Cheatham County News

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.NASHVILLE, Tenn.BOSTON - - A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of students has accused Cheatham County schools of promoting Christianity and violating the U.S. Constitution.

A mean, green menace has struck Cheatham County, and he's got sticky fingers. The infamous holiday thief known as the Grinch is taking advantage of the generosity of Cheatham County business owners.

The Cheatham County Commission voted Monday night to shift funding back into the codes enforcer line item in the 2009-2010 budget.

For a little more than two weeks Taste of N'awlins has been serving up authentic Cajun cuisine on Jackson Felts Road.

A Chapmansboro couple will likely not be charged after 57 dogs and two cats were found at their home on Isaac Clifton Road, Cheatham County officials say.

Cheatham County is still under a purchasing freeze and eligible county employees have still not received their longevity pay and step raises, and that will continue to be the case until property taxes start rolling in.

Sixty-three dogs were discovered Thursday afternoon at a home on Issac Clifton Road in Chapmansboro in what Cheatham County authorities are calling a "puppy mill." Authorities said charges may be coming to the resident and that a warrant was to be served for animal cruelty.

Cheatham County Animal Control in Tennessee confiscated a total of 57 dogs that were found malnourished, flea infested, and had severely matted hair.

Title: ACLU: BIBLES PASSED OUT, PRAYER ENCOURAGED IN CHEATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS A lawsuit has been filed against the Cheatham County School Board alleging that school officials have promoted their own religious beliefs and allowed and encouraged public prayers at school events.

NASHVILLE - A federal lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of students accused Cheatham County schools of promoting Christianity and violating the U.S. Constitution.

Tim Webb, Tennessee's commissioner of education, will be Cheatham County's new schools director if he and the school board can agree on a contract.

It appears a county commissioner in Cheatham county has changed her mind about wanting to get rid of animal control services.

Tim Webb, Tennessee's commissioner of education, was selected Friday night as the new Cheatham County director of schools.

The Cheatham County sheriff said 63 dogs were found at what he called a puppy mill Thursday on Issac Clifton Road.

Our series on local World War II veterans begins today on page 1A. Since Wednesday is Veterans Day, the timing seemed right to begin a project that will run on occasion throughout the coming year.

Cheatham County will have to pay an estimated $3.9 million to ensure that all 12 of its schools comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Danielle Kaminsky, instruction director for City Schools, Catherine Stephens, principal of Scales Elementary, and Linda Gilbert, an associate professor in MTSU's Department of Educational Leadership, are among the 20 applicants wanting to become Murfreesboro City Schools ' next director.

David Romain was released from his position as Cheatham County's codes enforcement officer on Oct.

Students in Cheatham County will be riding new buses to school next year. This week, the school board approved the money for six new buses.

For a little more than two weeks Taste of N'awlins has been serving up authentic Cajun cuisine on Jackson Felts Road.