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Two candidates for Cheatham County offices were elected unopposed in the Super Tuesday primary election, held on March 5. Incumbent Property Assessor Cindy Dozier Burney won the Republican nomination for another term with 3,352 votes. She faced no opposition, and will also run against no challengers in the Aug.
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The newest addition to Kingston Springs’ City Park could be a labyrinth, an intricate path that after many turns leads to a circle in the center. Local resident Baker Giduz presented plans for a labyrinth at the Kingston Springs Board of Commissioners' monthly meeting on Jan. 24. The labyrinth
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Local government officials have stepped up their fight against the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) proposed power plant in Cheatham County. The Kingston Springs Board of Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution Aug. 17 against the plant, joining Ashland City, Pleasant View and Cheatham County in formal opposition to the proposal.
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Public safety concerns have prompted town officials to move the popular fundraiser for the Kingston Springs Farmers and Artisans Market to the farmers market lot on Park Street, across the railroad tracks from the end of Main Street. The event will be held Sept. 24 at 5 p.m. In
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Kingston Springs is considering joining other localities in formally opposing the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) plans to build a power plant in Cheatham County. TVA wants to build a natural gas-fired combustion turbine plant and a battery energy storage system on 285 acres of agriculturally zoned land near Ashland
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A state advisory committee urged the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to support development of passenger rail service between Nashville and Memphis, using existing tracks that run through Kingston Springs. The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) recommends that TDOT submit data and documentation for two proposed passenger rail
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Electric school buses could start rolling down the road in Cheatham County in the not-too-distant future, if the county is awarded a grant from the federal government. School officials are considering applying for a $5 million grant to buy 15 electric school buses from a program created by the Bipartisan
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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has extended the comment period about its proposed Cheatham County power plant until July 7, giving local residents more time to weigh in on this controversial issue. TVA wants to build a natural gas-fired combustion turbine plant and a battery energy storage system on 285
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Kingston Springs is raising sewer rates again in order to pay for higher costs to operate, maintain and repair its wastewater treatment system. How much extra the town’s 750 sewer customers will have to pay depends on how much water they use. Under the new rate structure, which the
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The new South Harpeth Road bridge over Brush Creek is now open to traffic – restoring a rural route from Kingston Springs to Highway 100 east of Fairview. The old bridge was closed in the fall of 2020 when the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) deemed it unsafe for travel. It
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If you own property in the town of Kingston Springs, your tax bill may go up on July 1. The Kingston Springs Board of Commissioners gave preliminary approval during their monthly May meeting to an increase in the property tax rate from 77 cents per $100 of assessed value to
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Food truck Mondays are coming to Kingston Springs. Starting June 12, the city will host food trucks at the Farmers and Artisans Market lot on Park Street, across the railroad tracks from downtown Kingston Springs. The event will be held from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. every other