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🌱 Cleveland approves traffic light near North Lee Elementary

Cleveland, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Cleveland! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Cleveland approves traffic light near North Lee Elementary
  • McGrady Drive Food City reopens after $3 million makeover
  • Share Your Christmas food drive brings collection day to Cleveland

Also on today's calendar: Chapel – Operation Christmas Child and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with a passing shower, temps: high: 59, low: 40.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy and cool, with a high of 51 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Lawson says traffic congestion near North Lee Elementary is 'dangerous' and 'concerning to me' (clevelandbanner.com) — Cleveland council members unanimously approved a traffic light at North Lee Highway and Sequoia Road after Sheriff Steve Lawson raised safety concerns about school traffic. A separate loop road around North Lee Elementary is being designed, with construction planned next year and hopes of opening before the next school year.
   

2. Cleveland Food City on McGrady Drive to reopen Wednesday after remodel - Chattanooga Times Free Press (timesfreepress.com) — Cleveland’s Food City at 2310 McGrady Drive is set to reopen Wednesday morning after a monthslong expansion and remodel costing more than $3 million. The grocer says the added space is expected to create 40 jobs, with special pricing and a ribbon-cutting planned for the reopening celebration.
   

3. 2026 Share Your Christmas™ food drive underway to feed TN Valley neighbors in need (local3news.com) — Cleveland residents can support the Share Your Christmas food drive now through December 4, with a local collection site planned at Food City, 255 Ocoee Crossing NW, on the final day. The Local 3 News partnership benefits the Chattanooga Area Food Bank, which says 180,000 people across its region face food insecurity.
   

4. Chamber seeking nominations for Community Awards (clevelandbanner.com) — Know someone whose leadership has made Cleveland and Bradley County stronger? The Cleveland/Bradley Chamber is accepting nominations through December 4 for its M.C. Headrick Free Enterprise and Robert W. Varnell Jr. Leadership awards. Forms are available at ClevelandChamber.com, and recipients will be recognized at the Chamber’s January annual meeting.
   

5. A table and a Crock-Pot remained: Fake cameras at center of Bradley County storage theft case - Chattanooga Times Free Press (timesfreepress.com) — A Tennessee appeals court upheld a ruling holding Posey Storage Solutions and owner Tim Posey liable after thefts from a Cleveland couple’s storage units. The court cited fake security cameras presented as real and secretly retained keys, following losses that included more than $28,000 in Nathan Dickey’s work tools.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Is your family ready for you to die?
    That’s a blunt question, I know. I don’t mean whether your family is emotionally ready to lose you. I mean: would they know where your important… (Nextdoor Camelot)
  • LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Server in Cleveland. Apply here.
  • Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Line Cook in Cleveland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cleveland here.

Ok Cleveland! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cleveland

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cleveland

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.