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State Hoops: Montgomery finds range in 2nd half, Indy boys douse Blaze to reach semis
By Charles Pulliam • Sports Editor
MURFREESBORO – The first shot Jett Montgomery took on the state tournament stage didn’t draw iron – much to the delight of the opposing crowd.
No big deal.
“I kept shooting, but it’s the next play mentality for me,” the standout junior said.
Montgomery scored 18 of his game-best 24 points in the second half and the Independence High School boys’ basketball team advanced to the Class 4A state semifinals with a convincing 66-32 win Wednesday morning over Blackman at the Murphy Center.
See INDY ADVANCES TO SEMIS for full story, photo gallery and more. Watch for coverage from Friday's semifinals!
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State Hoops: Fairview makes BlueCross State Championships debut Thursday morning
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By Charles Pulliam • Sports Editor
FAIRVIEW – Nathan Dillingham was up late last Monday cutting down nets at Fairview High School.
The Yellow Jackets had just clinched their first state tournament berth in school history way over in West Tennessee at South Gibson. They hustled home and celebrated into Tuesday morning.
“Cutting down that net in front of the whole community, it was a crazy feeling,” Dillingham said on Monday’s WillCo Sports Power Hour. “To make it (to state) now, I mean, I’ve dreamed about this basically my whole life. This is huge.”
See FAIRVIEW AT STATE for full story. Watch for full coverage from this morning's game. Listen to it on WAKM AM-950!
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Strings and Stories features hit songwriters, surprise visit from a Barenaked Lady
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By Derby Jones • Publisher
High Hopes Development Center hosted its 13th annual fundraiser Strings & Stories recently at the Franklin Theatre. The event featured three local hit songwriters — Ed Hill, Cameron Bedell and Kevin Griffin.
The highlight of the evening was a special surprise appearance from Ed Robertson, the lead singer of the Barenaked Ladies, who was in town writing songs with his friend Kevin Griffin.
“I just invited him to come along since he was in town,” Griffin said to the crowd. Robertson performed several songs including hits “Pinch Me,” “One Week” and the theme for the hit TV show the “Big Bang Theory.”
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Franklin aldermen mostly support adding markers for lynching victims
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By Coleman Bomar • Staff Writer
At a work session Tuesday, the Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) discussed erecting three markers memorializing African American lynching victims from Reconstruction and Jim Crow era Williamson County.
The Williamson Remembers Committee — consisting of community members such as Franklin Tomorrow Executive Director Mindy Tate, African American Heritage Society President Alma McLemore, Franklin Mayor Ken Moore and Franklin Justice and Equity Coalition co-founder Chris Williamson — advocates for one marker to be placed in Franklin’s square and two near Bicentennial Park. Attorney Julian Bibb and the Rev. Kenneth Hill, pastor at Shorter Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, co-chair the committee.
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Music, legacy of Elvis, the King of Rock & Roll, will be celebrated at festival
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Herald Reports
Elvis fans from around the world will gather in Middle Tennessee March 30-April 2 for the seventh annual Nashville Elvis Festival, celebrating the music and legacy of the King of Rock & Roll.
The four-day festival will welcome back fans at Liberty Hall in The Factory at Franklin. Tickets are on sale now at NashvilleElvisFestival.com
This year’s festival consists of 10 shows, and three late-night parties (held at host hotel SpringHill Suites by Marriott Cool Springs), which have become a Nashville tradition. This year’s show highlights include a 55th anniversary recreation of the iconic “’68 Comeback Special,” career retrospective “Elvis Through the Years,” “Elvis Gospel Live,” a 50th anniversary recreation of “Aloha from Hawaii,” and much more.
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Noted entrepreneur Upkins tells guests at luncheon to put families first
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By Robert Blair for the Williamson Herald
There was a large attendance for the Williamson, Inc. Black Business Coalition’s lunch-and-learn held Feb. 28 at the chamber’s office in Franklin.
Highlight of the luncheon was the talk from keynote speaker Louis Upkins, renowned entrepreneur who is known in the corporate world for successfully creating strategic alliances and partnerships with Fortune 500 companies and within the sports and entertainment industries, including Oprah Winfrey, Jockey, Olympics, World Cup and Starbucks, among others.
Upkins spoke of growing up in East Nashville and starting his first business at age 12.
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Old Glory DAR presents Women in American History award to three locals
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By Carole Robinson • Senior Staff Writer
In recognition of March being Women’s History Month, the Old Glory Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution presented three local women with the DAR Women in American History award at a fundraising event March 11.
The presentation was made during this year’s annual spring fundraiser, Letters from Home, a two-person USO style show at the Williamson County Performing Arts Center.
“The DAR Women in American History commemorates and celebrates the vital role of women past and present in American history,” said Lisa Kenney, Old Glory regent, during the presentation.
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College Grove reigned as 1929 state basketball champs
By Bill Traughber for the Williamson Herald
Most passionate basketball fans have seen the movie “Hoosiers,” the uplifting story of the Milan High School boys’ basketball team winning the 1954 Indiana state championship in Indianapolis over the mighty Muncie Central Bearcats. The school’s total enrollment was 162 students.
Williamson County has a compatible version of that movie from a state championship run by College Grove High School just 25 years earlier. The Tennessee School Secondary Athletic Association (TSSAA) was formed in 1925 by a group of school superintendents and principals during a teacher convention held in Nashville.
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Commentary: The simple joy of rolling in the grass
By Jean Simmons • Columnist
Our dog Roxy likes nothing better than to roll in the grass. Even as old age and illness have slowed her down she still enjoys our daily walks and rolls.
When she was younger I could barely keep up with her on our outings, especially if she spotted a squirrel or rabbit run by. Leaving the front door open too long and unattended was dangerous as she would bolt outside and chase rabbits till she couldn’t run anymore (don’t worry, she never caught them). Then she would come home exhausted with a satisfied but “I know I am in trouble” look. Now she is content to lay on her bed and barely look at the door when it opens instead of lurking by and waiting to escape. Now we walk slow with a loose leash. Some of this is age and some a recent illness.
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