Williamson County News

As young patients and their parents walked into Mercy Children's Clinic on Tuesday, the first day in a new location, the immediate comment is, "This is awesome." Nobody notices the smell of paint, the minor construction still going on and unpacked boxes on the floor.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. Parents in Williamson County talked directly with school board members Thursday night about a controversial plan to rezone schools.

Parents and students in one area of Williamson County are upset about a plan that would separate students from one middle school and send them to two different high schools.

Local business and community leaders are invited to attend a discussion of higher education in Williamson County and take a tour of the Columbia State Community College Williamson County Campus Tuesday.

Logo, a college and Major League Baseball product manufacturer/ wholesale distributor, will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Logo, 117 Southeast Parkway, to sell its products directly to the public.

Williamson County School Board members voted Monday night to delay their decision on a controversial rezoning plan.

Churches of Christ will hold a community dinner from 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday at Johnson Elementary School, 815 Glass Lane, for those in the community battling tough economic times and in need of a meal.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. School overcrowding is causing some major issues in Williamson County.

The deadline for farmers to apply for disaster assistance is Dec. 10. That assistance covers livestock losses incurred during 2008.

The Williamson County School Board will take a final vote Monday night on a proposed rezoning plan.

FAIRVIEW, Tenn. Two students in Fairview are accused of trying to buy and sell marijuana on school grounds.

Simply order/buy a United Way License Plate by Dec. 18, 2009 and your name will be entered into the drawing for a Wii to be delivered by December 23.

Ron Hall, author of Sputnik, Masked Men, & Midgets: The Early Days of Memphis Wrestling , will sign copies of his pictorial history of Memphis and Midsouth wrestling along with former professional wrestler Len Rossi.

Dr. David Heath, interim director of schools, presented an overview of the overcrowding at county schools and the case for a new Trinity area elementary school at a joint meeting of the Williamson County Commission budget and education committees.

A Williamson County resident has died from complications related to the H1N1 flu.

In Los Angeles, hungry folks stand in 45-minute-long lines to buy $2 tacos from trucks.

Volunteers are needed to work about one hour a week delivering lunches to elderly people in the Meals on Wheels program.

The Republican Women of Williamson County present An Evening With Dick Morris, starting with a VIP reception at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Embassy Suites Ballroom at 820 Crescent Centre Drive.

The Rutherford County Commission's Budget, Finance & Investment Committee voted Thursday night to recommend Nissan's request to issue up to $2.5 billion in bonds to build electric cars and batteries in Smyrna.

More than 1,000 people stood in line Saturday at Centennial High School, waiting for the opportunity to get the H1N1 vaccine.