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Walter Perry III, U.S. Small Business Administration district director for the state of Tennessee, left; Shannon Bedwell, daughter of the late Mel Bedwell; Debbie Ledford Melton, 2013 Mel Bedwell Small Business Person of the Year Award recipient; David Hudson, director, Small Business Development Center, Cleveland State Community College; and Shannon Ritzhaupt, recipient of the 2012 award, pose for a photo Monday during the annual small business luncheon at the Museum Center at Five Points. Banner photo, DAVID DAVIS
Auto dealer earns Chamber honor
Debbie Ledford Melton was awarded the 2013 Mel Bedwell Small Business Person of the Year award less than a week after celebrating the grand opening of a remodeled and expanded Don Ledford Automotiv...
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CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL Science Olympiad Team members, in top photo from left, were Cordell Medlin, Shivang Patel, Allen Danh, Vi Duong, Heidi Barringer, Carolyn Cao, Skylar Marr, Beka Day, Naveli Shah, Meredith Markiewicz, Suzanna Liner, Oliver Conn, Will Hammond, Graham Hammond, Staley Campbell and Nick Johnson. Not available for the photo was Lauren Rutledge. In the left photo, Cleveland High School Science Olympiad MagLev Team members included Will Hammond, Oliver Conn, Staley Campbell and Nick Johnson. Not available for the photo was Graham Hammond.
CHS Science Olympiad team participates in state competition
The Cleveland High School Science Olympiad Team recently competed at the State Competition against the top 17 high schools across the state after placing second in the region. The competition was h...
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Area teams chanting ‘rain, rain go away’
While many are grumbling about recent weather conditions, no group is chanting “rain, rain, go away” any louder than the area high school coaches and players trying to get in their district tournam...
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LEE JUNIOR Ana Coscorrosa drove in the winning run with a double against Spring Hill College in the SSAC softball championship game Sunday, in Columbus, Ga.
Lady Flames leave SSAC in grand style
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Lee’s softball Flames closed out Southern States Athletic Conference play on Sunday afternoon by defeating Spring Hill College in a classic pitchers’ duel, 1-0. Lee enters the Gulf ...
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TEACHERS Becca Bacon and Casey Brown were decked out for Disco Day at Waterville Community Elementary School.
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I see by the Banner
Local 1676 UAW retirees will meet Wednesday at noon at Michigan Avenue Baptist Church.
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It’s a Special Day For...
Don Ledford and Gary Corum, who are celebrating birthdays today ... Helen Hale, who is celebrating her 95th birthday today ... Chandlee Jones, who is celebrating her 11th birthday today.
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Lottery Numbers
NASHVILLE (AP) — These state lotteries were drawn Sunday: Tennessee Cash 3 Evening: 0-6-1, Lucky Sum: 7 Cash 4 Evening: 3-0-1-9, Lucky Sum: 13 Georgia Cash 3 Evening: 9-0-0 Cash 3 Midday: 6-9-3 C...
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Weekend rainfall downs trees, causes outages, flooding and traffic tie-ups
Trees went down causing power outages and traffic tie-ups, and minor street flooding with closures of some roads were reported as Bradley County and Cleveland were soaked by heavy rain over the wee...
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Lawson to speak at Bradley graduation
Bradley Central High School’s Class of 2013 will be inspired by the encouraging words of Brenda Lawson at the 2013 Baccalaureate Ceremony. Baccalaureate will be held this evening at 6 in the BCHS...
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Correction
There was a error in Sunday’s front page story on the Caney Creek documentary. “Going Home” the history of the Caney Creek community will be shown Thursday at the Museum Center at Five Points at 6:...
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MAYFIELD ELEMENTARY second- and third-grade classes wrote and illustrated their own books through the Eric Carle Workshop mini-grant. The project was made possible thanks to the Bradley Cleveland Public Education Foundation. Gideon Anderson, left, and Ladarrius Bunch, right, put effort into their paintings which were used in their class’ book. A total of eight books were published and can be found in the Mayfield Library.
Mayfield students create 8 new books
Eight new books in the Mayfield Elementary Library are the product of over a hundred imaginative second- and third-graders and two determined teachers. Mary Ann Poplin, art teacher, and Sarah Smar...
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Spotlight artist Joyce Cruz poses next to her artwork.
Wellington Place art show
Wellington Place had an art show April 25. On display was art done with the help of Lee University’s Art Department. There were also several works from several the art departments at Cleveland ...
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Southeast Tennessee Veterans Home Council presents its fourth annual golf tournament
Southeast Tennessee Veterans Home Council presents its fourth annual golf tournament June 1 at Chatata Valley Golf Course. Registration is 7 a.m. for the 8 a.m. four-man select shot shotgun start. ...
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Dr. Jerald Daffe’s
Daffe’s newest book released: ‘Crosses, Coffee, Couches and Community’
Dr. Jerald Daffe’s latest book, “Crosses, Coffee, Couches, and Community,” has just been released by Pathway Press. Subtitled “Modern Ministry in an Emerging Culture,” it reviews changes in Ameri...
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