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.
Chattanooga is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County,Tennessee,United States. It is located along the Tennessee River,and borders Georgia to the south. With a population of 181,099 in 2020,it is Tennessee's fourth-most populous city and one of the two principal cities of East Tennessee,along with Knoxville. It anchors the Chattanooga metropolitan area,Tennessee's fourth-largest metropolitan statistical area,as well as a larger three-state area that includes Southeast Tennessee,Northwest Georgia,and Northeast Alabama.
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.
William Edward Haslam is an American billionaire businessman and politician who served as the 49th governor of Tennessee from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Haslam previously served as the 67th mayor of Knoxville,Tennessee.
The 2006 United States Senate election in Tennessee was held on November 7,2006. Incumbent Republican Senator Bill Frist,the Majority Leader,retired after two terms in office. The open seat was won by Republican nominee Bob Corker,who defeated Democratic nominee Harold Ford Jr.
Robert Phillips Corker Jr. is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States Senator from Tennessee from 2007 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2015 to 2019.
Thomas Edward Arth is an American football coach and former player who is the quarterbacks coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Arth previously served as the head football coach at John Carroll University from 2013 to 2016,the University of Tennessee Chattanooga from 2017 to 2018,and the University of Akron from 2019 to 2021.
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.
The Cleveland Daily Banner is a three-day weekly newspaper published in Cleveland,Tennessee. Founded in 1854,it is the longest-running and currently only newspaper in Bradley County,and one of the oldest newspapers in the state.
The 2010 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 2,2010,to elect the next governor of Tennessee,alongside other state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic governor Phil Bredesen was term-limited,and is prohibited by the Constitution of Tennessee from seeking a third consecutive term. Knoxville mayor and Republican nominee,Bill Haslam was elected with 65.0% of the vote,defeating Democratic nominee Mike McWherter.
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.
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.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Tennessee took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate from the State of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander defeated Democrat Gordon Ball,and was re-elected to a third term in office with 61.9% of the vote against 31.9%.
Scott Livingston Probasco,Jr. was an American heir,businessman and philanthropist.
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.
Elections in Tennessee are held to fill various local,state,and federal seats. Special elections may be held to fill vacancies at other points in time. Statewide legislative referrals and referendums may also be on the ballot in some elections. Tennessee is one of thirteen states that holds its presidential primaries on Super Tuesday.
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 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.
