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By Rebecca Chandler, social work intern at Tennessee State University's Center on Aging Research and Education Services There is one truth in this world: barring illness or incident, we will all age. We are told to respect our elders, and that can be easy to do when it
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There are a handful of ways for Senior citizens in South Cheatham County to get involved with the community. Lunch and bingo hosted by The Ark Every Wednesday at 11 a.m. The Ark Community and Resource Center hosts lunch and bingo for Senior citizens in the South Cheatham community
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A 9/11 Memorial Event sponsored by the Pegram Fire Department (PFD) took place on Monday Sept. 11 during dusk at Pegram Park. The event was the idea of PFD Engineer Taylor Davidson. Davidson and his wife, Starr, were inspired to do this to honor and remember the lives lost
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Officials from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) are warning fishers in Cheatham County to avoid or limit consumption of the catfish in the Cheatham Reservoir. According to TDEC, a routine check discovered high levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the catfish species. These chemical compounds are commonly
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Special Olympics Tennessee has recognized the Cheatham County School District (CCSD) as the first in the state to fully implement the Unified Champion Schools program in all of their schools and be designated as a Unified Champion District, the district announced at their Sept. 7 School Board meeting. The Special
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The Ark Community and Resource Center held their annual mobile food pantry at Harpeth Middle School (HMS) last Saturday, providing food to over a dozen families across the state. The nonprofit, led in part by Director Mike Turpin, has been holding the mobile food pantry for a few years at
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The Cheatham County School District has a posted both the breakfast and lunch menu per day. The full list for each school can be accessed by using the following links. Kingston Springs Elementary School: https://calendar.hpsmenu.com/?school=1149&year=2023&month=08 Pegram Elementary
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The owners of the restaurant and bar at the end of Main St. began the process of liquidating the property and hosting an estate sale of everything within the two buildings this weekend. The estate sale for the Kingston Springs Cafe and Got My Mojo Workin began on Friday and
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The Cheatham County School District (CCSD) has implemented new security measures for the 2023-2024 athletic season – effective immediately – that spectators are expected to follow. According to a press release published by the district on Aug. 21, a new bag policy has been put in place for all Cheatham County sporting
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Kingston Springs Elementary School and Harpeth High School have been named Level 5 schools by the Tennessee Department of Education, the Cheatham County School District (CCSD) announced on Aug. 23. This designation is based on the 2022-2023 Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) composite scores. Schools that earn a schoolwide composite
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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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Pink Out for Hope is raising money for those in Cheatham County who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The local nonprofit has two events coming up in October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month – to raise funds for promising research to help prevent and cure the cancer; to help save lives