M O N D A Y 161st yEAR • NO. 3 MAy 4, 2015 CLEVELAND, TN 18 PAGES • 50¢ Constable Wayne Henry earns Life Saver Award for actions to save man By BRIAN GRAVES Banner Staff Writer “Constable Henry Constable Wayne Henry was started that whole chain recognized by the Bradley of events by his County Sheriff’s Office for his professionalism.” actions that led to saving a life. — Lt. Bob Hancock Henry then did something nice for the law enforcement agency which had just awarded him — one on the scene. He assessed he gave them a car. the situation and contacted 911 Sheriff Eric Watson presented and relayed the message the Henry the BCSO Life Saver man was having a heart attack,” Award, which he called one of said Lt. Bob Hancock. “BCSO the department’s most presti- patrol units were in the area and gious. vectored in on the location. Once On April 4, the 911 emergency they arrived, they took over the communication center received a CPR from Constable Henry and Banner photo, BRIAN GRAVES call saying her husband was continued it.” CONSTABLE WAyNE HENRy (third from left) presents a car to the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office for use in volunteer and auxiliary pro- having a heart attack. grams. With Henry, from left, are members of the Commission Law Enforcement Committee: Commissioners Bill Winters and Terry “Constable Henry was the first See HENRY, Page 15 Caywood, Henry, Sheriff Eric Watson, Commission Vice Chairman Jeff Yarber and Commissioner Howard Thompson. Inside Today Bradley getting closer to new plan Stormwater gets review Tuesday By BRIAN GRAVES Earnhardt breaks Banner Staff Writer The final touches are being put winless drought in place for Bradley County’s new Dale Earnhardt Jr. cruised to stormwater ordinance. his sixth first victory since 2004, Tony Knight, county stormwa- with a Sunday win at Talladega. ter program administrator, pre- Hunter Vest captured the sented the thick document to the Cleveland Invitational golf tourna- members of the Stormwater ment in a sudden death playoff at Advisory Board during a recent Cleveland Country Club. The Lee meeting. Flames track team earned a Top The board was not able to take 10 finish at the NCCAA national action due to lack of a quorum, championships. On the baseball but will be meeting Tuesday at 4 diamond, the Atlanta Braves Photo courtesy of Jason Machen p.m., in the Planning defeated the Cincinnati Reds. SAMANTHA COLEMAN sets a new APC record with her 527-pound deadlift in March at the APC Championships in Athens, Ga. Department’s conference room. See Sports, Pages 11-13. Knight showed the county’s stormwater permit from the state of Tennessee noting, “That’s Keeping dementia what’s driving all of the ordi- An em‘power’ing woman nances we’re discussing.” patients at home He also had a new stormwater management plan. Victims of dementia don’t “It is a requirement of the per- always live in nursing homes or mit,” Knight said. “It describes assisted-living facilities. Many Samantha Coleman top-ranked in APC lifting how Bradley County implements remain at home under the care the permit.” and safeguard of family and other to,” she explained. “I was looking at getting It includes the subjects of pub- loved ones. In these cases, steps By SARALYN NORKUS Banner Sports Writer into powerlifting and then I met my hus- lic outreach and education; illicit can be taken to provide for the PERSONALITY band, who happens to be an excellent discharge detection and elimina- person’s well-being. For some Years ago, if you had told Samantha coach. Kyle showed me the basics and I’d tion program; controlling runoff suggestions, see the guest Coleman she would become the American PROFILE never done just weight training until I met from new developments, redevel- “Viewpoint” on Page 14 of today’s Powerlifting Committee top-ranked super him. I picked up a bar and was like, ‘Is opments and construction sites; edition. heavyweight female powerlifter and second- this heavy?’ They looked and told me that pollution prevention and opera- best female powerlifter of all time, chances it was 300 pounds.” tion and maintenance from Forecast are she wouldn’t have believed you. For Coleman, the foray into powerlifting municipal operations; and moni- What has now become an exciting reality was aided by her age. toring. for the powerful 35-year-old woman began “By the time you turn 30, you know “There are things we need to Today looks to be sunny, with a with some intrigue in her younger years. high near 83 degrees. Tonight what your body can and can’t do. You can comply with and a lot of things in “When I was younger, I was interested in push the limits but you also know when the plan reference the ordinance,” should be mostly clear, with a low it and always had natural strength. I grew it’s time to sit down. After hitting my 30s, I Knight said. around 57. Tuesday, expect more up in a small town in Middle Georgia, just felt like I had nothing to lose. That’s He said a plan has been in sunny skies, with a high around 82. where they are very conservative and didn’t when I decided to see what I could do with place, but the one presented is Tuesday night’s forecast calls for encourage women to do strength sports. it,” Coleman commented. “When I went updated. partly cloudy skies, with a low On top of that, I was relentlessly picked on into this sport I had absolutely no expecta- Knight said the plan itself does around 56. for being as strong as I was. I’d always Kyle and Samantha Coleman tions, I was just doing it for fun. That’s not have to be formally adopted Sunset today: 8:29 p.m. wanted to get into it, but didn’t think it probably the best attitude to have.” by the Bradley County Sunrise Tuesday: 6:46 a.m. was acceptable for women to be doing She began competing in August 2013, Commission, “But, it would be that,” Coleman described. and taking over the first thrower position. and that first competition will forever hold good if it is.” It wasn’t until Coleman went to the Fast forward to 2012, when the soon-to- extra special meaning, as it was also where Inspector Amanda Whitley- Index University of Georgia and found herself be dominant female powerlifter began to after a year and a half of dating, she and Baliles said the plan is essentially surrounded by strong women that she venture back into the gym. Kyle got engaged. “just an explanational manual for Classified................................16-17 began to consider seriously taking up “Back in 2012, I lost a lot of weight and I “It was my first meet and then after- us to operate on with more Comics...........................................8 weightlifting. She put in a year at the cam- got weak. I had always been strong and wards, he proposed to me. He was going to detail.” Editorials......................................14 pus in Athens, Ga., doing shot put and had done track and field, but I just Knight said some of the things Horoscope......................................8 discus before transferring to Clayton State couldn’t lift the things that I had been able See WOMAN, Page 15 MINI Pages.................................5-6 See PLAN, Page 15 Obituaries.......................................2 Sports......................................11-13 TV Schedule..................................9 Former county leader Weather........................................10 Woman recounts Jim Barger dies, 82 Around Town death experience By LARRY C. BOWERS on the Bradley County Lauren Corbin finding a treas- Childs, and he directed her to Banner Staff Writer Commission, and is well ure in her sweatshirt pocket ... By LARRY C. BOWERS Parkridge East Hospital in remembered by Bradley County Connie Wright very excited about Banner Staff Writer Jim Barger, a former Bradley Chattanooga. Mayor D. Gary the latest addition to the family, County educator and county “I think I died!” The hospital’s neonatal Davis and Ezra ... Melody Smith having a commissioner, died Sunday Those were the first words intensive care unit proved C l e v e l a n d “million dollar weekend” ... Haley evening in a local hospital. Sissy Figlestahler said to her crucial in the survival of Sissy Mayor Tom Millsap excited to be involved in Barger, 82, was a lifelong res- doctor four years ago after and son Patrick on Jan. 2, Rowland. the BCHS FFA Competition, held ident of Bradley County, grow- recovering from a near-fatal 2011. “He was a over the weekend in Nashville ... ing up in the West Bradley episode following the birth of Upon arrival at the hospi- very good com- Eric Bankston helping out a long- County area. He represented her fourth son during a med- tal, the problems continued missioner, and time friend with a car tune-up District 2 for two terms on the ical emergency. and Patrick was delivered via e v e r y o n e book. Commission. Sissy and her husband, an emergency cesarean. always knew Andy, were expecting the He spent his career in educa- how he stood,” Although the baby was out tion and served as principal of birth when she began to have of danger, his mother was Barger said Davis this problems and bleeding. She Bradley Junior High School, morning. now Ocoee Middle School. called her physician, Dr. Kent See DEATH, Page 15 Figlestahler 6489076 75112 Barger served multiple terms See BARGER, Page 15 2—Cleveland Daily Banner—Monday, May 4, 2015 www.clevelandbanner.com OBITUARIES (USPS 117-700) Periodical Postage Paid at Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 Post Office POSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to: Banner, P.O.