FRIDAY 161st YEAR • NO. 79 JULY 31, 2015 CLEVELAND, TN 22 PAGES • 50¢ Liquor tax ruling favors city; county to appeal By JOYANNA LOVE ruling,” Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland Schools, which was proper since always to work out a means and a through grade twelve (K-12) school sys- Banner Senior Staff Writer told the Cleveland Daily Banner. “We Cleveland had a K-12 school system,” method of paying what is due rather tem, then the city recorder shall retain knew that we were on the right side of according to the wording of a media than to go to the [Tennessee] the collections for the city school sys- Chancellor Jerri S. Bryant has ruled the lawsuit. Now we will have revenue statement =by municipal government Commissioner of Revenue.” tem; if a city exercises the privilege in favor of the city of Cleveland keeping properly designated for the city of leaders. Logan said the option of going to the authorized under § 57-4-301(c) and the entire local portion of the liquor-by- Cleveland residents, which gives us The city was represented by Nashville Commissioner of Revenue was created operates a city school system that is not the-drink tax. greatly needed education money that attorney Douglas S. Johnston Jr. in a 2014 amendment to state law. a kindergarten through grade twelve (K- However, it may not be the last word the city needs for a new elementary Cleveland attorney James Logan, who The amendment addresses liquor-by- 12) school system, then to the city on the litigation as Bradley County school.” represents Bradley County Schools in the-drink tax distribution, establishing recorder: (a) In the amount the percent- Schools plans to appeal the decision. This revenue had been distributed to the lawsuit, told the Banner today he is guidelines for a one-year period. age that the 2013-14 average daily Bryant ruled in favor of the city in a Cleveland City Schools on an annual filing a motion to appeal or alter the A portion of the amendment states, “If attendance (ADA) of the students in the written decision on July 24. basis. decision on behalf of county schools. any city exercises the privilege author- city school system is to the 2013-14 The order was released late Thursday. “The city of Cleveland distributed the “I am greatly saddened by the court’s ized under (Tennessee Code Annotated) “I’m pleased with Chancellor Bryant’s liquor by the drink tax to Cleveland City opinion,” Logan said. “Our desire was 57-4-301(c) and operates a kindergarten See TAX, Page 7 Coming Sunday BCSO, City shows ‘Our Hometown’ TCAP gains tribute scheduled schools Newcomers who are settling in in 5 growth to make Cleveland and Bradley County their new home, as well sign new as community long-timers whose categories families have been here for gen- erations, can benefit from the SRO plan But, CHS short Cleveland Daily Banner’s “Our Hometown” special section. It is a tribute to all that’s happening in Agreement good on some targets the area and it’s coming Sunday! By LARRY C. BOWERS for another year Banner Staff Writer Inside Today By TONY EUBANK Cleveland City Schools joins the Banner Staff Writer Bradley County School System with exemplary scores from the Bradley County Sheriff Eric Tennessee Department of Watson and Bradley County Education. Director of Schools Dr. Linda Cash The state department released met Thursday morning to review its Tennessee Comprehensive and sign a Assessment Program (TCAP) Memorandum of scores on Wednesday, acknowl- Understanding edging scores have improved governing the across the state. BCSO School The city system matched the Resource Officer county, whose scores were pub- program. Banner photo, HOWARD PIERCE lished by the The memoran- SHOES FOR ORPHAN SOULS begins its annual collection of shoes, socks and monetary dona- Cleveland Daily dum clearly tions for impoverished children in America and around the globe beginning Saturday and continuing Banner on defines and until the end of August. The Cleveland Daily Banner, located at 1505 25th Street NW, will again Thursday, with a establishes the Cash serve is one of more than two dozen drop locations. A handful of Banner employees showing the perfect score of 5 mission of the Shoes For Orphan Souls sign in the office’s front lawn include (back row, from left) Bondy Hackett, in all five growth Braves spiraling SRO initiative in circulation; Kathy Payne, front office reception and classified advertising; Jack Bennett, advertising; categories. Bradley County “That’s great,” Schools for the and Jason Hackett and Chris Fink, circulation. In the front row, from left, are Tiffany Goodwin, The Atlanta Braves’ troubles advertising; Joyanna Love, newsroom; and Deloris Anderson, production. said Supervisor continued in Philadelphia with a upcoming 2015- of Data loss to the Phillies. The selling 16 school year. M a n a g e m e n t continued for the Braves with a The SRO pro- and Assessment Ringstaff trade involving the Los Angeles gram is designed for Cleveland Dodgers ad Miami Marlins. The to create and Love in a ‘Shoe’ schools Michael Kahrs. “It’s great Tennessee volunteers are ranked maintain a safe that both of our school systems in the Top 25 in the NCAA pre- and secure recorded these scores, without a learning environ- season coaches poll for the first Watson Annual ‘Orphan Souls’ outreach blemish.” time since 2008. See Sports, ment in all Cleveland Director of Schools Pages 13-15. schools. ready for its big August kickoff Dr. Martin Ringstaff was out of During the meeting, Watson town attending a conference, but announced that Lt. Julie Quinn, he released a brief statement. Forecast who serves as SRO at Bradley By RICK NORTON Associate Editor “I and the Board of Education Central High School, would super- are proud of these significant Shoes For Orphan Souls, a long-respected growth scores,” Ringstaff said. See SRO, Page 6 Buckner International ministry that has part- “The teachers, students and nered with the Cleveland and Bradley County administrators have worked hard community for 13 years, is ready to step into over the past year, and their com- Charleston August. mitment shows with this growth.” And it starts Saturday. The city’s top administrator woman dies Nonprofit volunteers have been busy the added, “Cleveland City Schools last few days placing signage on front lawns will continue to challenge and and delivering clearly labeled collection boxes educate our students to prepare Today will see plenty of sunshine in accident to more than two dozen drop points in the them for college and careers.” with a high near 88 and winds from community. The receptacles will hold — over A downside in the Cleveland the northeast at 10 to 20 mph. From Staff Reports a month’s time — what project leaders hope scores was that Cleveland High Humidity will be low at 38 percent. A Charleston woman was killed will be as many as 10,000 pair of new shoes School did not meet all of its early Thursday morning in a two- for boys and girls, sizes 5-9. achievement targets. The high Tonight will comtinue with clear vehicle crash on Highway 58. “Without school, you can’t get an education. skies and a low of 63 with humidity The initiative also accepts new socks, as school’s chemistry score dis- Michelle Womack, 44, was pro- well as monetary donations that will be used Without an education, you can’t get a job. played a 4.4 percent increase, but increasing to 65 percent. nounced dead after her 2012 to buy new shoes and socks for the ministry Without a job, you’re stuck in the same circle other high school achievement Sunset: 8:45 p.m. Ford Focus collided head-on with which distributes 30 percent of its donated of poverty that your family has been in for scores were down. Saturday’s skies will be sunny a dump truck driven by Hoyle D. their entire lives.” Growth scores for grades 3-8, Bunch, 60, of Decatur. She died with highs around 90 and humidity See SHOE, Page 6 — Keith Gombash hovering at 50 percent. Temperatures will cool to around 63 See ACCIDENT, Page 7 See TCAP, Page 3 degrees later at night. Sunrise 6:49 a.m. Sunset: 8:44 p.m. Men and Women of Action Index Church........................................8-9 taking ‘love’ to a new level Classified................................20-21 Comics.........................................17 By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG Banner Staff Writer Editorials......................................16 HIDDEN Horoscope....................................17 An organization based in Cleveland Movies..........................................18 has noticeably made its mark on the LEVELAND city with work on several public proj- C Obituaries.......................................2 ects, but its reach goes all around the Stocks............................................4 globe. Cleveland residents have likely seen Sports......................................13-15 Men and Women of Action, an the finished results of Men and Women TV Schedule...........................18-19 organization that operates under the of Action volunteers’ efforts or even umbrella of the Church of God denom- Weather........................................11 seen them working around town. ination, connects people who want to Currently, the group is building a put their abilities and faith into action new restroom for the Around Town with projects that could use some Cleveland/Bradley County Greenway extra sets of hands. near the Church of God International Adonia Latham getting compli- Helping with everything from disas- Offices. ments on her beautiful smile ... ter relief to building community play- Volunteers are also assisting Milan Patel and Kush Shah grounds, volunteers all over the world Cleveland’s New Hope Pregnancy Care meeting with a Banner guy ... work with one thing in common; they Center as it prepares to move into a Machelle McCulley getting pre- give their time to renovate and build.