Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate expands to Tennessee and Kentucky

November 20, 2009 |

Award-Winning Vaughn Team Aligns with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Hometown Connection

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate LLC today announced the addition of The Vaughn Team, a Clarksville, Tenn.-based real estate brokerage serving Clarksville, Tennessee and Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to its growing network of agents.  The company will do business as Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Hometown Connection. This brings the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate network to nearly 80 offices with over 2,200 sales associates in 12 states.

The Vaughn Team founder, Maurice Vaughn, a 25-year real estate veteran and recipient of numerous prestigious achievement awards, will serve as CEO of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Hometown Connection. The Vaughn Team will continue to operate and maintain the team name under Better Homes and Gardens Hometown Connection.

The Vaughn Team

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Govs set for third annual Glenn Wilkes Classic

November 20, 2009 |

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—For Austin Peay men’s basketball team, the competition will improve as much as the weather when it travels for three games, on-site, at the Glenn Wilkes Classic, played at the Ocean Center. The Govs opened the classic with a 80-77 upset of Akron, which was ranked No. 6 in the CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major preseason poll.

APSU Governor's Head Coach Dave Loos

Govs head coach Dave Loos fields a young team, led by preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference selection senior Wesley Channels, who had a game-high 17 points and six assists at Akron. The young Govs have featured a balanced scoring attack through their first two games. Sophomore Anthony Campbell leads the way averaging 15.5 ppg., followed by Channels at 15 ppg. and sophomore point guard Tyrone Caldwell at 12.5 ppg. Youth will be served for Austin Peay in a starting lineup that likely will feature Channels as the only upperclassmen.

Now the Govs turn their attention to a challenging three-game slate that begins with IUPUI, Friday, followed by ACC power North Carolina State, Saturday, before a Sunday game against Niagra. «Read the rest of this article»

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Tanner: Senate Action Is Step Toward Fort Campbell, Montgomery Co. VA Investments

November 20, 2009 |

U.S. Rep. John Tanner today praised the Senate for its passage Tuesday of its version of the Military/VA Construction Appropriations bill. The bill will now be sent to a conference committee to reconcile differences with the House-passed bill, Tanner said.

The House bill passed July 10 includes projects Tanner requested for Fort Campbell facility improvements and to push for construction of a veterans’ nursing home in Montgomery County.

“Passage of the Senate bill gets us another step closer to making these crucial investments at Fort Campbell and to make the VA understand what many of us have long known: that Middle Tennessee veterans deserve a nursing home in Montgomery County,” Congressman Tanner said. “We will continue following the legislative process and encourage the conference committee to realize why these are important commitments.” «Read the rest of this article»

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Humdrum Season Paves the Way

By Vicki Davis | November 20, 2009 |

The 2009 SEC season is a script that has been played out before. Perhaps the coaches’ off field battles and minor controversies are compensating for a lack of on field action. After all, Florida has remained #1 the entire season, just as the prognosticators predicted. Their rematch against Alabama in the SEC championship game has been a sure thing since September. The rebuilding teams are showing the inconsistent improvement fans expected, the overhyped media darling (this year played by Ole Miss) crumbled under expectations, and South Carolina jumped to a promising start only to suffer a string of late season defeats. One might question why they bothered watching this season.

Any fan who chose to sit this one out will surely regret it. They would have missed the season in which Alabama’s field goal kicker broke school records for all-time scoring. They would have missed some of the wackiest fumble recoveries in recent memory. And they would have missed the unimaginable decline of Florida’s super-quarterback Tim Tebow.

Todd Tebow (University of Florida Athletics)

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Gifts Teachers Really Want for the Holidays

By Sue Freeman Culverhouse | November 20, 2009 |

You have one to five children, each of whom has one to six teachers. You want to do something nice to say thanks to each teacher, but you’re definitely on a limited budget. Here are some ideas that may help you out:

First, never underestimate the power of a hand-written note that expresses your appreciation. Of all the gifts I’ve received from parents, those heartfelt notes mean the most.

When I was a young teacher in Florida, I included every child in the Christmas program. (This was in ancient times when everyone in the community had grown up there, had gone to church together, and it was still politically correct to mention “Christmas” as the reason for the program.) At the end of the evening all the kids entered the auditorium, filled the aisles holding up tiny flashlights that resembled candles, and sang together, “Let There Be Peach on Earth.” It was a moving experience that I, for one, never forgot. «Read the rest of this article»

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Radio Talk Show Hosts vs. Common Sense: The Lost Article “Left vs. Right”

By Blayne Clements | November 20, 2009 |

I wrote this in July but never posted it…hence the “lost” article.

On the Monday of this last July 4th weekend, I was driving back from visiting my brothers family. I passed the time listening to the satellite radio, particularly both Left and Right political talk channels.

The talk shows on the liberal channels were very similar to the talk shows on the conservative channels. They were talking about the same topics, they had the same sponsors, the same sound bytes, the same timed commercial breaks, the same news at the top and bottom of the hour…for the entire seven hours. I couldn’t take it that long, but I did listen long enough to make some observations. «Read the rest of this article»

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Clarksville Foxes holding sign-ups on November 21st

November 19, 2009 |

The Clarksville Fox is a women’s full contact semi-pro football team that is beginning their 4th season in Clarksville, TN. They will be holding sign-ups for their 2010 season on Saturday November 21st at Northwest High School’s Football Field (800 Lafayette Rd).  Sign-ups will be from 12:00p.m. – 3:00 p.m., followed by some “Ultimate Football”.  So make sure you come ready to play! Fox Fans, friends, and family members are all welcome to come watch the ladies having some fun starting at 3:00 p.m.

The Clarksville Fox facing the Tennessee Valley Tigers

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9th Branch Now Open for Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union

November 19, 2009 |

Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union has opened the doors to its newly constructed branch at Tiny Town and Heritage Pointe Drive in Clarksville. The 4,700 square foot branch is the ninth for the credit union and the second of three planned dialogue branches to be complete by the fall of 2010. The branch at 500 Heritage Pointe Drive is also the second new branch to open this year for Fort Campbell Federal.

“We have always been dedicated to providing outstanding service to our members and the dialogue branches allow us to use new technology to take our service to the next level.”, says Stewart Ramsey, President and CEO of Fort Campbell Federal.

Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union employees, Board of Directors and Clarksville/Montgomery County Chamber Ambassadors at the ribbon cutting for Fort Campbell Federal Credit Union's 9th Branch

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APSU Volleyball: Champine named OVC “Player of the Year,” three receive All-OVC recognition

November 19, 2009 |

Austin Peay State University senior outside hitter Stephanie Champine has been named the Ohio Valley Conference’s “Player of the Year,” the league office announced, Wednesday. In addition, she was named first-team All-OVC along with junior setter Sarah Alisaleh while junior middle blocker Jessica Mollman received second-team All-OVC honors.

Stephanie Champine

Champine becomes the third Lady Govs all-time to receive the league’s “Player of the Year,” joining Connie Caldwell (1987) and Isabel Canedo (1992). In addition, it is the first time in program history that three players received All-OVC (first or second team) honors in the same season.

“When I first met this team back in March, there was a prevailing sentiment the other coaches in the OVC didn’t respect the athletes of Austin Peay as much as they perhaps should have,” said Austin Peay head coach Mike Johnson. “My challenge to them was to simply worry about getting better each day and the fringe benefits such as All-Conference awards would come. Our team has taken that mindset to heart, and I’m proud of the gains we have made. I am so very happy for all of the Lady Govs. These are team honors, and Champ, Sarah and Jess would be the first to tell you that.” «Read the rest of this article»

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Christmas on the Cumberland opens November 24th

November 19, 2009 |

Clarksville’s premier walk through holiday light display Christmas on the Cumberland will celebrate its 11th year with a grand opening ceremony November 24 at McGregor Park RiverWalk.

Next week’s grand opening that gets underway at 6:30p.m. will include holiday entertainment and the official lighting of over 1 million lights by Mayor Johnny Piper. Special guests including Santa Claus, the Channel 4 News Snowbird, Charlie Brown and Mrs. Tennessee International Cydney Miller will be at the ceremony to visit with the children.

Christmas on the Cumberland officially opens November 24 and runs through January 1. It will be open to the public nightly from 5-10p.m. and 5-11p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Admission to the event is free.

Walking through a garden of holiday lights...

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