T U E S D A Y 161st YEAR • NO. 94 AUgUSt 18, 2015 CLEVELAND, tN 16 PAgES • 50¢ Police chief finalists: Brooks, Christol, Gibson By JOYANNA LOVE “Extensive background reviews and able to be view the interviews at the “Nearly four decades as a law enforce- Cleveland Police Department. He has Banner Senior Staff Writer an assessment will be conducted on municipal building. In order to minimize ment professional has provided me the served in the role since March 4. each of the three candidates over the distractions to the candidates, the pub- education and experience necessary to “Being a native of Cleveland, Tenn., The final three candidates have been next three weeks,” said City Manager lic will be watching the interviews on a move the city forward [with] creative and and a proud graduate of Bradley Central determined in the Cleveland Police Janice Casteel on Tuesday. closed-circuit TV rather than sitting in innovative law enforcement strategies,” High School, I have a great amount of Department chief search. Casteel met with police consultant the interview room. Christol said. respect for our community and have Jessie Brooks, a captain with the Larry Wallace and review committee Christol is the Red Bank Police He holds a master’s degree in criminal proudly served here for the past 18 Tennessee Highway Patrol; Timothy members Dr. Paul Conn of Lee Department chief. Previously, he was justice and is a graduate of the FBI years as a police officer for the city of Christol, chief of the Red Bank Police University and Robert Bradney of the the chief of the Fletcher Police National Academy. Cleveland,” Gibson said in his cover let- Department; and Mark Gibson, interim Cleveland/ Bradley Chamber of Department in North Carolina for a year He was an associate professor of soci- ter. chief of the Cleveland Police Commerce board on Monday, to make and assistant chief deputy with the ology at Tusculum College from 1999 to He holds a master’s degree in criminal Department, will be called in for inter- the final selection. Knox County Sheriff’s Office from 1979 2009. views the week of Sept. 7. Casteel has said the public will be to 2009. Gibson is the interim chief for the See FINALISTS, Page 13 Bulletin Delinquent Animal No injuries property in bus crash tax sales control From Staff Reports A Cleveland City Schools contract bus was involved in a minor in March accident just before 7 a.m. today, but there were no None this year injuries. debated The bus, carrying four special-education students, due to timing two monitors and the driver, was struck by a passenger By BRIAN GRAVES $300,000 price vehicle at 18th Street and Banner Staff Writer Blythe Avenue. There were no delinquent prop- tag considered Valerie Mack, an assistant erty tax sales for either the city of supervisor for the school By BRIAN GRAVES Cleveland or Bradley County this Banner Staff Writer system’s Transportation year, and there will not be one Department, said the vehicle until March of next year. A question that has been dog- went out of control on the County Attorney Crystal Banner photo, LARRY C. BOWERS ging Bradley County commission- wet pavement and slid into Freiberg said the timing of vari- ers for some time continued to do the side of the school bus. CLEVELAND MAYOR Tom Rowland, left, businesswoman Brenda Lawson, and radio owner and ous events has led to the deci- personality Steve Hartline announced Monday morning that they will be combining their longtime so through a phalanx of meetings The students were trans- sion, including a transition in the Monday morning. ferred to another bus and holiday charity events this year, in an effort to broaden their service to the community. The three dis- clerk and master’s office, holidays cussed their intentions with a group of supporters Monday at the Cleveland Country Club. That question is whether there sent on to school. and weather. is a fiscally and physically practi- “We had the cal way to have animal pickup for last one in county residents. Inside Today October, and you The city of Cleveland already can only have provides the serv- one every 365 Sharing the love ice for residents Slow start for Braves days,” Freiberg within the city Former Brave Craig Kimbrel said. limits; however, helped the San Diego Padres She said the Three charities make it official; the county decid- beat his old team Thursday in timing would ed as of last year San Diego. The Cleveland and have “basically not to continue Walker Valley volleyball seniors pushed us into Christmas to take team appeal contracting with Freiberg November or the city to provide are set to meet up for the first Approval seemed to be time this season tonight at December, which By LARRY C. BOWERS the service coun- we try not to do.” Banner Staff Writer widespread, although there tywide. WVHS. Tennessee Titans line- “This will be our was no question-and-answer Crye backer Derrick Morgan says “That decision was made by There now [former Clerk and Master Carl The founders of three com- first year of merging session involving the golfers. appears to be a Nashville is right where he munity holiday charities made these three charities, The merged holiday effort needs to be. See Sports, Pages Shrewsberry] before he left,” she template for a reassociation for a public appearance Monday so this year will be a will be called Cleveland’s 9-11. said. “We’ve never done it in both sides to merge once again, Bradley County — sell people’s afternoon, following an earlier learning curve.” Empty Stocking Fund. but it may be a long haul to that property around Thanksgiving announcement they will com- — Brenda Lawson Hartline’s grandparents, the possible resolution. Forecast and Christmas.” bine their Christmas efforts late Rev. and Mrs. M.E. The county’s ad hoc animal Freiberg said the decision to this year. Littlefield, began their charity committee met Monday and voted Club. delay would have pushed a new Brenda Lawson of Creating in 1947. Steve and his wife, to pursue an agreement with the At the conclusion of the sale date into January. Christmas Memories, Tom Jennifer, have since continued city at a cost of $300,000 per year annual Christmas Memories “We talked about that and and Sandra Rowland of the with the traditional event as — slightly higher than the Golf Tournament, a fundrais- could have done it, but now we do Empty Stocking Fund, and owners of My Mix 104.1 and $298,455 requested by the city in er for Lawson’s charity, they the city and county together,” she Steve Hartline, who started WCLE Radio. 2013. explained their reasoning for said. “All of us were concerned, out with his grandfather’s The Rowlands began the Cleveland said “no” to the idea the merger to their golfing because once you set that tax sale Christmas Party for Children, in April, but during a joint session all met at Cleveland Country audience. See CHARITIES, Page 13 See TAX, Page 13 See CONTRACT, Page 13 Today’s forecast calls for show- ers and thunderstorms, with a 90 percent chance of rain. The high Allan Jones praised should be near 81. Tonight’s fore- cast calls for cloudy skies and a 60 percent chance of rain, with a low for West Star efforts around 70. Wednesday should be mostly cloudy, with a high near 85 By LARRY C. BOWERS and a 70 percent rain chance. Banner Staff Writer Wednesday night calls for clouds Cleveland businessman and “West Star was and a 60 percent chance of rain, entrepreneur Allan Jones was pleased to collaborate with a low around 72. praised by state and Chattanooga with Jones Management Sunset: 8:26 p.m. officials Monday for his involve- Services in facilitating Sunrise: 7:04 a.m. ment in the recruitment of a corporate aviation major airplane service company growth and local to the Scenic City. employment Index West Star Aviation announced opportunities with this Monday morning at the MRO expansion.” Classified................................14-15 Tennessee Aquarium that it is — Bob Rasberry Comics...........................................6 expanding into a 40,000-square- foot hangar at Lovell Field, previ- Editorials......................................12 ously owned by Jones. acknowledged the assistance of Horoscope......................................6 The Chattanooga Airport Jones’ corporation in the busi- Authority has approved the ness arrangement. Obituaries.......................................2 hangar space lease takeover. “It was truly a great experi- Banner photo, LARRY C. BOWERS Sports........................................9-11 West Star CEO Bob Rasberry, ence, including Allan, city, state CLEVELAND BUSINESSMAN Allan Jones, second from left, talks with Tennessee Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd, right, as Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger, Stocks............................................4 and Tennessee Economic and and federal people,” said Community Development left, and West Star Aviation CEO Bob Rasberry look on. West Star announced Monday it will soon have TV Schedule..................................7 Commissioner Randy Boyd, See JONES, Page 13 a presence at Chattanooga’s Lovell Field, in a hangar previously owned by Jones. Weather..........................................8 Around Town County ponders change in per diem policies Belinda Mantooth sending a wouldn’t be here today,” Lawson told the Lawson said, as an example, if some- those people that make $29,000 and we beautiful card ...Lilli Goodwin By BRIAN GRAVES committee at its Monday meeting. one goes to training in Nashville, federal tell them they have to go to training, then showing her family that she Banner Staff Writer “As I look at per diems at different law guidelines call for $66 for meals only.