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Library board selects officers
The Cleveland Bradley Public Library board elected this year’s officers during its meeting Tuesday. John Hagler will continue to serve as chairman. Phil Jacobs was elected to the position of vice c...

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THE CLEVELAND SPEEDWAY will go up for auction today at 5 p.m. on the Speedway grounds. Banner photo, HOWARD PIERCE

Is there a checkered flag for the Speedway? Auction begins at 5 p.m. today
There are probably a thousand bad puns to describe what will happen later this afternoon — “The last lap,” “The flag will fall,” “Leaving it in the dust.” All of those racing euphemisms could come ...

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Bradley County Fire-ReSCUE recently began using the department’s new command vehicle. With the newest tool for the department’s use are, from left, Battalion Chief Myron Hawkins, board member Dana Burgner, Chief Troy Maney, Commissioner Jeff Yarber, Deputy Chief Donnie Sullivan, board member J.M. Brown, Commissioner Ed Elkins and Louie Alford, Commission chairman. Banner photo, BRIAN GRAVES

Fire board recommends incentives
Wacker Polysilicon has begun an all-out push seeking qualified candidates to fill many of the positions that will be required to run the new Charleston plant. While most everyone is excited about t...

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Sports »

Miami Marlins BASE RUNNER Christian Yelich steals third base as Braves third baseman Chris Johnson takes the throw in the eighth inning Wednesday, in Atlanta.

Freeman lifts Braves past Marlins
ATLANTA (AP) — Freddie Freeman isn’t sure why Miami’s pitching staff has been so hard for him to handle this year. “It’s just one of those things,” he said. “I can’t explain it, you guys can’t expl...

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HEIDI BARRINGER had a successful outing at the two-day Danny Tribble tournament at Creeks Bend Golf Club this past weekend. The Cleveland Senior won the Girls 15-18 Division by just one stroke, in her best performance of the year. Banner photo, SARALYN NORKUS

Barringer wins at Creeks Bend
This past weekend, Heidi Barringer posted what was probably her best golf performance of the year, and was rewarded kindly for it. Barringer, who has been golfing since sixth grade, left Chattanoog...

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YOUNG MEMBERS of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland interacted with high school students during a weeklong show choir camp at the Tucker Unit. Children ages 6 to 10 had the opportunity to attend an hourlong class. Banner photo, DELANEY WALKER

Hidden Cleveland: VocalMotion members share music, dance with Boys & Girls Clubs’ youth
VocalMotion show choir members from Bradley Central High School may still have Pharrell’s “Happy” stuck in their heads after a successful weeklong camp at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland. Direc...

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CRIME LOG »

Copper wire taken from another HVAC unit

Suspects sought in theft of HVAC units from churches

Crashes, thefts investigated

Kellye Lowe of the county clerk’s office prints a new car registration tag for Diane Bahl of Cleveland. She was one of the first to get the newly formatted car tag renewal card. Banner photo, BRIAN GRAVES

County uses car tag registration program

by BRIAN GRAVES Banner Staff Writer

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Renewal of car tag registrations just got a little less complicated. County Clerk Donna Simpson started it all off Wednesday as Bradley County became the fifth county in the state to use the new ve...