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Storm brews in Fairview:
High school parents seek city�s help to oust principal
More than 100 Fairview-area residents, including students and former teachers, asked city officials on Thursday night to help �get rid of� high school Principal Dr. Susan Kessler.
The group said they turned to city commissioners because they have become frustrated with the lack of support from their school board member, architect Horace Spoon, the school board and Williamson County Director of Schools Dr. Dallas Johnson.
(By CAROLE ROBINSON / Staff Reporter for the Review Appeal (Franklin, Tenn.))
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Kessler, Johnson speak out
Embattled Fairview High School Principal Dr. Sue Kessler, the subject of a parental petition drive for her removal, yesterday blamed angst over educational changes as the reason she is unpopular.
At the same time, Williamson County Director of Schools Dr. Dallas Johnson called Kessler a �brilliant� educator who has raised classrooms standards and said he fully supported the job she is doing.
(By JIM EAST / Staff Reporter of The Review Appeal (Franklin, Tenn.))
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Border town status of Brentwood hits sales tax revenues
Brentwood commissioners are considering the city�s next budget, now anticipated at $21.26 million, or slightly more than 1-1/2 percent more than the budget set last year. �The continued downturn in the economy and the additional impact of the Metro Nashville audit and its effect on growth trends in local sales tax collections� are revenue trends and issues facing the city, City Manager Mike Walker told commissioners Thursday.
(By CLINT CONFEHR / Senior Staff Reporter of The Review Appeal (Franklin, Tenn.))
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BACK ON THE PORCH:
�Ladies and gentlemen, in this corner, the Brooklyn Battler...�
In the late 1920s, an 18-year-old wiry little kid from Brooklyn named Peter L. Ricciardi spent part of his summer at Camp Marienfeld in Greenville, Maine.
While there, he met and befriended a young, raw-boned kid from Williamson County, Tenn., named Harry Guffee.
Harry Guffee went on to become Dr. Harry Guffee, a renowned country doctor who often rode on horseback in the middle of the night to deliver babies, or answer other emergencies.
(By Jim East / Columnist)
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Leipers Creek Gallery stirs it up on Groundhog Eve
Offering visitors and residents of Leipers Fork a much needed break in the mid-winter tedium, Leipers Creek Gallery at 4144 Old Hillsboro Road will open its doors today for a special afternoon of music and dance. This morning, owner Lisa Fox will be busy pushing, pulling and rearranging the gallery�s furniture and sculptures to make room for stage and dance areas surrounded by the contemporary art hanging on the walls.
(By CATHERINE ANDERSON / Special to The Review Appeal (Franklin, Tenn.))
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Dillard�s to offer Manners and Poise for Teenage Girls program
Dillard�s in Cool Springs is still registering interested teen girls ages 13 and older for their Manners and Poise for Teenage Girls program. Classes will begin at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, and will run for four weeks. Classes will meet for one hour every Tuesday and Thursday during the month of February.
(By CAROLE ROBINSON / Staff Reporter of The Review Appeal (Franklin, Tenn.))
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Women�s book association to meet Thursday at Davis-Kidd
NASHVILLE � The February meeting of the Nashville Chapter of the Women�s National Book Association will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, and will feature a musical revue entitled �Respect: The Musical Journey of Women.�
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Fourth Avenue Church of Christ observes Boy Scouts Day tomorrow
Boy Scouts Day will be observed this Sunday at Fourth Avenue Church of Christ in Franklin, which is and has been a sponsor of Boy Scout Troop 137 since 1973. They�ve also sponsored Cub Scout Pack 81 since its beginning in 1987.
(By KAREN EMERSON-McPEAK / Staff Reporter of The Review Appeal (Franklin, Tenn.))
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St. Mary�s Retreat and Conference Center accepting reservations
SEWANEE � St. Mary�s Retreat and Conference Center is accepting reservations for its two upcoming retreats. The retreat scheduled for Friday, Feb. 7, through Sunday, Feb. 9, is entitled �Pre-Lenten Journey of Awakening and Discovery� and is being presented by Pam Park and Bobbie Stynes.
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Church Activities
Franklin Community of Faith Church of the Nazarene, 506 Jordan Road, will host the Trevedores, a male quartet from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 9. The group is comprised of young men currently enrolled at Trevecca who travel extensively throughout the southeastern United States. Members of the Trevedores are Wesley Custer of West Virginia, Tim Tharp of Alabama, Andy Waddell of South Carolina, Rob Wells of Ohio and Craig Huggins of Murfreesboro. All are welcome. Ronnie Johnson, pastor.
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Media Musings: Men whose lives paralleled died two days apart
It always began, for both men, with a sheet of blank paper, a drawing board, if available, a pen and black ink. Their deaths within two days of each other show how important Al Hirschfeld and Bill Mauldin were to the nation during their long lifetimes, as national news organizations gave their passages coverage.
(By Ed Kimbrell / Columnist)
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Perspective: Rely on luck and gamble your future away
Someone once said that luck is �when the bread falls on the floor with the buttered side up.� It is also �a lazy man�s estimate of a worker�s success.� Because there are millions of people in our prosperous nation who base their future and their success on luck, I felt it might be a wise use of our time to dig into this topic a little bit.
(By Jim Davidson / Columnist)
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Lady Rebel soccer player signs on with Trevecca
Franklin High senior Lacy Wilkerson signed a national letter of intent Wednesday to play soccer at Nashville�s Trevecca Nazarene University.
Wilkerson is the first Franklin High student to sign with the fledgling Trevecca soccer team, which will be starting its fourth season this fall. Her outside midfield strength and championship experiences will do much to improve the young team.
(By CAROLE ROBINSON / Staff Reporter of The Review Appeal (Franklin, Tenn.))
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Low numbers have Wildcats battling
Numbers are down for the Battle Ground Academy wrestling team this season, and it has made the �team� atmosphere a tough one for the Wildcats.
While wrestling is an individual sport, there is a team aspect as well when it comes to dual matches. And with just a little more than half a team on the mat each meet, BGA wrestlers have had to focus on bettering themselves this season.
(By CORBY A. YARBROUGH / Sports Reporter of The Review Appeal (Franklin, Tenn.))
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Lions still tied atop district standings
Christ Presbyterian Academy stayed tied with Franklin Road Academy atop District 9-A Thursday night by beating Goodpasture 67-62 in overtime at Goodpasture. Andrew House and Clinton Corder each had 18 points to lead the Lions (13-5, 3-1), who were coming off a tough loss to FRA last Friday night.
(By DOUG DYER / Senior Sports Reporter of The Review Appeal (Franklin, Tenn.))
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Franklin High hockey team sees improvement
Michael Marotta came into a tough situation with the Franklin High hockey team this season. A new coach who had very little experience with the team, Marotta has come in and picked up the pieces from a disappointing 2001-02 season and is getting the Rebels in gear for a strong run to the postseason.
(By DOUG DYER / Senior Sports Reporter of The Review Appeal (Franklin, Tenn.))
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Behind the Stats: Super Bowl Sunday � the day America stops
Super Bowl Sunday. Saying those three words provokes emotions and memories in football and non-football fans all around the world. Like it or not, those feelings are unrivaled by any other sporting event.
�The Super Bowl has always been a Mardi Gras, no matter what city it�s in,� said Leslie Visser of CBS Sports.
Watching the Super Bowl and all its hoopla, one can�t help but wonder what goes through the players� minds.
(By Matt Fulks / Columnist)
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Step into spring with Parks and Rec sports
The Williamson County Parks and Recreation Department announces that sign-ups are under way for the Spring Youth Volleyball, Indoor Flag Football and Coed Indoor Soccer leagues.
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