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Posted by on 30 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 209 views
Tax Free Logo

The Tax Free Weekend will begin on Friday, August 5th, and end Sunday, August 7th.…

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Posted by on 30 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 175 views
Education Reform

AYP, or Adequate Yearly Progress, school rankings for all TN schools were released yesterday.  Our county has three schools on the list:

  1. Cheatham County Central, Showing a “School Improvement

Government »

Posted by on 27 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 425 views
Cheatham County Flag

If a new committee has their way, new district lines within the county could be redrawn, and both school board members and county commissioners could be added.…

Weather »

Posted by on 27 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 153 views
Sun Hot Weather

We are currently under an Air Quality Alert, which will last at least through tonight:

“AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CDT WEDNESDAY NIGHT…

THE …

Entertainment »

Posted by on 25 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 192 views

According to this tweet from Brad Sayers, the town has approved a contract with Sayers Design Group to design the new community center.…

Government »

Posted by on 22 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 313 views
Tennessee Flag

The hacker group Anonymous is targeting the State of Tennessee for a recently passed cyberbullying law. The new law makes it a misdemeanor to post images that may frighten, …

Schools »

Posted by on 22 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 443 views
Education Reform

Today the first online school available to all TN residents held it’s final in person meeting in Murfreesboro, TN.  This online school, namely the TN Virtual Academy, or TNVA, …

Government »

Posted by on 20 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 242 views
Fresh berries fruit

Today, First Lady Obama announced a joint initiative with Walmart, Walgreens, and Supervalu grocery chains to provide the US population with fresh fruits and vegetables at more affordable prices.  The …

Schools »

Posted by on 20 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 219 views
Education Reform

Tim Webb presented the following opinion article to the Tennessean entitled, “Academic Excellence Goes Rural.”…

Schools »

Posted by on 20 Jul 2011 | Comments Off | 256 views
Color Pencils Arr Education

Cheatham County Schools are gearing up for the upcoming school year [goodness, this Summer has flown by], and has noted the following on their website:

  1. A new calendar with a