Sumner Shortcuts

Hendersonville To Hold Town Hall To Let People Vent About Gas Prices

Hendersonville residents have had enough of the high gas prices!!  They’ve been sending emails and making phone calls to the local state representatives such as Debra Maggart, anxious to know what they can do to avoid higher gas prices.  And enough citizens have done this that they went ahead and scheduled a town hall about [...]

Sumner County Schools: “Asbestos Is No Big Deal”

So 19 Sumner County Schools have asbestos. Yikes! Actually, the Board of Education says not to worry.  Seems that asbestos isn’t as big a threat as decades of evening news broadcasts have led us to believe. Schools aren’t even required by law to remove it, but are instead allowed to simply manage it, provided its not a [...]

Sumner Beauty: Sunbeams Are Cool

Susan H. strikes again!  After a brief lull in her emailed pictures, I received this sweet shot of the Sumner sky.  Nice! Boy, Susan sure likes the sunbeam action, doesn’t she?  Well, it’s a fine niche for an amateur photographer to fill. Don’t forget everyone, the Sumner Beauty category is for everybody.  Feel free to send in [...]

Train Derailments Are No Big Deal

A train derailed in Hendersonville–I’m sure you’ve heard.  If not… well… a train derailed in Hendersonville near the Rockland Road area. 17 cars came off the track, and some buildings got damaged. Honestly… it’s about the most vanilla train derailment I’ve ever heard of.  No one got hurt.  No acid was spilled.  No explosions took place. Obviously, I’m [...]