Hartsville played host last weekend to a unique fundraiser for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital — Mr. Vanderquack.

In the midst of an initiative to change the state’s K-12 funding formula, Gov. Bill Lee said last week he plans to boost spending for public schools next fiscal year.

State Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver kicked off her 2022 “Coffee & Conversations” visits last week with a stop at Hartsville’s Early Bird Café.

The County Commission will vote Monday evening on approving up to $100,000 in funding for replacement of the surface in the Trey Park playground.

Trousdale County’s Commission will vote Monday on approving an $820,000 estimate for replacing the heating and cooling units at the old courthouse.

County commissioners will vote Monday evening on filling a vacancy in the 5th District.

The Cumberland River is an asset to our county, not only for its scenic beauty, its recreational use and sport fishing, but it was for many years the highway between here and Nashville.

I heard it was coming a few weeks back. The possibility of snow was in the works. As the time of its arrival drew nearer, my anticipation grew. I had made up my mind. If it snowed I would head for the Brim Hollow.

Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin) said last week that construction plans development for the extension of State Route 141 to SR-25 / SR-10 southeast of Hartsville in Trousdale County are now underway.

We have passed the holiday season, and for most livestock owners they are in the heart of hay-feeding season.

Trousdale County’s Solid Waste Committee signed off on hiring an outside company to examine whether it would be more cost-efficient to outsource trash pickup in the Urban Services District.

All three Trousdale County schools went on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after an alleged threat of violence was made toward the high school.

Last week we wrote about “The Hartsville.” It was a type of steamboat known as a “packet,” a steam-powered boat that carried both freight and passengers.

The famous sales motivational speaker, the late Zig Ziglar, used to say, “It’s not your aptitude, it’s your attitude that determines your altitude.” I think he was right.

Trousdale County’s animal shelter has a new director, who is hoping to see a new direction for the facility.

Hartsville now has three Mexican restaurants after La Quesadilla reopened its doors on Monday.

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) announced on Dec. 30 that the state has received shipments of the Merck and Pfizer oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19.

Trousdale County’s current wheel tax would expire at the end of May under a resolution to be taken up by the County Commission later this month.

The Cumberland River cuts through the bottom section of Trousdale County and makes up a good part of our county line to the south.

The ending of an old year and the beginning of a new one affords us many opportunities. For one, it offers us the chance to leave some things behind — to move on.

Six years ago, I was privileged to be able to begin working with the Trousdale County Christmas For Kids program. This year might have been the most satisfying of those experiences for me.

Hartsville’s Community Pregnancy Center will begin offering free ultrasound scans to expectant mothers next week.

Hartsville’s newest medical office will open its doors next week as Cumberland Pediatrics is scheduled to begin seeing patients on Monday, Jan. 3.

The Trousdale County School Board approved the calendar for the 2022-23 academic year during their Dec. 16 meeting, following the recommendation of the district’s teachers.

We start off the New Year with a look at the muddy waters of the Cumberland River. And while we will return to the subject of the trees found in Trousdale County and Middle Tennessee, we will see that our forests and the river share a lot of common history!

Please don’t get me wrong. I’m not for living in the past. But Bob Dylan was right when he wrote, “The times, they are a changin’.” Indeed, they are, and fast.

Members of Trousdale County’s Marching Yellow Jackets took a surprise road trip to East Tennessee last month to honor two of their own.

The BBQ Shack isn’t quite a shack any longer — but it’s still around to provide good food to its customers.

A Tennessee House panel last Friday advanced a new map of the state representative districts despite objections from some lawmakers concerned that the proposal places several Democratic incumbents into the same districts.

Trousdale County’s School Board upheld the dismissal of high school teacher Brooke Jenkins by a 4-1 vote during the Dec. 16 meeting.

With this being the week many of us will celebrate Christmas, we will write about the traditional tree festooned by generations of Southerners — the humble cedar tree!

It is a story of vast extremes — of a star and a stable, of angels and shepherds, of the most expensive gifts and the most inexpensive cloth, of time and eternity, of a holy God and sinful man.

A Trousdale County woman has been charged with TennCare fraud in Smith County for allegedly reporting false information to the state to obtain healthcare insurance benefits through TennCare.

Gov. Bill Lee denied Tuesday that his plan to revamp how Tennessee funds its multibillion dollar K-12 education system will make it easier to implement school voucher programs while responding to concerns submitted by the public following the process.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the Chamber-sponsored Christmas events a big success.

School officials are warning parents to monitor their children’s use of social media in the wake of two incidents of threats of mass violence on school property.

The Planning Commission deferred a decision on final plat approval for a 21-lot expansion of the Crestview Acres subdivision during Monday’s meeting.