College Grove News

Halloween is behind us and the Day Light Savings time change gave us some extra rest.

CHATTANOOGA - While faced with a continuing state budget crunch that likely will mean laying off state employees, Tennessee legislators have received a $14-a-day increase in their compensation for expenses.

Opening thought: He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: He that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

Sunday, Nov. 1 Williamson County Community Band performs season closer The Williamson County Parks and Recreation Department concludes the 2009 Community Band free concert series Sunday, Nov.

What do you remember of graveyards and Halloween as you were growing up? For me, a walk through a graveyard on Halloween on a dark cold fall night as a kid was a challenge.

When I went to turn off the front porch lights the other night I glanced toward my best pumpkin of the garden season, proudly displayed on our front steps.

COLLEGE GROVE COMMUNITY - There's a lot of plant life on the farm, some of it very pretty and valuable.

FRANKLIN - From an upstairs bedroom window of their Myles Manor home, horse owners David and Karla Landrum could see where their world champion Tennessee Walking Horse, Gen's Major General, slept and ate at Harlinsdale Farm.

Opening thought: And there are three that bear witness on earth, the spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

While urban areas such as Franklin, Brentwood and Spring Hill attract major retailers and developers, small "hamlets" such as College Grove that allow quiet solitude are part of what make this county so "unique, special and desirable," says Williamson County Commissioner Judy Hayes.

BGA's online auction benefits Project Graduation. It is an auction accessible on the BGA Web site, with items/services provided by the senior class to raise money for their end-of-the-year Project Graduation Party.

COLLEGE GROVE COMMUNITY - Quote of the day: To err is human; a pumpkin for Halloween, an ear of corn suitable for preparing for supper, and a ripe tomato are da vine! In the near future, millions of Americans - many of them Tennesseans - will flock to a wide variety of fall festivals.

COLLEGE GROVE COMMUNITY - Apples are so abundant, why stop with simply an apple a day? Have you ever given any thought to an apple an hour? With all the debate about health-care reform, we believe the obvious proposal has been missed.

Everyone who comes to Alyssa Metry's house just loves her pretty, yellow sunroom.

Corn mazes are a popular family activity for kids of all ages and Rutherford and surrounding counties have a wide selection of mazes to wander.

It is such a blessing to be able to share via this column my appreciation for the beauty of this wonderful part of Williamson County Tennessee.

MAIN LIBRARY AT FRANKLIN 1314 Columbia Ave. Franklin, TN 37064 Phone 595-1250 Web site: http://lib.williamson-tn.org Art Display: Ruthann Pike is displaying her art at the Library during the month of September.

Opening thought: For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: And this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Opening thought: For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: And his commandments are not grievous.

Parents are invited to bring their children to Andrews Cadillac and Land Rover from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday for a free FBI-certified, 10-digit biometric fingerprint profile and home DNA identification kit.