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Authorities arrest car-chase suspect Monday in Chattanooga

On Monday, local authorities nabbed a man wanted by police after allegedly initiating a car chase that led them through Bradley and Hamilton counties before ending in a wreck. Derrick Leon … more

By KAITLIN GEBBY and TIM SINIARD | 6/15/21

Proposed school-board raises of 300% draw ire of Bradley County Commission crowd

While Bradley County’s proposed 2021-22 budget covers $195 million in revenue and expenditure line items, one area in particular is drawing discussion and disagreement ahead of next month’s … more

By AUTUMN HUGHES | 6/15/21

Council OKs resolution confirming $2M commitment to 25th and Ocoee improvements

The Cleveland City Council passed a resolution directing city officials to send a letter to the Tennessee Department of Transportation requesting to fast-track a traffic improvement project at the … more

By TIM SINIARD | 6/15/21

Petition seeking to rename portion of First Street to honor Grace M. Tucker

A petition is currently being circulated to rename a portion of First Street in honor of Grace M. Tucker, a longtime Cleveland resident who died last month.Cleveland City Manager Joe Fivas told the … more

By TIM SINIARD | 6/15/21

Bradley County Commission pays tribute to Hollis Maddox, Charlie Rose and Corky Whitlock

For the first time in nearly 10 months, the Bradley County Commission did not hear an update on local COVID-19 active cases, hospitalizations and vaccinations at its meeting Monday. more

By AUTUMN HUGHES | 6/15/21

PICKLEBALL players Jessa Miller and Denise Cassada tell members of the Cleveland City Council they were harassed by other pickleball players at Tinsley Park. Miller and Cassada, who said they had recently begun playing the game together, told council members the harassment has been constant. “We've had people come into the middle of our games and tell us to move … tell us to leave,” Miller said. “They were cursing at us; they were yelling at us. They made it a very unenjoyable experience."

Player spats putting city council in a pickle over pickleball courts

Pickleball court hogs at Tinsley Park have been using aggressive tactics to keep the facility for themselves while discouraging novices from enjoying the pastime, according to complaints heard by the … more

By TIM SINIARD | 6/15/21

CFD FIRE CHIEF RON HARRISON shows visitors on a tour of the fire training tower the mechanism which allows him to send smoke to different levels of the tower.

Cleveland Fire Chief Ron Harrison to retire June 30

Cleveland Fire Department Chief Ron Harrison is hanging up his fire helmet.On Monday, he announced he will be retiring on June 30. Harrison has 26½ years of service under his hat, with seven of … more

By TIM SINIARD | 6/15/21

CIVIL AIR PATROL 2nd Lt. Ella Kidd and Airman First Class Saul Savage prepare the American flag that was taken down at Monday’s Flag Day ceremony. A new U.S. flag was then raised at the Cleveland Elks Lodge by the two cadets.

Community honors Old Glory on Flag Day

As Civil Air Patrol members Ella Kidd and Saul Savage raised the United States flag at Monday’s Flag Day ceremony at the Cleveland Elks Lodge, there was no doubt that the city remains one that … more

By ALLEN MINCEY | 6/15/21

New effects of pandemic leading to significant drop in nation’s blood supply

NASHVILLE — The American Red Cross is experiencing a severe blood shortage as the number of trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries rise — and deplete the nation’s blood … more

Special to the Banner | 6/15/21

CORKY WHITLOCK, a radio legend in sports and news in the Cleveland and Bradley County community who passed away over the weekend, will be remembered Tuesday in funeral services that will begin at 2 p.m. from Rush Funeral Homes' North Chapel on North Ocoee Street. Visitation will be held from noon to 2 p.m.

Whitlock visitation, funeral set Tuesday

The Cleveland and Bradley County community will gets its chance to say farewell to a local legend Tuesday afternoon as funeral arrangements for "Corky" Whitlock have been announced. The local radio … more

By JOE CANNON | 6/14/21

Bradley County Commission to hear Finance Committee's budget report today

The next step in Bradley County’s 2021-22 budget approval process takes place today when the Bradley County Commission’s Finance Committee presents its budget proposal to … more

By AUTUMN HUGHES | 6/14/21

Cleveland City Council to consider vote on financial commitment to upgrade of 25th and Ocoee

The Cleveland City Council on Monday will vote on a resolution to authorize sending a letter to the Tennessee Department of Transportation to express the city's financial commitment in partnering … more

By TIM SINIARD | 6/14/21

DANIEL COX, left, a Class of 2021 graduate of Bradley Central High School, has been named recipient of the MaKlain Lawson Memorial Scholarship. He receives the check from Tim Lawson, father of the late MaKlain Lawson.

BCHS graduate Daniel Cox recipient of MaKlain Lawson Memorial Scholarship

Daniel Cox, a Class of 2021 graduate of Bradley Central High School, has been named recipient of the third annual MaKlain Lawson Memorial Scholarship.The joint announcement of Cox's selection has … more

From STAFF REPORTS | 6/14/21

ADAM LEWIS explains the issues Bradley County government is currently facing during a Bradley Sunrise Rotary meeting.

Adam Lewis: Taxes, litter, animal control top county issues

Animal control, litter and property taxes are some of the biggest issues the Bradley County government is facing today, according to Adam Lewis, executive assistant to Bradley County Mayor D. Gary … more

By KAITLIN GEBBY | 6/14/21

TODAY'S ANNUAL FLAG DAY ceremony will get underway at 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge which is located at 235 2nd St. N.E. in downtown Cleveland. Small American flags will be distributed prior to the start of the event which has been hosted by AmVets Post 13 for years in this community.

Flag Day ceremony set today for 6 p.m

One of America’s less-recognized patriotic observances — in comparison to Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Veterans Day ceremonies — will be held today at 6 p.m. at the Elks Lodge. Flag … more

From STAFF REPORTS | 6/14/21

THE "VOICE OF BRADLEY COUNTY" went silent Saturday evening with the passing of local broadcasting legend Corky Whitlock.

BREAKING NEWS: 'Voice of Bradley County' gone silent

After 60 years as the "Voice of Bradley County," the community's most beloved broadcaster, has gone silent.While a number of strokes impeded his radio efforts before he retired in 2014, and … more

By JOE CANNON | 6/12/21

BULLETIN: Power outage reported

Cleveland Utilities is reporting a power outage is affecting several thousand customers in northwest, northeast and southeast Cleveland.The outages occurred at approximately 8 p.m. as a series of … more

FROM Staff Reports | 6/12/21

Suspect arrested in attempt to steal a catalytic converter

A Cleveland man was arrested by the Cleveland Police Department early Thursday morning for allegedly attempting to cut a catalytic converter from a vehicle at an apartment complex on Keri Lane.The … more

By TIM SINIARD | 6/12/21

Flag Day ceremony set for Monday at Elks Lodge

On June 14, 1777, the United States approved the design for its first national flag, and while there have been changes to the flag as new states became a part of the nation, the flag has always been … more

By ALLEN MINCEY | 6/12/21

Noncontiguous annexation and roads discussed by commissioners

While the proposed 2021-22 budget was the hot topic during last week’s Bradley County Commission meeting, roads and paving were again an area of discussion. Commissioner Charlotte Peak, who has … more

By AUTUMN HUGHES | 6/12/21