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Best Places To Find Tennessee Land And Homes For Sale: Franklin, Nashville & More

Looking for a new home in Tennessee? Or, maybe you're Interested in finding land for sale instead of a house? Either way, here are the best places to find homes and property for sale in Tennessee, particularly in the Franklin and Williamson County area...

Looking For A Job? Here Are The Top Employers And Best Companies To Work For In Tennessee

Check out 'The Top 100 Companies To Work For In Tennessee' and 'The Best Employers In Tennessee', plus other tips for finding a job at Tennessee's top companies.

The Best (And Worst) Nashville News Channels On TV

I have some issues with how the TV news is covered on the Nashville news stations. See my favorite (and LEAST favorite) Nashville news channels. How would you rate the local news?

School Closings: Williamson County’s Emergency Procedures To Inform Parents

Franklin TN schools are closed so often at the last minute that it's hard to guess whether school is going to be open or closed these days. And it's clear that Williamson County Tennessee parents are searching for 'a better way' to find out about school closings -- especially at times when schools become closed at the last minute due to bad weather or some other emergency. Okay parents, here's what you need to know...

Nashville Is 5th Worst Speed Trap City In U.S.

Here are the top 10 cities with speed traps in the United States. Nashville Tennessee ranks 5th on the list. See why here...

Stop Littering In Tennessee… How To Report People Who Litter

Keep Tennessee Beautiful group and Tennessee Department of Transportation recently launched StopLitter -- a new Tennessee Litter Prevention Campaign to provide education and awareness to Tennesseans. Here's what you can do to report people who litter in Tennessee.

Nashville Is The New LA

Have you seen the new 'Nashville is the new L.A.' t-shirts yet??? We've started seeing more and more of these fun shirts around Nashville. Now, Jim and I are each getting one!

Inside Scoop: New Williamson County Park Near The Natchez Trace Parkway

There's a new park in town! Franklin, Tennessee gets a new park, managed by Williamson County Parks & Rec and built adjacent to the Natchez Trace Parkway, near Highway 96. Here are first photos of the build process.

Tennessee: One Of The Most Tax-Friendly States

Tennessee ranks 3rd as the most tax-friendly state in the U.S. Overall, the local tax burden, as a percentage of income, is 8.5% in Tennessee. Specifically, the city of Murfreesboro is the most tax-friendly city in Tennessee.

Spring Hill: Most Business-Friendly City In TN

Our neighbor to the south of Franklin -- Spring Hill, Tennessee -- has been named the most business-friendly city in Tennessee!

Doesn’t Anyone Read The Newspaper Anymore?!

I have hard & fast proof that no one reads the newspaper anymore. Either that, or peer pressure has taken over in my neighborhood, and everyone seems to follow suit. Do you know when trash collection days are in your neighborhood?...

Local Boy Proves Bubble Wrap Is More Useful Than You Thought

This 5th grader from Franklin Road Academy found a way to use bubble wrap as an 'artificial skin' for amputees. Yep, Grayson Rosenberger invented a one-of-a-kind cosmetic covering for prosthetic legs. Here's the story...

Nashville Is Kid-Friendly

America's Promise Alliance selected the 100 best communities from a list of 750 from all 50 states. The three Tennessee cities that were named kid-friendly: Nashville, Bristol and Germantown. Here are the details...

Very Old Pictures of Nashville, Tennessee

One of my favorite things to do is to look at very old photos of Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee. Here's a classic one... it's the oldest known picture of Nashville. I strongly encourage you to check out the rest of Marty's collection of historical photographs from Nashville, Tennessee.

Nashville Ranks #4 in the List of ‘Top 10 Party Cities’

Do you think of Nashville as a party town? Word is, Nashville is the 4th best party city in the U.S. Check out the Top 10 Party Cities here...

Funny Cowboy Stuff

I've been adding bits & pieces to my growing collection of 'crazy cowboy things' for quite awhile now... I guess now seems as good a time as any to share my collection of funny cowboy stuff. Enjoy!

Live In Williamson County, TN? Do You Have High-Speed Internet Yet?

Virtually everywhere we've considered in Williamson County as a place to build our home, we've had to back out simply because they don't offer high-speed Internet there. Who knew that in one of the wealthiest parts of Tennessee, there are so many people living with dial-up Internet service in this day and age?! That, or no Internet at all!

A Military Presence In Nashville?

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.

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