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161st Year • nO. 166 nOvemBer 10, 2015 Cleveland, tn 16 paGeS • 50¢ Bradley County earns state’s ThreeStar Award for 10th year By ALLEN MINCEY provides security, safety and sup- Banner Staff Writer ports progress in the areas of eco- The award comes from nomic development, responsible Bradley County recently the Tennessee fiscal management with efficient received the Tennessee ThreeStar government, public safety, health Award for the 10th consecutive Department of Economic year. and Community and education. Dr. Lindsay Hathcock Jr., exec- Development. The award Eligibility for program participa- utive assistant to Bradley County is given to counties for tion, and the grant renewal, are Mayor D. Gary Davis, reported the their performance, based on the completion of achievement to the Bradley accountability and required annual activities, imple- efficiency. mentation of the program and the County Commission at its work Contributed photo session Monday. grant-funded activities along with FOr the 10th StraiGht year, Bradley County has been given a Governor’s ThreeStar Award. The The award comes from the the submission of all annual activ- Tennessee Department of The ThreeStar Award program award is presented on behalf of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. ity plans and reports. At the presentation were, from left, ThreeStar Director Jody Sliger; State Sen. Mike Bell; Gov. Bill Economic and Community is designed to help communities This year’s grant is scheduled Development, and is given to build a healthy and educated to help improve access and effi- Haslam; Dr. Lindsay Hathcock Jr., executive assistant to County Mayor D. Gary Davis; State Sen. Todd counties for their performance, workforce supported by a strong Gardenhire; Tennessee Commissioner of Economic and Community Development Randy Boyd; and accountability and efficiency. and stable local government that See AWARD, Page 13 Assistant Commissioner of Rural Development Amy New. Council Hopewell rOBert GOinS, second from left, who members volunteers his time as concerns caretaker for the veter- " #%%#&