CLEVELAND, Tenn. — A property tax proposal intended to fund $14 million in renovations at Lake Forest Middle School has been tabled to give the Bradley County Commission time to explore other funding options.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Bradley County school board recently voted 5-1 to add $43,000 to a $72,000 project to repave Ocoee Middle School's parking lot and driveway.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Bradley County Commissioner Jeff Yarber has submitted a guilty plea to a charge of driving under the influence.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — The Bradley County Board of Education wants to begin a $14 million overhaul of Lake Forest Middle School by July 1, 2015, and has made a limited-time offer of $1 million if the county commits to the capital project within the next 12 months.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Gang graffiti and tattoos are on the rise in the Cleveland area, and Bradley County Juvenile Court is calling for a communitywide response.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — The Ocoee Utility District has a "unique opportunity" to offer sewer line service to the U.S. Highway 64 area of Bradley County, utility general manager Tim Lawson said.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — The Cleveland Animal Shelter will not accept animals from outside city limits beginning July 1 if Bradley County and Cleveland officials cannot reach an agreement by June 26.

The Cleveland, Tenn., Animal Shelter will not accept animals from outside city limits beginning July 1 if Bradley County and Cleveland officials cannot reach an agreement by June 26.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Cleveland property taxes will increase by 18.51 cents in the next fiscal year, which starts July 1.

CLEVELAND, Tenn. — An 18.51 cent property tax increase for Cleveland is on the table in the city's proposed 2014 budget, which provides for more police officers and a cost-of-living raise for city employees.