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PIE Innovation Center nets $1.5 million TDOE grant

The Tennessee Department of Education has awarded $1.5 million to Bradley County Schools in a grant for the PIE Innovation Center. TDOE announced Monday it is distributing $30 million in federal … more

By KAITLIN GEBBY | 5/18/21

NEW CONSTRUCTION of an Auto Zone on McGrady Drive S.E. continues. A permit was issued for the project in April, with the job cost for the project exceeding $800,000.

New Auto Zone heads April construction permits

A new Auto Zone on McGrady Drive S.E. heads the building permits issued for April by the city of Cleveland.The new construction there is among the projects that amount to nearly $4 million in job … more

By ALLEN MINCEY | 5/18/21

COVID-19 numbers in Bradley County continue to improve

Confirmed COVID-19 case totals for Bradley County include: Total cases: 15,123 (up 23 as of Monday) Active cases: 115 (down 25 as of Monday) Deaths: 151 (unchanged since Tuesday, … more

By TIM SINIARD | 5/18/21

Summer weather means busy season for Bradley County Road Department

With the arrival of nicer weather, the Bradley County Road Department's busiest season is ramping up.Road department officials met Monday with the Bradley County Commission's Road Committee and gave … more

By AUTUMN HUGHES | 5/18/21

LEONESHA MICHELE RICE gives the same glance as her tattoo of Betty Boop as she receives her COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year at the Mission 423 event held at the Powers Unit of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Ocoee Region. Providing the vaccine is Amanda Richardson of Crawford’s Pharmacy.

COVID-19 active cases sink to 115; vaccines up

In what may have been his briefest COVID-19 update to the Bradley County Commission to date, Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis shared that the number of active cases of coronavirus is going down. more

By AUTUMN HUGHES | 5/18/21

BREAKING: Small fire causes evacuation at Stuart Elementary, but school day has resumed

A small fire Monday morning in a restroom area at George R. Stuart Elementary School forced an evacuation of the building, but no injuries have been reported and classroom activity is back in … more

From STAFF REPORTS | 5/17/21

Inmate collapses at Bradley County Jail, dies at hospital

An inmate at the Bradley County Jail has died at a Cleveland hospital. According to Bradley County Sheriff’s Office public information officer Taylor Woodruff, the inmate, 26-year-old Matthew … more

From STAFF REPORTS | 5/17/21

EXCITED BCHS GRADUATES point to their families during their entrance into Bear Stadium.

BCHS spotlights 381 weekend graduates

Bradley Central High School graduated 381 seniors in the Class of 2021 on Saturday as they walked across the stage in Bear Stadium.The 105th commencement ceremony for Bradley Central was addressed by … more

By KAITLIN GEBBY | 5/17/21

THE GOAL ACADEMY Class of 2021 gathers for a group photo before graduation commences Saturday evening.

16 GOAL Academy students take weekend spotlight, earn diplomas

Sixteen GOAL Academy students walked across the Ocoee Middle School stage late Saturday, marking the end to their high school careers and the beginning of the next phase. The students offered … more

By KAITLIN GEBBY | 5/17/21

Bradley County Schools to present budget proposal today to county commission

Bradley County Schools will present its 2021-22 budget to the Bradley County Commission today, in a meeting that will also serve as the school system’s budget hearing. more

By AUTUMN HUGHES | 5/17/21

Around Town 5-16

Holly Trotter-Vincent providing an update on an important community meeting ... Danielle Smith talking about some renovations that will help to better serve local residents. more

5/15/21

BRADLEY COUNTY VIRTUAL SCHOOL graduate Mackenzie Lineberry gets a congratulatory hug from Tracy Forgey prior to Friday night’s commencement ceremony.

29 graduate from Bradley County Virtual School

The Bradley County Virtual School has a 100% graduation rate, with the latest of those graduates being handed their diplomas Friday night at a ceremony held at Walker Valley High School’s … more

By ALLEN MINCEY | 5/15/21

JULIA GUTHRIE, left, and Jadyn Chestnutt meet in the gymnasium with fellow graduates before the ceremony begins.

'Resilient' class celebrated for achievement, actions

More than 370 Cleveland High School graduates collected their diplomas on Friday night under the lights of Benny Monroe Stadium. more

By KAITLIN GEBBY | 5/15/21

AT THE CONCLUSION of Saturday’s Operation Hero Ride, participants gathered at the Five Points Memorial Wall in downtown Cleveland to pay tribute to emergency services personnel who died in the line of duty. The respectful occasion included prayer and reflection. From left are Cleveland Mayor Emeritus Tom Rowland, Joe Fusco and Danny Fay of Bradley/Meigs RoughNecks Motorcycle Club, and Brenda Lawson, president of Cleveland 100.

Operation Hero Ride returns in strong support of Cleveland 100, first responders and military

Members of the Bradley/Meigs Roughneck Motorcycle Club joined Cleveland 100 Board of Directors members and dozens of motorcycle riders Saturday for the fifth annual Operation Hero Ride in … more

From STAFF REPORTS | 5/15/21

ANIMALS surround Brian Gillenwater as he feeds them crushed corn at his mini-farm, located on Second Street in Cleveland. During a recent Cleveland City Council meeting, a neighborhood resident, Michell Goldston, asked council members if farm animals were allowed to live within the city limits. Goldston also complained that animals from Gillenwater's property sometimes escape their pen and walk on the street.

Municipal 'little farm' drawing complaints

Cleveland resident Michell Goldston is "m-aaaaad" about goats.But she doesn't fancy them; she wants them banished from her neighborhood.During a recent Cleveland City Council session, Goldston … more

By TIM SINIARD | 5/15/21

Judicial Complex space eyed for fighting opioids

A plan is forming to turn vacant space at the Bradley County Judicial Complex into a hub for services to fight against the ongoing opioid epidemic. more

By AUTUMN HUGHES | 5/15/21

Bradley County Schools' proposed raises include school board members

Raises for Bradley County Schools employees and Board of Education members were among the topics school system officials shared recently with the Bradley County Commission’s Education Committee. more

By AUTUMN HUGHES | 5/15/21

Pfizer vaccine expanded to children, 12-15; active cases still dropping

The Tennessee Department of Health on Thursday said it will begin administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 12-15 years. This is following the decision by the Advisory Committee on … more

From STAFF REPORTS | 5/15/21

Fort Hill mural honors Paul Goins

He maintained, with his brother Robert, the Veterans Cemetery at Fort Hill for 22 years, yet he never sought recognition for what he did. Paul Goins did it out of respect for the veterans and his … more

By ALLEN MINCEY | 5/15/21

ASHLYN TORBETT of Bradley Central High School speaks to members of the Rotary Club of Cleveland during a recent luncheon. Torbett is the recipient of $2,000 Rotary Club scholarship and will be attending the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in fall. Also pictured is Rotary Club of Cleveland member Carolyn Ingram.

BCHS' Ashlyn Torbett wins Rotary scholarship

Bradley Central High School’s Ashlyn Torbett was the winner of a $2,000 Rotary Club of Cleveland scholarship.Torbett will be attending the University of Tennessee at Knoxville to study nursing.A … more

By TIM SINIARD | 5/15/21