Bradley jobless mark is at lowest level in 3 years
Bradley County’s unemployment rate for December dipped to its lowest mark in three years at 7.2 percent on the strength of temporary hiring in retail trade and a surprisingly strong surge in constr...
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Local officials committed to veterans home
Both local governments are standing behind resolutions authorizing their shares of construction costs for a new veterans home in Cleveland. Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis said Friday they are ...
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Deadline to register to vote is Monday
Early voting for the 2012 presidential preference and several local offices approaches and registration deadline to vote is Monday. Qualifying deadline for August elections is April 5. Those reg...
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AUSTIN OLIVER, of Cleveland, wrestles against Soddy-Daisy’s Jacob Stevens in the 120-pound match in the state wrestling duals tournament championship Saturday in Franklin. Oliver won a 6-0 decision, but the Trojans claimed the state title by a 29-22 tally. Banner photo, LYNNAE ROBERTS
Raiders fall just short in state final
FRANKLIN — The Cleveland Blue Raiders, after fighting their way through Blackman, Ravenwood and Science Hill earned the right to face perennial wrestling power and Region 4-AAA foe Soddy-Daisy fo...
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LEE UNIVERSITY honored the outstanding soccer career of two-time NAIA Player of the Year Jamie Achten by retiring her No. 2 jersey. The Franklin native helped the Lady Flames win an NAIA record four straight national championships. Lee University photo
Lee retires Achten’s jersey
One of the most talented female athletes to ever wear the Maroon and White had her jersey No. 2 retired during halftime of the Lee University and Southern Wesleyan University basketball game earlie...
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SARAH ANDERSON, second from left, displays a red shoe she will wear to the Red Shoe Gala Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Old Woolen Mill. The event is a fundraiser for Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASA. Gathering after Thursday’s Kiwanis Club luncheon were, from left, program chairman Matthew Tolbert, Anderson, Kiwanis president Leigh Ann Boyd and Bradley County Juvenile Judge Dan Swafford. Banner photo, LARRY C. BOWERS
Judge Dan Swafford praises advocates
Cleveland Kiwanis Club members heard once again from Sarah Anderson of Bradley County’s Court Appointed Special Advocates. This time she brought along some judicial back-up. Bradley County Juvenil...
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FORMER CLEVELAND and Bradley County educator Jim Finley fulfilled a lifelong dream recently when he and his wife, Ve, visited the island nation of Cuba. Finley holds a small metal car made out of a beverage can that he purchased in Cuba. Banner photo, LARRY C. BOWERS
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Finleys take dream trip to Cuba
by By LARRY C. BOWERS Banner Staff Writer
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Jim Finley, a retired Cleveland and Bradley County educator, has finally reached a childhood dream. He also has more than 30 years’ experience in the hardware business on top of his classroom accom...
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