School archery teams take aim at nationals this weekend 163rd YEAR • No. 11 22 PAGES • 50¢ CLEVELAND, TN 37311 THE CITY WITH SPIRIT FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017 ‘In God We Trust’ Bradley County board approves $73M budget for coming FY By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG has passed the coming year’s [email protected] budget, it will go to the Bradley County Commission The Bradley County Board for its questions and votes. of Education voted Thursday “I spoke with the county night to approve a $73 million mayor … and he was asking general budget for the 2017- about it,” board Chairman 18 year. Rodney Dillard said. “I told The budget, with expendi- him it was very likely we tures totaling would pass a $73,011,860 ver- “I spoke with the good budget sus this past county mayor … and he tonight.” year’s was asking about it. I The budget $70,963,151, told him it was very like- includes includes 2 per- ly we would pass a good $40,556,268 in cent raises for all budget tonight.” expenditures for salaried Bradley — Rodney Dillard the regular County Schools instruction pro- employees, and more than $1 gram, $4,608,024 for the spe- million worth of capital proj- cial education program and ects. $3,076,487 for the vocational Banner photo, BRIAN GRAVES Having discussed the budg- education program. et during a work session Director of Schools Dr. THESE ARE the new decals which are being placed on BCSO vehicles. “In God We Trust” has been the national motto for 51 years. Tuesday and in earlier meet- Linda Cash has said that ings, the board passed it with some 80 percent of the school very little discussion. The vote system’s money is spent on was unanimous among the six school teachers and person- Sheriff adds national motto to patrol cars board members present. Now that the school board See BUDGET, Page 8 By BRIAN GRAVES Some of those in Tennessee [email protected] include: Gibson County, Dyer County, Elizabethton City, The Bradley County Sheriff’s Henderson County, Bradford Office is following what has City, Tipton County, Franklin become a national trend con- County, Hardeman County, cerning the national motto. Cumberland County, Unicoi Sheriff Eric Watson unveiled County, White County, the new “In God We Trust” Hickman County, Sequatchie decals which will now be placed County, Hardin County, and on all of the BCSO’s fleet vehi- Loudon County. cles. The placing of the motto “Since taking office in 2014, across the country has not been one of my priorities for the without its detractors. Bradley County Sheriff’s Office “In God We Trust” first was to embody more of our appeared on a 2-cent coin in county’s symbolism, which 1864. The 1955 law, which is included our agency’s official still in effect, made the phrase patch to mandatory on all include the “We look at this as an U.S. money, both American investment back into our bills and coins, and flag in the community from the another law in 1956 Banner photo, ALLEN MINCEY background,” standpoint of doing good. made it the national Watson said. We want to make sure our motto. SIX-YEAR-OLD MICAH STONE and his “Papaw” Jim have He noted community is constantly The Supreme already gathered food to place at the mailbox for local letter carri- the phrase is aware who it is we trust. Court has not heard ers to pick up on Saturday. Cleveland postal carriers and rural the national We have a great sheriff, a specific case on postal carriers will take the bags of food back to the U.S. Postal motto, which chief of police and mayor, the motto. was passed Service facilities on Keith Street, where the food will be distrib- but our ultimate trust is The atheist by the U.S. uted to area churches, food banks and other nonprofit organiza- in God who oversees our Freedom from Congress tions. The local postal carriers stress that the food needs to be community and has kept Religion Foundation and non-perishables and also not in glass containers. us safe and fruitful challenged the approved by throughout the years.” Childress Police President — Pastor Paul Davis Department in Dwight D. Texas when it began Eisenhower displaying the motto Letter carriers to pick up in 1956. a month after Harris “These County Deputy Darren Goforth four words are not just patriot- was killed in an ambush at a food Saturday on routes ic, but is simply a part of this suburban Houston gas station. By ALLEN MINCEY food to those in need. country’s heritage,” the sheriff According to Dallas media [email protected] U.S. Postal Service cus- said. reports, Police Chief Adrian tomers simply need to leave The National Association of Banner photo, BRIAN GRAVES Watson said he has received Garcia responded to co-founder their donations of non-perish- BRADLEY COUNTY SHERIFF ERIC WATSON on Thursday “an overwhelming amount of Annie Laurie Gaylor with a one- Letter Carriers food drive hits able goods next to their mail- announced that the new “In God We Trust” decals have been placed support from the community sentence letter telling her to "go a milestone, with this being box before the delivery of the when discussing this idea at fly a kite." the 25th anniversary of the mail on Saturday. Letter car- on the BCSO fleet of vehicles. During the press conference, held at various civic organizations and Stamp Out Hunger Food the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office, Watson was joined by a team of The Texas attorney general, riers will collect these food meetings.” Ken Paxton, ruled in November Drive program on Saturday. donations on that day as they local pastors and community leaders who supported the decision to Some media sources report as 2015, that a court “is likely to This food drive is the coun- deliver mail along their postal place the national logo decals on the BCSO units. Watson told atten- many as 250 departments conclude that a law enforce- try's largest single-day food routes, and return that food dees and news media representatives the decision is based on his across the nation have now drive, and provides residents commitment to “embody more of our county’s symbolism.” placed the motto on their cars. 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Obituaries.............................2 Weather................................9 2—Cleveland Daily Banner—Friday, May 12, 2017 www.clevelandbanner.com Walker Valley High School OBITUARIES (USPS 117-700) graduation events announced Periodical Postage Paid at Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 Post Office POSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to: Banner, P.O. Box 3600, Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 stylist at Susie’s Cut & Style A calendar of events in the 2017 Graduation Section included Published at 1505 25th Street, NW (P.O. Box 3600) and a member of Watt’s Bar in Thursday’s edition of the Cleveland Daily Banner failed to list in Cleveland, TN 37320-3600, daily except Saturday Church of God. A kind and a the date for graduation at Walker Valley High School. and Christmas day by Cleveland Newspapers, Inc. caring woman, Mrs. Penwell The correct schedule of graduation-related events at WVHS Phone (423) 472-5041. loved her family, singing in the includes: choir at her church, and working n Senior Awards Night will be held Tuesday, May 16, at 6 p.m. Ralph Baldwin Joyce Taylor at the Food Bank. in the school auditorium. Editor & Publisher General Manager She was born on July 3, n 1944, to the late Newman Baccalaureate will be held on Wednesday, May 17, at 6 p.m. Member of The Associated Press Hastings and Margaret Farris in the school auditorium. The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches Dyer. 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