Bradley County News

When it rains it pours, but lately it hasn't even been raining. That's good news for Memorial Day Weekend recreationists, but bad news for farmers, gardeners, yards and anyone or anything else who likes a little dampness with their occasional drought.

Cleveland Police are searching for a suspect involved in a break in and vandalism of a business office located on Mount Vernon Drive.

Bradley County Board of Education members, and Director of Schools Johnny McDaniel, have joined the city school board in criticism of a resolution approved early last week by the Bradley County Republican Party.

Banner photo, DAVID DAVIS Boy Scouts from across Bradley County gathered Saturday for a short ceremony before disbursing to place about 1,500 U.S. flags on graves of veterans in cemeteries throughout the county.

Decoration Day will be held at Cofer Cemetery in Meigs County, Sunday. The business meeting will begin at 1 p.m. --- A rummage sale and breakfast will be held Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at West Cleveland Baptist Church on Westland Drive, sponsored by West Cleveland WMU.

Hundreds of citizens and police officers attended the funeral for a Cleveland city officer killed in a car crash.

Cleveland Director of Schools Dr. Martin Ringstaff, and members of the city school board, have challenged the Bradley County Republican Party's stance of non-support of the proposed wheel tax in the August election.

BRADLEY COUNTY SCHOOLS director Johnny McDaniel received the TNOCSH Leadership Award at the annual state CSH conference in Murfreesboro.

BRADLEY COUNTY adult drug court celebrated graduating four participants on Tuesday.

Friends of the Justin Maples family have established a benefit trust at United Community Bank to help meet needs in the aftermath of the Cleveland Police Department officer's tragic death.

The Bradley-Cleveland Community Service Agency announces that commodities will be available for distribution in Bradley County on Thursday.

CLEVELAND SCHOOL BOARD members mull over a decision for a proposed new entrance to the Cleveland Middle School campus.

The convention will offer professional development opportunities for educators in a variety of workshops.

DILLON SELBY, a fifth-grade student at Oak Grove Elementary School was presented a commendation for following proper procedure and alerting others, keeping them safe after finding a loaded firearm on the playground at the school last week.

George and Wendy Holmes were living in Virginia in an area that was very expensive and unsafe.

Tennessee Highway Patrol is in charge of a fatal crash which occurred late Monday evening on Highway 411.

The former Blue Springs Elementary School property was declared surplus property by the Bradley County Commission Monday.

After two home invasion style aggravated robberies early Monday morning at 5750 Lake Resort Dr.

Police said they arrested a 44-year-old Caryville, Tn., man after a Jeep was stolen while the owner was inside the Dollar General on Spring Place Road in Bradley County.

Bradley County's three-member legislative delegation has issued a reminder to area residents to voice their opinions, concerns and questions in writing to the Tennessee Department of Transportation if they have an interest in two proposed projects that will widen State Route 60 from the existing four-lane north of Interstate 75 at Westlake Drive to ... (more)