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SPORTS LOCAL NEWS Bradley takes down title Young People's Concert Bradley Central three-time state champion Friday afternoon the Chattanooga Knox Fuller, top, led the Bears to their 25th Symphony and Opera hosted a YOung TSSAA state title with a victory over archrival People's Concert at North Cleveland Cleveland High in the finals. Area prep hoop Church of God for students form the teams split six games. Lee basketball, base- county and city school systems. See ball and softball teams all in action. See Page, 10. Sports, pages 17-21, 25-26, 28. 162nd YEAR • No. 239 48 PAGES • $1.00 CLEVELAND, TN THE CITY WITH SPIRIT SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2017 Victoria Campbell uses CPR learned Residential in school to save life By ALLEN MINCEY for a pulse and did mouth-to- ‘growth is Banner Staff Writer mouth. There was a man who called 911, and they arrived,” Victoria Campbell said that it she said. is important to learn CPR A police officer soon arrived because one may never know on the scene, along with an going nuts’ when it will be needed. ambulance, which helped the She speaks from experience, lady. because her knowledge of CPR Campbell said the lady, By BRIAN GRAVES two percent and the price sold and the ability to perform it whose name she never got, Banner Staff Writer is up three percent. may have recently saved a survived. She had been on Phillips said the county’s woman’s life at a local conven- medicine for sleep apnea. “Growth is going nuts!” inventory is a “seller’s mar- ience store. “I got extremely emotional, That was the observation of ket.” Campbell, a youth counselor and feel good that she did one of the area’s major “We have homes staying on for the local residential treat- make it,” Campbell said. Realtors during a meeting of the market for about three ment facility Omni Vision, had She said knowing CPR was the Cleveland/Bradley days,” he said. “If it’s a good gone to a nearby BP station to very important in saving the Economic Development one, it’s gone. That’s going to Council. get a drink. woman’s life and suggested continue. We need new con- Max Phillips, president of "As I was checking out, the that everyone learn the tech- struction.” the River Counties Association cashier and I noticed that there nique. He said there were 1.8 mil- of Realtors, and a member of was a lady at the drink foun- “I originally learned it in lion new homes built across the council, told the group “all tain and she looked like she when I was in school at the country in 2006. is well in residential real was asleep,” Campbell said. Bradley Central. Melissa Rice “Last year, there were “The cashier commented to me estate.” 830,000 homes built,” Phillips was my teacher,” she remem- “It is great news that has he wondered if she was OK." bered. “She actually told us to said. “We’re a million off.” “The first thing I noticed was been going on and it looks like He added the average price do the compressions to a song it’s going to continue,” Phillips she had hospital bracelets on range for a home in Bradley and use the beat to help with said. “The number of units is her wrists, and tape on her County is $168,000 list price, those chest compressions.” up 13 percent from 2015. hands. My first instinct was versus $165,000 sale price. She also did a CPR class to That is about 157 more units, she had something wrong with be hired at the treatment facili- “Anything under $300,000 or $25 million more, of real sells quickly,” Phillips said. her,” she continued. “She ty. estate that has been sold slumped to the ground and I “This was the first real per- “Homes priced at $400,000 through 2015. We’re growing and above are harder [to sell], noticed that she started having son I did CPR on. It was always and business is good.” seizures.” the dummy before,” Campbell but they are beginning to He said the average number move a little better.” Campbell said her lips, then noted. of days a property remains on cheeks began to turn purple, She said that she would sug- Phillips said it was easier Banner photo, ALLEN MINCEY the market is down 13 per- and she knew she was having gest everyone learn CPR. cent, the listing price is up trouble breathing. “It may help you save a life," VICTORIA CAMPBELL, right, saved a woman’s life by performing See RESIDENTIAL, page 6 “I did chest compressions, Campbell said. "So if you ever CPR recently at a local convenience store. With Campbell, at a spe- CPR, and continued to check get a chance, learn CPR." cial thank you event , was co-worker Korey Moore, left.. BCHS students design school safety plan By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG Banner Staff Writer Health science students at Bradley Central High School are getting some real-life emer- gency preparedness training. This semester, students in the sports medicine class were asked to create plans designed to dictate what students and staff should do in the event of a health-related emergency. These plans are now being pre- sented to school administrators who say they may use the stu- dents’ suggestions to better the school’s emergency plan. “They seem to be doing real- Banner photo, CHRISTY ARMSTRONG ly well,” teacher Drew German TERRY MCELHANEY, assistant principal of Bradley Central High School, back center, gives stu- said of his students. “They’ve dents in the school's sports medicine class feedback on the emergency preparedness plans they cre- been going all over the school Banner photo, LARRY C. BOWERS ated with their school in mind. looking to see where first aid BRADLEY COUNTY Veterans Affairs officers Larry McDaris, kits should be placed and how standing, and Joe Davis, look over some of the information sources emergency responders should they use to determine eligibility of local veterans for VA benefits. be directed into different loca- tions in the school.” Helms named to America's Road Team Every school has an emer- Davis: Challenge is to ensure By SARALYN NORKUS 20 America’s Road Team cap- gency preparedness plan, and veterans get earned benefits Banner Staff Writer tains. students learning about emer- gency response discuss what is “It’s huge for truck drivers Davis said one of the biggest A Cleveland resident is mak- included in such plans. By LARRY C. BOWERS and probably the highest honor misconceptions is about who ing his mark on the nation’s While this subject could be Banner Staff Writer that can be afforded to a guy makes the final decision. trucking industry. little more than a class discus- that actually still drives a Bradley County Veterans “We’re here to help, while it’s Gary Helms, a master trainer sion-starter for the students at truck,” Helms declared. Affairs officials, Larry McDaris up to the U.S. Veterans Affairs at Covenant Transport, has Bradley Central, German has According to Helms, the cri- and Joe Davis, have complicated Office to make the final decision been named to the 2017-18 been helping his students teria to be considered for the and sometimes frustrating — to approve or disapprove ben- America’s Road Team, an elite design their own emergency road team includes an impec- responsibilities assisting local efits,” he said. American Trucking response plans for their school. cable driving record which veterans. When you think about veter- Associations group. Working in groups, students includes no accidents. They explained in a recent ans benefits, there are a number Being named to America’s recently inspected their school “Ideally, they’d like to see interview that the job of deter- of opportunities available to Road Team is quite an honor, hallways and doorways to see you have 1 million miles, acci- mining benefits for honorably those who served our country, and to achieve it Helms went where first-aid kits should be dent free,” he added. discharged veterans, and family and who were honorably dis- up against more than 2,000 Contributed photo placed. They also discussed The 59-year-old began driv- members, is difficult. charged. McDaris and Davis applicants from across the CLEVELAND RESIDENT and what to place in them. ing for Covenant Transport in “There are a lot of steps, but pointed out the county’s country. He was one of 33 who Covenant Transport driver Gary They also compiled informa- February 2006, straight out of that’s what we’re here to do. Veterans Affairs Office is joined was invited to Washington, Helms was one of 20 truck driv- tion to be placed on a chart to driving school, and is currently We’re here to help assist our vet- by a number of other organiza- D.C., for face-to-face interviews ers in the nation named to erans through these steps,” said and then was chosen as one of See HELMS, page 7 America’s Road Team. See BCHS, page 7 McDaris. See VETERANS, page 6 AROUND TOWN WEATHER INDEX Horoscope.......................11 Allen Jones showing off his Captain Today's forecast shows cloudy skies with a 20 Business....................... Lifestyles...................29-33 Kangaroo memorabilia to a fellow fan percent chance of a rain shower. A high of 55 is 27 … Tom Grissom giving a friendly hand- expected with the low tonight dropping to 37. Church............................4 Obituaries..........................2 shake and a smile … Randy Wood Rain chances will diminish to 10 percent Classified...............44-47 Stocks..............................25 sharing a little history … Bryan Reed overnight.

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