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TUESDAY 162nd YEAR • NO. 158 NOVEMBER 1, 2016 CLEVELAND, TN 16 PAGES • 50¢ Motive still unknown in man’s shooting By ALLEN MINCEY was pronounced dead later that Banner Staff Writer morning. Reports were that The incident was first reported Authorities are still investigat- Miranda Cheatham as a homicide, but later ing the shooting death of a called 911 Monday Cleveland Police classified the Cleveland man at his home around 6:17 a.m. to shooting as “domestic-related.” Monday morning. report the incident. It was categorized as such Cleveland Police are attempt- When officers arrived, because the police did not know ing to determine the reason the victim’s body was the reasoning behind the shoot- James Michael “Tooter” found in the floor of the ing. Cheatham, 45, was killed, 805 Sunset Ave. home. No charges have been placed though they have identified the against Cheatham’s wife or any- shooter as his wife, Miranda. one else who might have been Sgt. Evie West, public infor- around 6:17 a.m. to report the involved in the incident. It was mation officer for the CPD, said incident. When officers arrived, not known if the teenager wit- that the wife and a teenage son the victim’s body was found in nessed the incident, with police were in the home when the inci- the floor of the 805 Sunset Ave. only saying the teenager was in Banner photo, ALLEN MINCEY dent occurred. home. the home with Cheatham and JAMES MICHAEL “TOOTER” CHEATHAM, 45, was killed at his Reports were that Miranda Cheatham was transported to Sunset Avenue home Monday in what authorities are calling a Second fire Cheatham called 911 Monday Tennova Healthcare, where he See SHOOTING, Page 8 “domestic-related” incident. threatening forest land Food drive By ALLEN MINCEY A SPOOKY CAMPAIGN underway; Banner Staff Writer A separate fire from the one near Chilhowee Mountain in SHB asks Polk County now threatens more Cherokee National Forest land. area’s full A fire in the Wolf Creek area of the CNF was first detected support on Saturday, and it has report- edly burned over 100 acres of property. Wolf Creek is located ‘Cleveland Helping off McFarland Road approxi- Cleveland’ hits 18 mately two miles northwest of Turtletown. By ALLEN MINCEY Cherokee National Forest Banner Staff Writer Public Affairs Officer Terry Again this year, area residents McDonald said that “because of are asked to help Southern the steep terrain, extremely dry Heritage Bank during its “Cleveland Helping Cleveland” See FIRE, Page 4 food drive, and these residents do not have to Inside Today work at a local company that is involved or have children in schools that are collecting food. All they need to do is drop off Stewart nonperishables at any of the three bank loca- tions. This is the 18th year the food drive has been conducted to help fund United Way of the Ocoee Region agencies, and just a few years ago, the drive included The Banner photos, ALLEN MINCEY Caring Place as a recipient of this SOME POLITICAL FIGURES enjoyed the Halloween Block Party Monday night. Donald Trump (DeWayne Hamby) and Hillary food. Even in years before The Clinton (LeAnn Hamby) put aside partisan differences to pose for a photo opportunity. Caring Place was listed as a recip- ient, the United Way allowed the organization to select food from Jalen jumps Halloween Block Party a sweet treat for thousands what was left after its agencies Tennessee head coach Butch received enough to fill their Jones confirmed Monday that By ALLEN MINCEY pantries. starting running back Jalen Hurd Banner Staff Writer In the years the drive has been is leaving the team. Tennessee conducted, a special collection Thousands, from children event was held at the bank’s main Titans receiver Andre Johnson is to adults to even doggies, retiring after 14 seasons in the office on Keith Street. That will donned costumes and encir- continue this Friday, as indus- NFL. The Lee Flames have cled the Bradley County placed nine men and women on tries and schools will be deliver- Courthouse Monday night at ing food that was collected to the the GSC soccer All-Conference the MainStreet Cleveland teams. See Sports, Pages 9-11. bank, where it will be placed in a Downtown Halloween Block truck supplied again this year by Party. Wholesale Supply Group. The Forecast From superheroes to truck will deliver the food to The princesses; to cowboys to Caring Place and United Way of cowgirls; and from zombies to the Ocoee Region early next week. political candidates, it was Bank officials remind local res- quite a sight to see all of the idents that they can bring food by people who came to pick up the main office on Keith Street, candy and hear musical and offices at the intersection of entertainment throughout the Georgetown Road and Villa Drive, evening. and the intersection of Dalton “This has been a great A “HARRY POTTER” character (Gwen “WHY SO SERIOUS?” The Joker (Caleb Pike at Treasury Drive any time Today looks to be sunny, with a Block Party,” said MainStreet Connolly-Brown) helped distribute over 11,000 Miller) visited Cleveland to enjoy the Halloween this week. SHB employees will go high near 85. Tonight’s forecast is Cleveland’s Executive bags of candy at “Treat Street” Monday. Block Party. by and pick up those donations for mostly clear skies and a low Director Sharon Marr. “So on Friday and deliver them to the around 57 degrees. Wednesday many people, so many cos- main office. calls for sunny skies and a high near tumes — it looks like every- Several local schools are having one had a fantastic time.” 81. Wednesday night should be contests this week, with specific The biggest indication as to classes winning prizes like a pizza partly cloudy, with a low around 59. the numbers of people Thursday calls for partly sunny skies party, and several are also allow- attending the downtown event ing students who bring food in to and a 30 percent chance of showers was the number of people place feathers on a cardboard or thunderstorms, with a high near lined up for Mars Chocolate’s turkey hung on the wall for all to 79. Thursday night calls for partly “Treat Street,” where over see. cloudy skies and a 30 percent 11,000 bags of candy were Lee Stewart, president at chance of rain, with a low of 50. handed out. The candy was Southern Heritage Bank, has distributed at the intersection always been impressed with the of Church Street and First number of schools participating Index Street, in front of the in the drive. He has said that it Cleveland Police Services gives these young boys and girls a Classified................................14-15 Center. Comics...........................................6 sense of helping others that he At one time, the line for hopes they carry on into their Editorials......................................12 “Treat Street” went north on adult lives. Horoscope......................................6 Church Street to Second Officials with the food drive Obituaries.......................................2 Street, then west to Broad emphasize that only nonperish- Sports........................................9-11 Street and then south to the ables are accepted, but that can Stocks............................................4 intersection of Broad and include such staples as peanut TV Schedule..................................7 First Street. Even with the butter, pasta, and canned foods Weather..........................................8 long line, there were very few such as soup and vegetables. No complaints about the wait, as glass products should be donat- many expressed their appre- SIBLINGS IZZADORA AND COLTEN Millaway ed, to ensure the safety of those ciation to the local candy LOGAN WILLIAMS was unrecognizable as he donned a gas mask and Hazmat suit at Monday’s were dressed in cowpoke garb as they enjoyed who will be packing the food into See BLOCK PARTY, Page 4 Halloween Block Party. “Treat Street” at the Block Party. 6489076 75112 See FOOD DRIVE, Page 8 2—Cleveland Daily Banner—Tuesday, November 1, 2016 www.clevelandbanner.com Official: Turkey’s case against OBITUARIES (USPS 117-700) Periodical Postage Paid at Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 Post Office Muslim cleric POSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to: Banner, P.O. Box 3600, Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 has some merit friends and family are invited to Published at 1505 25th Street, NW (P.O. 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