I'm interested in hearing from those who live outside of the Franklin city limits and get high-speed Internet.

If that's you, please speak up.

You could be helping current and future Franklin residents who are thinking of moving to the area.

Here's my point:

We've been looking all over Williamson County for a place to build our "dream home".

We actually started this search a couple years ago, but we've been saving money and learning more about the type of home we might want to build, and the areas where we might want to build it.

I'd say, we've only been intently searching for land, lots, and property on which to build for the past 5 months or so. But trust me when I say it has been a complete and exhaustive search!!!

The biggest hang-up that is dictating where we build our home in Williamson County is this:

NO HIGHSPEED INTERNET!

Maybe it's just because I went to my nephew's Boot Camp graduation last weekend that "military" things are more noticeable to me now... I don't know.

But, something struck me as odd when I saw this OLD-timey Army truck passing through downtown Nashville -- right past the Capitol Building -- yesterday during rush hour.

The first annual Sales Tax Holiday in Tennessee is right around the corner: August 4-6, 2006.

Timed with the start of the school year, it's a great opportunity to purchase items tax-free ...everything from back-to-school items and office supplies to computers and clothing for the entire family!

The Tennessee General Assembly passed Public Chapter 398 (Tennessee Code Annotated Section 67-6-393) which established an annual sales tax holiday beginning in August 2006. The holiday starts each year at 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and ends at 11:59 p.m. on the following Sunday.

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