FRIDAY 161st YEAR • NO. 115 SEPTEMBER 11, 2015 CLEVELAND, TN 22 PAGES • 50¢ Turner, Beaty elected Board approves $1M to lead school board for building at LFMS By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG Banner Staff Writer Banner Staff Writer The Bradley County Board of Education has elected its new chair- Setting aside $1 million, the Bradley County Board of Education man and vice chairman. has thrown the ball back into the proverbial court of the Bradley First District board member Chris Turner was elected the board’s County Commission, to move the funding process forward for a new chairman Thursday, while 2nd District board member Vicki Beaty was school building. chosen to serve as its second in command. Thursday night, the board voted to allocate a total of $1 million to Both received unanimous votes from their peers on the board, while a new restricted fund for capital projects, for the construction of a new the 5th District’s Rodney Dillard was absent from the meeting. building at Lake Forest Middle School. Sixth District board member Amanda Lee was elected the chair pro Seventh District board member Charlie Rose said this was being tem, a new officer position on the board. The 4th District’s Dianna done to honor a commitment between the board and the Bradley Calfee will be the board’s Tennessee Legislative Network representa- County Commission. The board has promised $1 million while asking tive. the Commission to fund the rest. See BOARD, Page 6 Chris Turner Vicki Beaty See LFMS, Page 6 Trustee’s Office Cleveland closed 2 hours on Wednesday officer The Bradley County Trustee’s Office will be closed Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 11 placed on a.m. to 1 p.m. for office train- ing, according to an announcement by Mike paid leave Smith, trustee. The office, located in the By BRIAN GRAVES Bradley County Courthouse, Banner Staff Writer will maintain regular hours A Cleveland police officer has during the other days of the been placed on administrative week. leave with pay, following a crimi- Questions may be directed nal investigation surrounding his to 423-728-7248. stolen vehicle. CPD Officer Edwin Millan, 36, of Inman Street reported on May Inside Today 17 his personal vehicle, a 2011 Chrysler 300 with a value of $25,000, had been stolen. Banner photo, ALLEN MINCEY The report, MEMBERS of Bradley County Fire-Rescue were presented a special cake and poster card to thank them for their service by the filed by CPD local Cash Express offices. From left are Johnny Stokes and Shane Ware of the BCFR; Brittany Brown of Cash Express; BCFR’s Officer Stephen Millan Edgard Coto and C.J. Davis; and Stephanie Wilson from Cash Express. Warner on May 17, said Warner responded to 166 1st St. N.E. at 10:22 p.m., in reference to a stolen vehicle. Millan told him at that time ‘Thanks for all you do’ “that sometime during the night” someone had taken the vehicle which he said was parked on the Emergency responders honored by company street in front of his apartment. Lady Raiders battle “Mr. Millan stated he parked By ALLEN MINCEY personnel. make these presentations in honor of the car on the street when he got hard in Ooltewah Banner Staff Writer “We are giving them a poster card to those who responded to the tragic events home at approximately 10:21 of 14 years ago in the United States. p.m. on May 16, and when he The Cleveland Lady Raiders thank them for all that they do,” said Cash A local company is thanking local first On Thursday, the first stop for the went to leave around 10 a.m. the battled hard against the Ooltewah Express’ Brittany Brown. She was joined responders on this special day for the Cash Express ladies was the Bradley next morning, the vehicle was Lady Owls, but came up short in at the presentation by co-worker service they have provided to the commu- County Sheriff’s Office, and then they vis- gone,” the report says. district volleyball. On the soccer Stephanie Wilson. nity. ited the Bradley County Fire-Rescue loca- The report said he did not know field, Cleveland dropped an over- “Our customers really want to show Cash Express, which has two locations tion on Inman Street. who may have taken the vehicle. time tangle with East Hamilton. in Cleveland, presented a special cake and their appreciation to these men and While both Brown and Wilson said they CPD Interim Chief Mark The Lady Mustangs had no trou- a card signed by customers and employees women for their service,” she added. The were very young (Brown in third grade, Gibson told the Banner this ble with Ooltewah. The Lee Lady to law enforcement officials and firefight- cake they presented had the message Wilson in first) when the 9/11 events morning he contacted District Flames are set for their home ers on Thursday. Today, they will be doing “Thanks for All You Do” written in icing. Attorney General Steve Crump on soccer opener tonight against the same with Emergency Medical Service They selected Sept. 11 as the day they See THANKS, Page 6 Newberry College. See Sports, See OFFICER, Page 3 Pages 13-15. Forecast Kellers continue quest Today should be mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Tonight’s forecast calls for mostly cloudy for information on son skies and a 50 percent chance of By ALLEN MINCEY a meeting place where another friend showers or thunderstorms, with a Banner Staff Writer waited for him. low around 63. Saturday calls for He was reported missing soon after- partly sunny skies with a high At times the emotions may have got ward, and no information about his the better of them, but Neal and Zoe whereabouts has been garnered. near 76, and a northwest wind of Keller realize that the search for their 5 to 10 mph. Saturday night Joe Keller has been missing for just son will only be successful if they keep over seven weeks. His mother and father should be mostly cloudy, with a speaking to law enforcement, the media said they hope he will be found soon. low around 55. and the general public. They are joined by the Cleveland com- That led to a special meeting Thursday munity in prayers for his return, or at with local media members the Kellers Index least location, but are running into less- Banner photo, ALLEN MINCEY hope will continue to help them in their than-enthusiastic assistance in quest to find out what happened to their NEAL AND ZOE KELLER speak with media members at a special meeting Church........................................8-9 Colorado. Thursday at the office of Bradley County Sheriff Eric Watson (far right). The Kellers are Classified................................20-22 son, Joe, in Conejos County, Colo. “It’s been very stressful. No clues have According to reports there, Joe Keller still seeking information on their missing son, Joe, who was last seen seven weeks ago Comics.........................................17 was with friends and did not show up at See KELLERS, Page 3 in Colorado. Editorials......................................16 Horoscope....................................17 Movies..........................................18 Obituaries.......................................2 ‘Field Day’ Stocks............................................4 Sports......................................13-15 Cowpea Festival set TV Schedule...........................18-19 event is Weather........................................11 for boil on Saturday canceled By LARRY C. BOWERS Around Town Banner Staff Writer By BRIAN GRAVES Pam Turley enjoying seeing Banner Staff Writer Hundreds of spectators, vendors, chefs, photographers and the seniors rock ... Daniel Willard city officials will be arriving at Charleston’s City Park around discussing enjoying Labor Day The Cleveland Civitan Club has midmorning Saturday for this year’s fourth annual International by the pool ... Madeline Scoggins made the decision to cancel its Cowpea Festival and Cook-off. recently receiving a surprise ... Field Day activities originally Activities will begin at 10 a.m. and continue to 8 p.m. in the Buster Stuart winning his second scheduled for Saturday at evening. “Crossville Invitational” golf clas- Cleveland Civitan All Inclusive A preliminary event was held Thursday evening at Cleveland’s sic ... Edwin Martin gearing up Park. Museum Center at Five Points, when Chef Richmond Flowers for a trip ... Terrance Davis trying Those activities were supposed held a cooking seminar on how to cook cowpeas. Flowers is a his skills in a new game. to make up for the two times it Banner photo, HOWARD PIERCE two-time former Cowpea Festival Cook-off champion. has tried to hold its annual RICHMOND FLOWERS, at left, adds chopped bacon to his Flowers is now with Lee University and Sodexo. A co-worker, Special Olympics, but was simmering Cajun Cowpeas during his cowpea cooking demon- William Shaw, will compete in this year’s cook-off, along with thwarted by bad weather. stration Wednesday evening at the Museum Center at Five “After over a month of trying to Points. At right, he is assisted by Debbie Uselton. See FESTIVAL, Page 6 6489076 75112 See FIELD DAY, Page 7 2—Cleveland Daily Banner—Friday, September 11, 2015 www.clevelandbanner.com Life Clinic set Saturday OBITUARIES (USPS 117-700) Periodical Postage Paid at Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 Post Office POSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to: Banner, P.O. 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