road. The driver of a white Ford Explorer was headed northbound when...
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Deputies pull roller skater from creek
A trip to the store turned into a harrowing experience Sunday morning and resulted in a 13-year-old boy being rescued from rain-swollen Candies Creek. Bradley County Sheriff’s deputy Sam Long and S...
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Walter Perry III, U.S. Small Business Administration district director for the state of Tennessee, left; Shannon Bedwell, daughter of the late Mel Bedwell; Debbie Ledford Melton, 2013 Mel Bedwell Small Business Person of the Year Award recipient; David Hudson, director, Small Business Development Center, Cleveland State Community College; and Shannon Ritzhaupt, recipient of the 2012 award, pose for a photo Monday during the annual small business luncheon at the Museum Center at Five Points. Banner photo, DAVID DAVIS
Auto dealer earns Chamber honor
Debbie Ledford Melton was awarded the 2013 Mel Bedwell Small Business Person of the Year award less than a week after celebrating the grand opening of a remodeled and expanded Don Ledford Automotiv...
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CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL Science Olympiad Team members, in top photo from left, were Cordell Medlin, Shivang Patel, Allen Danh, Vi Duong, Heidi Barringer, Carolyn Cao, Skylar Marr, Beka Day, Naveli Shah, Meredith Markiewicz, Suzanna Liner, Oliver Conn, Will Hammond, Graham Hammond, Staley Campbell and Nick Johnson. Not available for the photo was Lauren Rutledge. In the left photo, Cleveland High School Science Olympiad MagLev Team members included Will Hammond, Oliver Conn, Staley Campbell and Nick Johnson. Not available for the photo was Graham Hammond.
CHS Science Olympiad team participates in state competition
The Cleveland High School Science Olympiad Team recently competed at the State Competition against the top 17 high schools across the state after placing second in the region. The competition was h...
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Area teams chanting ‘rain, rain go away’
While many are grumbling about recent weather conditions, no group is chanting “rain, rain, go away” any louder than the area high school coaches and players trying to get in their district tournam...
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LEE JUNIOR Ana Coscorrosa drove in the winning run with a double against Spring Hill College in the SSAC softball championship game Sunday, in Columbus, Ga.
Lady Flames leave SSAC in grand style
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Lee’s softball Flames closed out Southern States Athletic Conference play on Sunday afternoon by defeating Spring Hill College in a classic pitchers’ duel, 1-0. Lee enters the Gulf ...
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TEACHERS Becca Bacon and Casey Brown were decked out for Disco Day at Waterville Community Elementary School.
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I see by the Banner
Local 1676 UAW retirees will meet Wednesday at noon at Michigan Avenue Baptist Church.
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It’s a Special Day For...
Don Ledford and Gary Corum, who are celebrating birthdays today ... Helen Hale, who is celebrating her 95th birthday today ... Chandlee Jones, who is celebrating her 11th birthday today.
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Lottery Numbers
NASHVILLE (AP) — These state lotteries were drawn Sunday: Tennessee Cash 3 Evening: 0-6-1, Lucky Sum: 7 Cash 4 Evening: 3-0-1-9, Lucky Sum: 13 Georgia Cash 3 Evening: 9-0-0 Cash 3 Midday: 6-9-3 C...
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Weekend rainfall downs trees, causes outages, flooding and traffic tie-ups
Trees went down causing power outages and traffic tie-ups, and minor street flooding with closures of some roads were reported as Bradley County and Cleveland were soaked by heavy rain over the wee...
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