Bradley County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census,the population was 108,620,making it the thirteenth most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Cleveland. It is named for Colonel Edward Bradley of Shelby County,Tennessee,who was colonel of Hale's Regiment in the American Revolution and the 15th Regiment of the Tennessee Volunteers in the War of 1812. Bradley County is included in the Cleveland,Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area,which is also included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton,TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area.
Cleveland is the county seat of,and largest city in,Bradley County,Tennessee. The population was 47,356 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Cleveland metropolitan area,Tennessee,which is included in the Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton,TN–GA–AL Combined Statistical Area.
Vince Dean is an American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 30th district,which encompasses part of Hamilton County. He previously served as State House Majority Floor Leader. He resigned from his seat on August 31,2014,as he was elected to be the Hamilton County Criminal Court Clerk. He was replaced by Marc Gravitt.
Mike Bell is a former Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for the 9th district,encompassing Riceville,Bradley County,McMinn County,Meigs County,and Polk County. Prior to that,he was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
Thomas Eric Watson is an American politician and police officer from Cleveland,Tennessee. From 2006 to 2014,he was a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 22nd district,encompassing Cleveland,Meigs County,Polk County,and parts of Bradley County. Watson served one term as sheriff of Bradley County from September 2014 to September 2018.
Ron Travis is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 31st district,encompassing parts of Bledsoe,Roane,Sequatchie and Rhea Counties. He was last elected November 6,2018 and he has been in office for 7 years. His term ends in 2020.
The Cleveland/Bradley County Greenway is a four-mile (6.4 km)-long public greenway walking path in Cleveland,Tennessee maintained by the local Greenway Advisory Board. The path is the longest path in the Greenway Network,a network of public walking trails located in Bradley County,Tennessee.
APD-40 or APD 40 is a road composed of the U.S. Route 64 Bypass and a section of State Route 60 (SR 60) which forms a partial beltway around the business district of Cleveland,Tennessee. The route takes its name from its part of Corridor K of the Appalachian Development Highway System and is sometimes called Appalachian Highway or simply the Cleveland Bypass. The route is also designated as Veterans Memorial Highway. The US 64 Byp. section of the road is multiplexed with unsigned State Route 311 and US 74. The road is a four-lane divided highway its entire length,and parts are controlled-access. The bypass is an east–west route,and the state route runs north–south.
Cleveland Regional Jetport is a public general aviation airport located near the community of Tasso,Tennessee,US,approximately four miles north of the business district of Cleveland. Opened on January 25,2013,it is owned by the City of Cleveland and serves Cleveland and Bradley County.
The C.S.M. Paul B. Huff Medal of Honor Memorial Parkway,more commonly known as Paul Huff Parkway or simply Paul Huff,is a major east–west thoroughfare which runs through northern Cleveland,Tennessee. While not a numbered highway,it serves as a connector between U.S. Route 11 (US 11) and State Route 60 (SR 60) as well as to Interstate 75 (I-75),and is one of the principal arterial roads in the city. The parkway is maintained by the city of Cleveland.
The 2018 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of Tennessee,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Haslam was term-limited,and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Republican candidate Bill Lee was elected with 59.6% of the vote,defeating Democratic nominee and former Nashville mayor Karl Dean.
Dan Howell is an American politician from Cleveland,Tennessee. Since 2013,he has served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 22nd district. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Mark Hall is an American politician from Cleveland,Tennessee. From 2006 to 2018,he served as a seventh district commissioner on the Bradley County commission. He is served as the representative for the Tennessee House of Representatives district 24 from 2019 to 2023.
The United Daughters of the Confederacy Monument is a Confederate monument in Cleveland,Tennessee owned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It was sculpted in 1910 and installed in 1911.
Greg Vital is an American businessman and Republican politician who represents the 29th District in the Tennessee House of Representatives. He was first elected to that seat in a special election on September 14,2021,replacing the late Mike Carter. The district includes much of eastern Hamilton County,including the Ooltewah and Georgetown communities.
The 2023 Nashville mayoral election took place on August 3,2023,to elect the next mayor of Nashville,Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Mayor John Cooper did not seek re-election to a second term in office. A wide field of candidates ran to succeed Cooper,with Democratic metro councilmember Freddie O'Connell and Republican political consultant Alice Rolli advancing to the runoff because no candidate surpassed 50% of the vote. In the runoff election,O'Connell was elected with 63.9% of the vote,defeating Rolli and becoming the 10th mayor of metro Nashville.
Kevin Raper is an American politician. A Republican,he represents District 24 in the Tennessee House of Representatives.
J. Adam Lowe is an American Republican politician who serves as the senator for Tennessee's 1st Senate district. The district currently includes most of Bradley,McMinn,Meigs,and Rhea Counties,and was previously numbered as District 9 prior to the 2020 United States redistricting cycle.
Tom Rowland is an American politician who was the mayor of Cleveland,Tennessee. He was the longest-serving big city mayor in Tennessee history.
