Sumner Shortcuts

There Will Be Weeping & Gnashing Of Teeth

The city of Gallatin has decided to crush the spirits of little children this year. There will be no 4th of July celebration in Gallatin this year–well, at least not an officially sanctioned one.  (Something tells me the backyard fireworks enthusiasts will continue to set off bottle rockets well past midnight, just as they have [...]

Church Fight!!!

Did you hear the one about the eight-person brawl breaking out at a Baptist Church?  Well, it’s not a joke with a punchline… it’s a Gallatin news story! Apparently cops were called to break up a brawl at the Peach Valley Baptist Church last week.  How bad was the brawl?  Well, bad enough that they had [...]

Shortest Article Ever

The Gallatin News Examiner/Tennessean has outdone themselves with a recent article.  The title of the article is “Squarefest Enjoys Good Attendance Despite Construction.”  And I’ve already written more here than you’ll find in the article accompanying that headline. See for yourself. As if a two sentence article wasn’t bad enough, it doesn’t actually mention anything about Squarefest’s [...]

Library Smackdown

Hendersonville versus Gallatin is a rivalry as old as Sumner County itself.  Well… maybe not that old. Each city also recently unveiled brand new libraries, timed so close together you almost have to believe it was a continuation of the cities’ longstanding game of oneupsmanship. Hendersonville’s new library sits along the train tracks behind Bluegrass Country Club, [...]