Bradley County News

Bradley County Commissioner Jeff Yarber on Monday asked that the Fire Board look into the county's policy with regard to the Mutual Aid and Emergency and Disaster Assistance Agreement of 2004.

State Rep. Kevin Brooks announced that he will seek re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 24th District.

A Bradley County church goes up in flames early Thursday morning. Dispatchers tell us firefighters are battling a fire at Thompson Springs Baptist Church on Bates Pike in Cleveland.

Several people have heavy hearts in Bradley County tonight after an historical church burns down.

During the course of the investigation, Robert Preston Shelton Sr., 43; Robert Preston Shelton Jr., 19, and Connie Andelina Nelson, 32, were identified as suspects.

An early morning fire this morning heavily damaged the Thompson Springs Baptist Church in Cleveland, according to dispatchers with the Bradley County Sheriffa s Department.

Bradley County investigators are seeking information about an attack on 19-year-old Timothy Wayne Farmer.

Detective Kilgore executed a search warrant and found three elderly people living at the address.

A man who was seen on surveillance video stealing a purse and GPS from a vehicle at a Cleveland Wal-Mart and his wife were arrested at Hamilton Place Mall where authorities said a credit card that was in the purse was used to purchase merchandise at several stores.

Submitted by Amy Katcher on November 1, 2009 - 4:42pm. News Environment Bradley County News Comments Below: 0 A 3.0 magnitude earhquake hit near Cleveland, TennesseeA just after 12:00noon onA Sunday.

Submitted by Kristen Johnson on November 1, 2009 - 12:05pm. News Crime Comments Below: 0 James Beach A man is set to face a judge Monday on charges he tried to kidnap a little girl.

A Knox County jury has sentenced Lemaricus Davidson to death. Number on Death Row: 89 Numbers Breakdown: 87 males and 2 females Where are they from? 58 inmates are from the largest metropolitan counties of Shelby , Davidson , Knox , and Hamilton 24 inmates were convicted in East Tennessee 22 inmates were convicted in Middle Tennessee 43 inmates ...

Aaron Webb, senior vice president of legal services at Life Care Centers of America in Cleveland, Tenn., is joining the executive staff at EPB.

State Rep. Mike Bell announced last night he will be a candidate for the Tennessee Senate after current state Sen.

Commissioner Thompson also took up the case of County Attorney Joe Byrd. According to a letter from Attorney Byrd, all of the minutes on his personal cell phone were used up for county business, leaving no free minutes for personal calls.

Former state Sen. Jeff Miller's attorney rested the defense case this afternoon without presenting any witnesses after a judge dismissed two of the three charges against his client.

Mr. McDaniel said, 'A change in test scores amidst changing standards and testing requirements along with new calculations on the state report card does not mean that Bradley County students are doing poorly.' Bradley County Schools continue to rank among the top systems in Tennessee.

An investigation that started with a call to the police Wednesday night requesting a Bradley County deputy check on marijuana being grown at 400 Red Clay Road, led to recovery of stolen property valued at several thousand dollars.

Submitted by WDEF on October 21, 2009 - 7:04pm. News Crime Bradley County News Comments Below: 0 A A A A A jury on Wednesday afternoon found former lawmaker Jeff Miller NOT guilty in Bradley county.

A jury has acquitted former state Sen. Jeff Miller on a charge of accepting pay for work he didn't do as Bradley County's delinquent tax attorney.