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.
Red Clay State Historic Park is a state park located in southern Bradley County,Tennessee,United States. The park preserves the Red Clay Council Grounds,which were the site of the last capital of the Cherokee Nation in the eastern United States from 1832 to 1838 before the enforcement of the Indian Removal Act of 1830. This act resulted in a forced migration of most of the Cherokee people to present-day Oklahoma known as the Cherokee removal. At the council grounds,the Cherokee made multiple unsuccessful pleas to the U.S. government to be allowed to remain in their ancestral homeland. The site is considered sacred to the Cherokees,and includes the Blue Hole Spring,a large hydrological spring. It is also listed as an interpretive center along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.
Wacker Chemie AG is a German multinational chemical company which was founded in 1914 by Alexander Wacker. The company is controlled by the Wacker family holding more than 50 percent of the shares. The corporation operates more than 25 production sites in Europe,Asia,and the Americas.
State Route 60 is a north-south major state route in East Tennessee. It covers 54 miles (87 km) and runs from the Tennessee-Georgia state line in Bradley County to Dayton joining US 27.
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.
William Allan Jones Jr. is an American businessman from Cleveland,Tennessee. He is the founder,chairman and CEO of Check Into Cash,Creditcorp,Jones Management Services and the Community Financial Services Association,and several other local lending agencies. He has been called the "father of the payday loan industry" for founding and building the first major payday loan chain.
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.
Kevin Brooks is an American politician who is the mayor of Cleveland,Tennessee. Between 2006 and the beginning of his term as mayor he served as a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 24th district,encompassing Cleveland and parts of Bradley County.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Tennessee since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26,2015. Governor Bill Haslam quickly announced that the state would abide by the court's decision,and same-sex couples began to marry in Tennessee. Previously,Tennessee had banned same-sex marriage both by statute and its State Constitution.
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.
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.
The murder of George Floyd on May 25,2020,triggered a wave of protests throughout Tennessee in late May and early June 2020. These protests continued throughout the year.
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.
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.
