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Thursday, November 19th

Channel 3- Topping our News today more than 2 inches of rain fell yesterday in Etowah, Athens, and Cleveland. The latest round of weather moving thro

Channel 3- Topping our News today more than 2 inches of rain fell yesterday in Etowah, Athens, and Cleveland. The latest round of weather moving through the Tennessee Valley left some viewers in the dark. As of 9:00 pm last night EPB reported, all districts have fewer than 100 outages. Cleveland Utilities reported up to 18 customers were without power. North Georgia EMC has up to nine customers without power in Whitfield County. VEC had no outages at the time of the 9:00 pmupdate. Channel 3- CHATTANOOGA, TN (AP) – The National Labor Relations Board has granted the United Auto Workers petition for a union vote for skilled trade workers at the Volkswagen plant in Tennessee. The NLRB on Wednesday turned back objections by the German automaker that the maintenance workers shouldn’t be allowed to negotiate union agreements separately from the remaining 1,200-member production team. There are about 162 skilled trade workers at the plant, making up about 12 percent of the total blue-collar workforce. The two-day vote has been scheduled to begin Dec. 3. Groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce decry efforts by unions seeking to create smaller collective bargaining units as being the labor equivalent of political gerrymandering, where the most favorable lines are drawn to gain entry into businesses where the total workforce might oppose union representation. Times Free Press- CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Tomorrow, Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland will commemorate its past and future at a 25th anniversary event at The Old Woolen Mill. “Celebrate 25” is aimed at being a fun evening intended to introduce new people to the organization and to recognize volunteers and supporters, said Desireé Coln, marketing coordinator for Cleveland’s Habitat. The event caps off a yearlong series of 25th anniversary programming, including the organization’s second annual Women Build, which put 40 teams of women on Habitat home construction sites throughout the spring, and a 25-day Blitz Build, which called for the fast-paced construction of a Habitat home this summer. The anniversary celebration also will be the first major event for Chip Willis, the new executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland, who started on Oct. 1. For more information, contact Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland at 423-476-6947 or visithabitatofcleveland.org. › When: Friday, Nov. 20, 6:30-9 p.m. › Where: Old Woolen Mill, 445 Church St. SE, Cleveland, TN 37311 › Tickets: $75 Attire: Festive The Cleveland Daily Banner- Between 40 and 50 people turned out Tuesday evening for a presentation at the Museum Center at Five Points on current and anticipated changes in education, not only in Cleveland and Bradley County, but across the nation. A highly acclaimed film documentary was shown, which was followed by a panel discussion. The evening’s presentation was sponsored by the Cleveland-Bradley Public Education Foundation, with Foundation President Matt Bentley and Executive Director Lynn Voelz in attendance. Museum Director Hassan Najjar welcomed the visitors to the downtown Cleveland museum, and used the opportunity to promote a new exhibit, “Made in Tennessee,” which opens Thursday. Members of the panel included Renny Whittenbarger, careers and technology supervisor for Cleveland Schools, and Arlette Robinson, CTE supervisor for Bradley County Schools. Also on the panel were Rick Creasy of Cleveland State Community College; Beth Fugate, a math teacher at Walker Valley High School; and David Stone, an assistant principal at Cleveland High School. Cindy Slater of Whirlpool was the panel’s only non-educator, representing business and industry in the community. Lee University’s Vanessa Hammond served as the moderator. The film, and much of the panel discussion, focused on San Diego’s High Tech High School and its unique teaching and learning environment. High Tech High has no textbooks, no grade cards, and students are graded on an end-of-term exhibition. The exhibition displays their work for the term to their peers, teachers, administrators, families, acquaintances and non-acquaintances.