Mayors Recount the Horrors of April 27, 2011
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MONDAY 161st YEAR • NO. 308 ApRiL 25, 2016 CLEVELAND, TN 16 pAGES • 50¢ Mayors recount the horrors of April 27, 2011 By JOYANNA LOVE Rowland said he noticed some By BRIAN GRAVES “I will never forget Tom Banner Senior Staff Writer damage as he later drove from Banner Staff Writer Rowland and I were at a meeting the college to the city municipal at Cleveland State that morning Like many in the city and in building. Being county mayor comes with at 9 o’clock,” Davis said. “We were Bradley County, Cleveland Later that day, a full set of responsibilities in this confer- Mayor Tom Rowland remembers he was in his already built in. ence room when seeking safety to wait out the office when But, when a sudden and signif- they came and storms of April 27, 2011. another tornado icant tragedy occurs is when got us, saying a “I was at Cleveland State was reported to things get tested. tornado warning Community College, in a meet- be headed All of the plans which have had come ing,” Rowland said. “We were in a toward the been gone over and over spring through, and room with a lot of glass, and Mimosa Drive into action, with all of the vari- everybody had to some kind of an alarm went off.” area. Rowland ables that were either meticulous- go to the center Those gathered were directed again found ly planned for, or those that strike halls.” Rowland Davis to move from the room to the himself taking from left field. The warning center of the building. shelter, this time Road to Recovery: Bradley County Mayor D. Gary was later lifted “We all thought it was a prac- in the basement of the city build- Road to Recovery: Davis was in that head-of-the- and everyone left the college. tice, until it was learned a torna- ing. table seat on April 28, 2011, and “That was the first wave,” the do had touched down in the No 55 YearsYears LaterLater found there was a thin line Pone (Road) area,” Rowland said. See ROWLAND, Page 13 between duty and family. See DAVIS, Page 13 Inside Today Haslam signs bill granting hospital fund use flexibility Action involves Flipping out the sale of BMH Carl Edwards delighted NASCAR fans with his victory By BRIAN GRAVES Banner Staff Writer back flip after winning Sunday in Richmond, Va. Cleveland High Gov. Bill Haslam has signed School dedicated the brand new the bill that will give Bradley Raider Arena. The Lee Flames County more flexibility in using held on to win a wild finish against the proceeds from the sale of Mississippi College. The Lady Bradley Memorial Hospital over a Flames closed out thier season in decade ago. a strong way with a win over the The bill will allow any local gov- Choctaws. The woeful Atlanta Banner photo, LARRY C. BOWERS ernment which has funds Braves stayed true to form in HUNDREDS OF CLEVELAND High supporters, students, and educators mingled through the new, $11 million Raider Arena Sunday “derived from the sale of a being swept by the New York afternoon after Cleveland City Council members and Cleveland Board of Education members dedicated the new facility. Tennessee private act hospital” to Mets. See Sports, Pages 9-11. use them for capital outlay notes for a period of 20 fiscal years. BMH was sold in To ban texting 2005. still a question Raider Arena opens to crowd Wording of the bill was fash- Banning texting while driving is ioned by Trustee pretty easy for states to do. Modern structure’s first official event set Mike Smith and Creating a policy that actually County Attorney reduces texting while driving Crystal Freiberg, seems especially difficult. And working with the only four states have decided not to be Cleveland High graduation May 13 offices of the to ban all drivers from texting state attorney Smith while driving. See a perspective general and the in the guest “Viewpoint” on Page state comptrol- 12 of today’s edition. ler. THE CEREMONY THE STRUCTURE “I am glad to Forecast see our work paid off in giving By LARRY C. BOWERS By LARRY C. BOWERS the county Banner Staff Writer Banner Staff Writer another budget- ing tool if they The scoreboard high over the new Architect Brian Templeton discussed the need it,” said Cleveland High Raider Arena basketball uniqueness of Cleveland High School’s new Smith, whose Freiberg court read 66-19 (in favor of the home Raider Arena Sunday afternoon. idea it was to team Raiders) Sunday, and the success of “It’s rare when you find the opportunity work with Nashville in getting a the afternoon ribbon-cutting and official to sink the playing area (floor surface) bill done on the subject. Today should be mostly sunny grand-opening was about as decisive as the below the level of the bleachers and spec- Before the bill was finalized, with a high near 83 degrees. fictional score. tator areas,” he said of the $11 million local governments could utilize Tonight’s forecast calls for mostly Principal Autumn O’Bryan beamed with project which replaced the school’s old hospital sale funds, but only for a clear skies, with a low around 57. pride throughout the day, as an estimated Raider Dome. period of eight years — much less Tuesday should be mostly sunny 1,500-plus crowd visited the unique, $11 The Raider Dome was built 50 years ago, than is usually done for capital million community project. O’Bryan and but became structurally unsound. projects. with a high near 82. Tuesday night Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland both calls for partly cloudy skies and a Templeton, of Middle Tennessee’s Upland Smith said he and Freiberg are emphasized the impressive facility is for all Design Group, said the unusual conse- slight chance of rain, with a low confident should the county of the community, and not just a home for quences had to happen just right for this decide to pursue using the new around 62. the school’s athletic programs. Banner photo, LARRY C. BOWERS type of gymnasium design. “You had to option, they would meet with The first major event to be held in the have just the right site (to make this hap- Chancellor Jerri S. Bryant, who Index structure will be the 2016 Cleveland High ONE OF THOSE who will be spending a lot of time in the new Cleveland High School signed off on the original sale Classified................................14-15 Raider Arena is the school’s mascot. See STRUCTURE, Page 4 agreement. See CEREMONY, Page 4 “We believe that is not neces- Comics...........................................6 sary, but the officials in Nashville Editorials......................................12 suggested we do that,” he said. Horoscope......................................6 “However, we would want to do MINI Page......................................5 that anyway as a courtesy.” Obituaries.......................................2 Veteran principal The county, by Bryant’s origi- Sports........................................9-11 nal order, is required to reinvest TV Schedule..................................7 and secure the principal from the hospital sale. Weather..........................................8 Carolyn Ingram Smith said under this option the principal is never touched Around Town and the court order stated the honored Sunday county could invest in state- Juanita Cannon getting to approved investments where the video chat with her son David in By LARRY C. BOWERS county would never lose money. Virginia ... Faith Cannon dancing Banner Staff Writer With this new option, the coun- with her prom date ... Debra Yates Primary Principal Carolyn Ingram, retiring ty is allowed to buy its own debt Gleason finalizing plans ... after 45 years in education, received a royal sendoff which it can legally do anyway — Jonathan Penix discussing an from staff, family, students, parents and friends but for a more viable term. idea with the team ... Joe Cate Sunday afternoon, during a reception at the school. The frustration for County reviewing a stack of papers. Ingram is Cleveland City Schools’ longest-serving Banner photo, LARRY C. BOWERS commissioners has been having principal, and is the only principal Donald P. Yates CLEVELAND MAYOR Tom Rowland, right, congratulates Yates Primary $17 million setting in the bank Primary School has had since it first opened its doors Principal Carolyn Ingram during a reception in her honor Sunday afternoon. A that cannot be utilized in any sig- 24 years ago. large crowd of students, teachers and parents turned out to recognize the long- nificant way. See INGRAM, Page 4 time educator. 6489076 75112 See HASLAM, Page 3 2—Cleveland Daily Banner—Monday, April 25, 2016 www.clevelandbanner.com OBITUARIES (USPS 117-700) Periodical Postage Paid at Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 Post Office POSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to: Banner, P.O. Box 3600, Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 memorial service with Father ers: Raymond Wooden of North Charlie Davis Hill Published at 1505 25th Street, NW (P.O. Box 3600) Harold Dills Mike Nolan presiding. Inurnment Carolina and John David Charlie Davis Hill, 75, of Buena in Cleveland, TN 37320-3600, daily except Saturday Harold Dills, 69, of Charleston, will be held in Chattanooga Wooden and his son, Nathen, of Vista, Va., passed away, Friday, and Christmas day by Cleveland Newspapers, Inc. died Sunday, April 24, 2016, at National Cemetery. Fredericksburg, Va.; one sister, April 22, 2016, at his residence. Phone (423) 472-5041. the family residence. Fike-Randolph & Son Funeral Cathy Owenby and her husband, Born Feb. 19, 1941, in Survivors and funeral arrange- Home is in charge of the arrange- Alan; one niece, Ashley Webb- Rockbridge County, he was the Stephen L. Crass Jim Bryant ments will be announced by ments.