The Cleveland Daily Banner is a daily newspaper published in Cleveland, Tennessee. Founded in 1854, it is the longest-running newspaper in Bradley County, and one of the oldest newspapers in the state. [5], Initially headquartered downtown, it moved to its current offices on 25th Street in January 1970. McNelley, who was a supporter of the Confederacy during the Civil War, was arrested by Federal troops in the fall of 1863, and the newspaper ceased publication. 16K likes. Front page of the January 17, 2016 issue of the Cleveland Daily Banner.
The newspaper also publishes editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries and classified advertisements. The Cleveland Daily Banner is a daily newspaper published in Cleveland, Tennessee. [4], The two associate editors, Rick Norton and Gwen Swiger, have been with the newspaper for a combined period of more than 50 years. The Gwen Swiger/Rick Norton Scholarship for Journalism and Communications, designed for students in Bradley County Schools and Cleveland City Schools, was announced on May 10, 2018 on a day designed in their honor by County Mayor D. Gary Davis and Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland.
Cleveland Daily Banner is a division of Cleveland Newspapers that provides information on sports activities, world affairs, politics and general news. The scholarship is being administered by the Community Foundation of Cleveland/Bradley County, and was established by Banner staff writer Brian Graves.[6]. [4], The newspaper was founded as the Cleveland Banner, a Democratic newspaper by editor Robert McNelley (pronounced "McAnnelley"), and published its first edition on May 1, 1854. "Alabama newspaper owner Carmage Lee Walls Sr. dies", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cleveland_Daily_Banner&oldid=968651594, Daily newspapers published in the United States, Newspapers published in the Southern United States stubs, Pages using infobox newspaper with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 20 July 2020, at 17:39. The newspaper returned on September 16, 1865 under McNelley's leadership. The Cleveland Daily Banner is a three-day newspaper in Cleveland, Tennessee which provides local, regional, and national news coverage. Cleveland Daily Banner, Cleveland, Tennessee. Founded in 1854, it is the longest-running newspaper in Bradley County, and one of the oldest newspapers in the state. It is a daily publication that prints articles on lifestyle, education and religion.