Cleveland City Council meeting recap
The Cleveland City Council met yesterday.
Election Administrator, Fran Green spoke to the Council about the City School Board vacancy in the Second District. No one qualified to be on the ballot for the position. One candidate did qualify to be a write-in candidate but failed to receive enough votes to occupy the position according to state law. The Council voted to appoint current school board member Krista McKay to continue serving on the school board. McKay had announced she was not seeking another term. Her current term expires on August 31st, but she will now continue her term until someone is elected to the position.
City manager Joe Fivas announced the
3rd Street Corridor Community Meeting which will take place August 19 from 5-7 p.m. at the Old Woolen Mill in the Weavers Room. The meeting will include design plans for a “Downtown Arts & Entertainment District Initiative.†The project will include a network that will connect Blythe Oldfield to College Hill and will create a new boulevard to connect to 3rd Street.
The design will be released to the public next Monday at the meeting.
The Cleveland Lions Club presented the Melvin Jones Fellow Award to retiring Vice Mayor Avery Johnson for his contributions to the community.
The next City Council meeting will be held on Monday, August 26th at 1:30 p.m.
Election Administrator, Fran Green spoke to the Council about the City School Board vacancy in the Second District. No one qualified to be on the ballot for the position. One candidate did qualify to be a write-in candidate but failed to receive enough votes to occupy the position according to state law. The Council voted to appoint current school board member Krista McKay to continue serving on the school board. McKay had announced she was not seeking another term. Her current term expires on August 31st, but she will now continue her term until someone is elected to the position.
City manager Joe Fivas announced the
3rd Street Corridor Community Meeting which will take place August 19 from 5-7 p.m. at the Old Woolen Mill in the Weavers Room. The meeting will include design plans for a “Downtown Arts & Entertainment District Initiative.†The project will include a network that will connect Blythe Oldfield to College Hill and will create a new boulevard to connect to 3rd Street.
The design will be released to the public next Monday at the meeting.
The Cleveland Lions Club presented the Melvin Jones Fellow Award to retiring Vice Mayor Avery Johnson for his contributions to the community.
The next City Council meeting will be held on Monday, August 26th at 1:30 p.m.
Posted in Local News
Recent
UPDATE: 17-year-old arrested in alleged shots fired near Dade County school bus incident
September 6th, 2024
UPDATE: CPD identifies two people killed in wrong-way crash on I-75 Tuesday morning
September 6th, 2024
Builtwell Bank Inc. and Bradley County Financial Corp. announce merger
September 6th, 2024
Ashlynn's Weekender Guide
September 5th, 2024
Teen charged with killing 4 at Georgia high school had been focus of earlier tips about threats
September 5th, 2024
Archive
2024
July
The Learning College - TCPSCleveland State - Advanced Business ProgramCleveland City Councilman Dale R. Hughes honored with title of ColonelTennessee’s tax-free weekend provides opportunity to save money on back-to-school shoppingBystanders pull Bradley County crash victim from car before it burst into flamesCrews battle two fires inside Dayton chemical packaging company SaturdayESC en Mezcla TV 08-02-24
August
Cleveland City Schools & Bradley Co. Schools back-to-school schedulesLee’s Dr. Murray receives COG Distinguished Educator AwardUPDATE: THP identifies the driver whose car went into Parksville LakeBradley County Commission meeting recapCleveland City School Board meeting recapOoltewah home destroyed in early morning fireTennessee announced as first state to provide families with free diapers, amid new TennCare benefitPolk County residents concerned after picture showing decaying bridge pillar surfacesTwo Bradley Co. Schools educators nominated for TN Principal / Supervisor of the Year awardsSearch continues for missing juvenile in ClevelandAll Bradley Co. Schools students eligible for free meals for 2024-25 school yearCity of Cleveland announces revised hours for public pools for rest of seasonAthens drug best leads to arrest, seizure of drugs, guns, cash and explosivesUPDATE: Body found, believed to be missing Grundy Co. manTVA to upgrade technology and relocate operations system to Georgetown, TNInfant found dead in unattended car in Collegedale; father charged with reckless homicideBradley County Commission work session recapCleveland City Council meeting recapHCSO School Resource Deputy involved in head-on collision on Hwy. 58 in Meigs Co.Cleveland City Schools announces passing of longtime educator, Barbara EctorTN celebrating three consecutive months of record-low unemploymentDBJ Realty and J-&-S Restaurants, Inc. file lawsuit against new Food City on Highway 411 in Polk Co.Bradley County Commission meeting recapHigh School Football Schedules 2024“RARE INCIDENT†Cleveland construction worker dies trapped 9 feet under trenchState of Tennessee begins issuing newly designed driver licenses & ID cardsUnemployment rates drop in a majority of Tennessee countiesUPDATE: TOSHA now investigating fatal trench collapseWalmart recalls apple juice sold in 25 states due to elevated arsenic levelsUPDATE: Man faces murder charge after woman's body found in Athens church fireCollegedale police arrest woman for using drugs with children in carBradley County Commission meeting recapCleveland City Council meeting recapCyclist dies in crash on South Lee HighwayUPDATE: All three victims dead after Cleveland house fireTVA plans to increase power rates to 5.25% this fallStudent arrested for carrying stolen, loaded handgun at Howard High SchoolAuto theft suspect arrested after police chase on Hwy 153; stolen car recoveredChancellor Jerri S. Bryant denies 10th Judicial District Attorney Elect Stephen Hatchett's petition to take office before term beginsCleveland State to receive GIVE grant from state8 school threats reported in first 3 weeks of school in Tennessee ValleyUPDATE: Chattanooga State Confirms Campus is SafeUPDATE: “Potential gunman†threatened to harm Chatt State students if payment not receivedSen. Blackburn questions DHS and ICE over losing track of 32,000 migrant childrenManhunt underway for man who fired shots at deputies
September
Cleveland State to host free TEAS prep classUPDATE: One person injured, dog killed in Ooltewah-Georgetown Rd fire SaturdayI-75 Interstate shutdown after Tuesday morning crashTwo people killed, child injured in wrong-way crash on I-75 Tuesday morningEast Hamilton Middle School student arrested after bringing gun to schoolCleveland Bradley County Public Library receives Technology GrantCleveland City School Board meeting recapBradley County Commission meeting recapFormer student arrested for threat at Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences, HCSO saysCleveland's Kevin Kinser to appear on Times Square Video presentationTeen charged with killing 4 at Georgia high school had been focus of earlier tips about threatsAshlynn's Weekender GuideBuiltwell Bank Inc. and Bradley County Financial Corp. announce mergerUPDATE: CPD identifies two people killed in wrong-way crash on I-75 Tuesday morningUPDATE: 17-year-old arrested in alleged shots fired near Dade County school bus incident