April 8: Bloom ‘n’ Garden Expo to feature children’s activities
Children’s activities will be a feature of the Bloom ‘n’ Garden Expo to be held at the Williamson County Agricultural Exposition Park just off Interstate 65 at Exit 61 (Peytonsville Road) in Franklin from April 8-10.“This is a horticultural exposition,” said Cindy Shapton, president of the Williamson County Master Gardeners Association, the producer of the…
Read MoreMarch 13: Watertown Excursion Train rolls
Rumor has it that the Wilson & Mackle Gangs in east Wilson County think they can rob the Tennessee Central Railway Museum’s excursion train to Watertown with no problem! The law in Dry Gulch will have something to say about this brazen robbery, however, as the Tennessee Central Railway Museum’s Watertown Excursion Train rolls March…
Read MoreMarch 4-7: Nashville Lawn & Garden Show
The spotlight will be on gardens, flowers and landscape designs with star qualities at the 14th annual Nashville Lawn & Garden Show March 4-7 at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville. “Holly, Wood & Vines” is the theme for this year’s show, which will feature an acre of 22 live gardens, a floral design gallery,…
Read MoreU.S. increasing military presence in Africa
By ALEXANDRA ZAVIS / Associated Press Writer JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) — The United States is scaling up its military presence in Africa as concern mounts over terrorist threats — both immediate and future — on the continent, the deputy head of American forces in Europe said Friday. “The threat is not weakening, it is…
Read MorePentagon to offer direct news service from Iraq, Afghanistan
By JIM KRANE / Associated Press Writer KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AP) — The U.S. military will launch its own news service in Iraq and Afghanistan to send military video, text and photos directly to the Internet or news outlets. The $6.3 million project, expected to begin operating in April, is one of the largest military…
Read MoreFarm workers protest wages, conditions
By BRETT BARROUQUERE / Associated Press Writer Domingo Alonzo takes part in a protest outside the headquarters of Yum! Brands, the parent company of Taco Bell, Friday, Feb. 27, 2004, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo) LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A group of farm workers from Florida marched through Louisville on Friday, hoping to pressure Taco…
Read MoreElderly inmates swell nation’s prisons, driving up costs
By RON WORD / Associated Press Writer RAIFORD, Fla. (AP) — For 44 years, Dennis Whitney’s world has consisted largely of steel bars, razor wire and a metal bed with a three-inch mattress. He has grown old in prison, doing hard time for two murders committed when he was 17. And with time have come…
Read MoreChicago schools make dropouts sign on the dotted line
By HERBERT G. McCANN / Associated Press Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago school system has a new requirement for would-be dropouts and their parents — they must sign a consent form warning of the possible pitfalls of quitting school, including jail and unemployment. Arne Duncan, chief executive of the nation’s third-largest school district, said…
Read MoreAOL discontinues bundled broadband offering
By ANICK JESDANUN / AP Internet Writer NEW YORK (AP) — America Online Inc. has quietly stopped offering a complete broadband package, requiring subscribers to instead obtain their high-speed Internet connections directly from a cable modem or DSL provider. The reversal in strategy stands as another black mark against the purported wisdom of the $160…
Read MoreCollecting evidence against stalkers:Victim advocates say ‘how-to’ kits can help
By MICHELLE SAXTON / Associated Press Writer Cindy Murray, project manager for The Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, looks through items in a stalking kit, at the Coalition’s office in Boise, Idaho, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004. (AP Photo) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Donna Hogan wanted to do something to help others after her…
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