‘Bradley One is 10-8 ... back in service’
Bradley County Sheriff Jim Ruth returned home Tuesday morning after spending time in a Nashville hospital for treatment of what doctors determined was a “brain-stem” stroke. “I’m ready for a good c...
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GUEST SPEAKER KAREN BRACKEN delivered a message Tuesday evening opposing the Common Core Standards as currently proposed. She spoke to members of the Tea Party of Bradley County. Banner photo, JOYANNA WEBER
Bracken doubts reasons for CC
Concerns about Common Core educational standards were voiced Tuesday by Karen Bracken of Tennessee Against Common Core. Money, not education, was the driving force behind states adopting the standa...
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‘Run Now Relay’ to target Boston
Amid runners, walkers and cyclists showing their solidarity with the city of Boston this evening will be the announcement of an even bigger event in April 2014. The run will be announced today at 6...
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LOCAL RIVALS MEET AGAIN as The Mosby Park Waterdogs will host the Cleveland Aqua Tigers, Thursday at 6 p.m. The second meeting between the two local teams will give the Waterdogs the opportunity to avenge their season-opening loss to the undefeated Aqua Tigers. Banner photo, SARALYN NORKUS
CATs and ’Dogs ready for head-to-head battle
Local swim rivals the Cleveland Aqua Tigers and the Mosby Park Waterdogs will go head to head again on Thursday evening at Mosby Park. The meet will give the Waterdogs the home-pool advantage and t...
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Player of the Week 6-14
Congratulations to Bradley Central softball standout Tori Roberts for being selected as the Check Into Cash Player of the Week. A four-year starter who led the Bearettes in hitting her freshman sea...
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Helping Paws Healing Hearts unites therapy dogs and kids
The most recent meeting of the Bradley County Interagency Council went to the dogs. Or, rather, it went to just one dog named Addie, who sat patiently by the feet of her owner, Amy Hicks, the foun...
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    • ROTARIAN Nicholas Lillios, left, speaks with Rotary Club of Cleveland guest speaker Lt. John Harmon of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Harmon spoke to the local civic club about safety issues on Tennessee roadways. Two of the biggest are speed and cellphones.
    ROTARIAN Nicholas Lillios, left, speaks with Rotary Club of Cleveland guest speaker Lt. John Harmon of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Harmon spoke to the local civic club about safety issues on Tennessee roadways. Two of the biggest are speed and cellphones.
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    THP: ‘Slow ... down!’: Cellphones and speed are biggest road threats
    by JOYANNA WEBER, Banner Staff Write
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    Staying safe on highways was the focus for Lt. John Harmon of the Tennessee Highway Patrol during his presentation to the Rotary Club of Cleveland Tuesday. Excessive speed makes driving more danger...
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