Cleveland News

The Cleveland Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization executive board has released for public comment a Transportation Improvement Program amendment.

Two small tremors were recorded by the United States Geological Survey early this morning.

The sale price for a chunk of the Tennessee Temple University campus was $4 million, according to the register of deeds office.

PHOTOS BY Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal March 5, 2014 - Nichole Moore decends on a crew of MLGW workers with hugs after the power is restored to her home on Bethuel Rd. outside of Millington Wednesday afternoon.

Hardwick Clothes cleared "a major hurdle" in its financial reorganization process Tuesday when a federal bankruptcy judge approved a plan that allows the company to have Burlington Worldwide labeled as a "critical vendor."

"Almost, Maine," will be presented this weekend by StageWorks of Cleveland. The first play of the second season, the play will be presented Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. in the George R. Johnson Cultural Heritage Building at Cleveland State Community College.

A FRONT VIEW of the "Brown Residence Accessory Building," also known as a residential gymnasium, features the T-shaped section added to make it seem more like a residential structure.

The city of Cleveland will conduct a public meeting on Tuesday, for comments concerning housing and community needs in areas targeted by the Community Block Development Grant program.

Scotty Hernandez, safety and security director of the Cleveland and Bradley County schools systems, presented an update to the Cleveland Board of Education Monday night.

CLEVELAND UTILITIES on Monday deployed a seven-man emergency response team to West Tennessee to assist the Memphis Light, Gas and Water utility in restoring power to about 30,000 customers in the wake of a devastating ice storm that hit the Bluff City Sunday.

March 04--Radio Shack announced today that it will close 1,100 of its underperforming stores after the electronics retailer said holiday sales last year "were driven by lower store traffic, intense promotional activity particularly in consumer electronics and a very soft mobility marketplace."

Stephone Reed, who was included by authorities in their list of "the worst of the worst" criminals in Chattanooga, pleaded guilty on Monday in Federal Court to charges of carjacking and brandishing a weapon during a crime of violence.

GRAAB Director Tanya Southerland recently joined the mass of community leaders dedicated to the prevention and reduction of substance abuse, at the annual CADCA National Leadership Forum in Washington, D.C. "It was a good opportunity to network," said the director of Bradley County's Going Respectfully Against Addictive Behaviors coalition.

Cleveland's Bonlife Coffee will host the Southeast Regional Aeropress Championship on April 5. The event is open to competitors from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

The His Hands Extended Red-back Hymnal Singing will return to North Cleveland Baptist Church on March 9 at 6 p.m. This event was well received at North Cleveland Baptist Nov. 17 and an encore requested, according to Pastor Jay McCluskey.

Mike Hughes has announced his candidacy for 1st District County commissioner. The 1st District incorporates the Hopewell, Prospect and McDonald areas.

Photo taken by Hannah Morgan Children are getting excited about the Kids Corner activities at the upcoming Great Strides, a walk and 5K road race to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on Saturday, April 12. The Kids Corner, sponsored by Bank of Cleveland, will feature kids' activities and games, cotton candy and snow cones.

The Tennessee Association of Utility Districts held the Region Ten Best Tasting Water Contest at Eastside Utility District on Feb. 26 and named Athens Utility Board as Best Tasting Water in Region 10. The drinking water samples were judged on their clarity, bouquet and taste.

The old adage is falling by the wayside. Those who do the shooting, the murdering and maiming are no longer doing the hard time.

The Tennessee attorney general has issued an opinion on how county school boards can handle previously collected liquor-by-the-drink taxes, an issue that has been heavily debated by the Bradley County Board of Education and the City of Cleveland.