Cleveland Daily Banner

The Cleveland Daily Banner is a daily publication based in Cleveland, Tennessee. Established on May 1, 1854, by Robert McNelley, it holds the title of the oldest newspaper in Bradley County and ranks among the oldest newspapers in the state.

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Budgeting 101: county's budgeting process explained

2 days ago | clevelandbanner.com | Tim Siniard

Ahead of the Bradley County Commission’s vote on its $229 million fiscal year 2025-2026 budget, Commissioner Milan Blake provided members of the Cleveland Kiwanis Club a glimpse into the budgetary process. Blake, who represents county District 3, also chairs the commission’s Finance Committee. Also serving on the finance committee are Commissioners Louie Alford, Denny Collins, Tim Mason and Cindy Slater. The balanced budget boasts a reduced property tax rate.
TVA asking customers to reduce energy usage as heatwave bakes region

3 days ago | clevelandbanner.com | Tim Siniard

Due to a heatwave blanketing the region this week, the Tennessee Valley Authority is asking all customers to help reduce the strain on its power grid by conserving energy, according to Cleveland Utilities. On Tuesday, the National Weather Service in Morristown issued a heat advisory, forecasting sultry temperatures in the 90s and heat indexes reaching up to 106 degrees.
Georgia man arrested for allegedly pointing loaded gun at girlfriend

3 days ago | clevelandbanner.com | Tim Siniard

An 18-year-old Blairsville, Georgia, man was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic assault after he allegedly pointed a loaded gun at his girlfriend when their infant child was in the room.
Local officials remember Steve Bivens

3 days ago | clevelandbanner.com | Tim Siniard

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Three chairs for Jerry!

1 week ago | clevelandbanner.com | Jerry Zezima

As chairman of the bored in my house, a responsibility I take sitting down, I am thrilled to announce that I have a new chair in my office. My only worry is that, as with all the other chairs I have ever had, I will lose possession of this one to either my wife or — this has actually happened before — a dog. The stolen seat saga began many years ago when I bought, with the approval and financial assistance of my wife, Sue, an easy chair.
13 welding bootcamp students earn American Welding Society certifications

1 week ago | clevelandbanner.com | Tim Siniard

CLEVELAND STATE Community College Workforce Development recently completed a MIG Welding Bootcamp. Partnering with City Fields, 13 students completed the bootcamp and earned their American Welding Society certification.
Area's robust power grid attracts AI data center developer

1 week ago | clevelandbanner.com | Tim Siniard

As artificial intelligence gains momentum, the need to build mammoth data centers to house high performance — and energy hungry — computer systems to crunch AI data will be at the forefront of site developers. According to Doug Berry, vice president for economic development at the Cleveland/Bradley Chamber of Commerce, the trend will "overwhelm" economic development efforts in the coming years, if not sooner.
Charleston's Samson Controls holds grand opening

1 week ago | clevelandbanner.com | Tim Siniard

The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of Samson Controls’ new facility in Charleston on Wednesday was preceded by a prayer and a blessing. During his invocation, Father Michael F. Nolan of St. Therese of Lisieux Catholic Church asked for those employed by Samson to "skillfully transform the things God has created."“Give them a sense of their own dignity, make them content in their dedication to bettering the human family,” he said.
County health department reopens after extensive renovations

1 week ago | clevelandbanner.com | Tim Siniard

The Bradley County Health Department’s multi-year renovation seemed like a marathon, especially for those working at or visiting the 17,000-square-foot facility that sometimes resembled a construction site. Conducted in phases, while health department workers continued to provide health services to Bradley Countians at the same time, the $1.2. million project also encountered delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
An Intrusion

1 week ago | clevelandbanner.com | Carrie Classon

“You know,” my mother tells me, “It’s not normal to have a tiled bedroom.”“It’s not normal to have a flooded bedroom three times in less than two years!” is what I replied. And it’s true. This latest flood in our bedroom is the third time in 18 months that water has escaped whatever pipe, drain or faucet was supposed to be containing it, in what my husband, Peter, euphemistically refers to as “a water intrusion.” In none of these cases did the leak actually originate in our apartment.