MONDAY 161st YEAR • NO. 272 MARCH 14, 2016 CLEVELAND, TN 20 PAGES • 50¢ Public input sought on Greenway Connector design By JOYANNA LOVE public participation that they will The Ocoee Connector will start at Beck said, ting a wall in the creek in order to sup- Banner Senior Staff Writer require on different phases, so this is Tinsley Park, “go around the fields going The path will connect to existing side- port the walkway. Beck said precautions the design meeting,” city engineer Brian out of the park and going underneath walk, with plans for additional sidewalk will be taken to keep from polluting the A project to extend the Beck said. Keith Street, right there at Logan’s in the area. Pedestrian crosswalks at the creek. Cleveland/Bradley County Greenway to Conceptual drawings will be present- Roadhouse, and then just continue intersection will also be added. “What they will do is they will go out- North Ocoee Street is in the design ed at the meeting. across the street; then we end up at Going under Keith Street is the most side the project limits and they will build phase. “What we hope to do is just go over Ocoee Street.” complicated part of the project. Beck containment dams and continually Public input is being gathered on the the conceptual design and if anybody Making the area more pedestrian said this configuration will look very pump the water out to make sure there design and the project through a meet- has any suggestions, if there are things friendly is the goal of the project. similar to the path near Cooke’s Food is no water in their project areas,” Beck ing in the Cleveland Municipal Building that they would potentially like to see “There are a lot of neighborhoods in Store that goes under Keith Street. Beck said. “It keeps us from getting mud in at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. along the park, we could possibly incor- there, so it provides some connectivity to said there was already a bridge near the creek.” “For each project, they (Tennessee porate them in the path we have,” Beck the residents. It also provides connectiv- Tinsley Park that the path will go under. Department of Transportation) have said. ity to businesses (in Ocoee Crossing),” Putting in the path will require put- See DESIGN, Page 6 Inside Today CPD sets Two new session telephone Tuesday scams hit on NW Bradley residents program Ploys continue PSC to host to play on cards By JOYANNA LOVE public event Banner Senior Staff Writer Mustangs ready By ALLEN MINCEY Two new phone scams are cir- Banner Staff Writer culating in Bradley County that for a run at state seek to deceive people into hand- The Neighborhood Watch pro- The Walker Valley Mustangs ing over their money. gram is designed to have resi- In one of the scams, the caller are in the gate and chomping at Banner photo, CHRISTY ARMSTRONG dents be the eyes and ears of the BEFORE SCHOOL one morning, a fifth-grader and a second-grader at Waterville Community claims to be an attorney for the the bit to make a run at the boys community, and keep vigilant on AAA state basketball title, begin- Elementary School work on reading together as part of the Reader Leaders program. person’s grandchild who has got- unusual happenings in their ten in trouble and needs money ning Wednesday in Murfreesboro. neighborhoods. The Lee Flames have some to keep a DUI from being put on Both the Bradley County their record. The scam can ground to cover on the links at Sheriff’s Office and Cleveland the Southern Collegiate tourna- involve several Police Department know the Reading one-on-one calls from the so- ment in Valdosta, Ga. NCAA importance of such programs, called lawyer, or “March Madness” brackets are and are seeking to have more and set. See Sports, Pages 13-15. someone claim- more of them created. The BCSO ing to be the has already held a Neighborhood Innovative Waterville program grandchild, Politicians and lies: Watch informational session this describing the year, and the police department incident and the Why do they do it? will do the same on Tuesday. pairing students in two grades immediate need In the world of politics, a common The Neighborhood Watch infor- for funds. question might be, “Why do politi- mation meeting being hosted by CHRISTY ARMSTRONG The scam plays Banner Staff Writer cians lie?” A just as common the Cleveland Police Department on emotions hop- West will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Waterville Community ing that the answer conceivably could be, Police Services Center at the Elementary School has found recipient will respond before “Because we want them to.” Those intersection of Church and a new way to help students they can stop and think it scratching their heads over that one Second streets. struggling with reading. through. should read the guest “Viewpoint” to “Our No. 1 goal is to prevent This semester, the school The demeanor and voice of the get the unique perspective of at crime,” said CPD Public launched the Reader Leaders caller can be clues that they are Information Officer Sgt. Evie least one writer. It can be found on program, which pairs fifth- not who they claim to be. West. “We don’t want to get out Page 16 of today’s edition. grade students who have mas- “If you don’t feel that it’s right, here and have to work a case tered their reading skills with it’s probably not,” said Sgt. Evie where a crime is already commit- second-grade students who West, public information officer ted. We’d rather prevent the Forecast need some extra help and at the Cleveland Police crime.” encouragement. Department. She remembered years ago that Principal Jennifer Huskins West said it is important to try George Campbell headed the said educators at Waterville to confirm the information police department’s Neighborhood meet monthly to look at stu- through other family members. Watch program, though he served dents’ academic performance She said if a call is from a as the Public Information Officer and see where changes need to number the person does not rec- for the department. Coordinating Contributed photo be made. ognize, they should be suspi- the program was the majority of When she, instructional TWO STUDENTS read together before school in the library at cious that it could be a scam. his work at the CPD. The program Waterville Community Elementary School as part of the Reader West recommended having caller See READING, Page 6 Leaders program. ID on home phones as a way to See CPD, Page 6 help screen calls. “It’s a good thing to have,” West said. Today’s forecast calls for cloudy Caller ID apps are also avail- skies and a 70 percent chance of able for cellphones, which can showers and thunderstorms, with a New Hope fundraiser slated April 18 alert the user if the number has high near 71. Tonight calls for By LARRY C. BOWERS year’s Spring Banquet will be a very unique The banquet’s keynote speaker will been reported as a scam caller in clouds and a 30 percent chance of Banner Staff Writer event. She will be one of two speakers, and Melissa Ohden, an abortion survivor. the past. West recommended rain, with a low around 50. Tuesday will discuss New Hope’s growth and “I am very excited about the program, people not answer calls from New Hope Pregnancy Care Center is improvements during the past year, and the because this is a very unique situation numbers they do not recognize. should be mostly sunny, with a high preparing for its most important fundraiser If a number has more numbers in the upper 70s or low 80s. organization’s plan to go to full medical in which most people do not know about,” said of the year, the New Hope Spring Banquet. the near future. than a normal phone number, it Tuesday night looks to be partly Shellhouse. New Hope Care Center will be The 2016 event is scheduled for Monday, She will introduce New Hope’s new releasing more information about Ohden in is likely a scam and could be cloudy, with a low around 55. April 18, at First Baptist Church, 1275 Manager of Nursing Alondra Cooley. Cooley the near future. coming from a phone in another Stuart Road in North Cleveland. and New Hope’s other registered nurse “The reason this year’s banquet is so country. Another scam making its Index “The Spring Banquet, along with our Walk recently completed training to be able to give important is because we are breaking rounds again is a Publisher’s for Life, provides us with a big portion of our ultrasounds in the agency’s medical plans. ground on our new medical program,” added Classified................................18-19 revenue,” said Chief Executive Officer Tracie Dr. David Chaffin, who has been president Clearing House scam. In this Shellhouse. “We believe this much-anticipat- scam, the caller claims to be Comics...........................................8 Shellhouse. The Walk for Life is in the fall, of New Hope’s board of directors, will ed program will have a tremendous impact Editorials......................................16 and is another major community event. become its medical director when the con- Horoscope......................................8 Shellhouse emphasized recently that this version becomes official. See NEW HOPE, Page 7 See SCAMS, Page 6 MINI Page......................................5 Obituaries.......................................2 Sports......................................13-15 TV Schedule..................................9 Andrew Cornett learned Weather........................................11 Around Town HVAC trade from father Carly Coleman scoring a supe- By WILLIAM WRIGHT rior rating at the National Federal Lifestyles Editor of Music Clubs Junior Festival ..