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Bryan Reed uncovers local historical figure
By the time Bryan Reed attended the National Rosenwald Schools Conference: 100 Years of Pride, Progress, and Preservation on June 14-16 in Tuskegee, Ala., the associate professor of History at Clev...
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FAMILY MEMBERS help Ed Leech celebrate his Tennessee state Senior Olympic wins at home by the pool. Back row, from left, are Rebekah Cantrell, Leech’s daughter; Leech and his wife, Sherry. Front row, from left, are Leech’s grandchildren KyAnna Leech and Jude and Naomi Cantrell.
Senior Olympian Ed Leech sets state records
Cleveland resident Ed Leech won six medals in this year’s Tennessee state Senior Olympics and set two state records. Now that he has placed in both his regional and state competitions, he is making...
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KITTY WEIR, the new president of the Cleveland CAC, is asking the community to help provide school supplies for children with autism in the Cleveland area. She is hoping to fill 20 backpacks with school supplies. Banner photo, WILLIAM WRIGHT
Local autism center seeking school supplies for special needs children
The Cleveland-Chattanooga Autism Center is having a school supply drive for special needs children at Broad Street United Methodist Church, 263 Broad St., Cleveland, on Aug. 11 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m...
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DELLA HARVEY shared stories of the two sisters she lost to Alzheimer’s disease.
When facing Alzheimer's: A sister's story
The last time Della Harvey ever saw her late sister, she offered her a hug. Her sister's response was to violently push her away. She just didn't remember who the person trying to hug her was anym...
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Terri McCarthey: Bringing ‘Sunshine’ to kids and seniors
Terri McCarthey moved her family “a little bit further north” to Cleveland about six years ago to escape the summer heat for which her home state is known. What the Sherman, Texas, native also move...
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Kayla Arp, Bryant (center) and Devin Kersey display their recognition awards from HOSA, a national career and technical student organization endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education.
Ashlynne Bryant makes a ‘whirlwind’ change toward success
Once the whirling devastation of the April 27th tornadoes gave way to a calm silence in Cleveland, teenager Ashlynne Bryant was among those who found her house and all her belongings gone. The only...
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ECTOR WARD, a longtime McMinn County resident, is an artist, an arts organization president, a book author and a mother of 10. Contributed photos
Ector Ward explores justice and forgiveness in new book
Ector Ward believes there are two sides to every story, and a story to each of those sides. That’s a philosophy the self-taught author uses to flesh out characters in her writing, but there are two...
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Dawniel King
Fitness reigns for Dawniel King
When Dawniel King competed in the Team Universe National Physique Committee show and won her pro card for the International Federation of BodyBuilding, she called it the completion of a major dream...
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Remembering Connie Bridges: Distance Rider
It only takes one encounter with a special person to make you realize how wonderful it is to be alive and to have met that rare individual whose life somehow changed yours. For author Gay Moore, th...
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The Rev. Etta Nicol thanked the congregation at Trinity United Methodist Church in Moyamba after being inducted and robed as a Sierra Leone Annual Conference district superintendent. (Photo courtesy of United Ministries News Service)
Beginning 30 years ago ... BSUMC sponsoring Sierra Leone ministry
It’s been 30 years since Broad Street United Methodist Church began to help support Etta Nicol of Sierra Leone. In 1981, the Rev. Jerry Everly, associate pastor of Broad Street UMC, went with his...
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