Brentwood
Residential plan floated for Flagpole property: On the heels of a defeated commercial rezoning plan for the Mallory Lane lot known as the Flagpole property, Southeast Venture submitted a plan this week that would develop the property with 49 residential lots.

Calendar of events
Calendar of events: March 4 to June 5: Ongoing and upcoming events for Williamson County

Franklin Special Schools
FSSD physical education programs spotlight unique classes : The physical education classes at each of the Franklin Special School District’s seven schools are banding together to celebrate fitness with a Festival of Movement on March 4 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Freedom Middle School.

Hard Bargain Mt. Hope Redevelopment
Hard Bargain Mt. Hope celebration builds hope for neighborhood’s future: Hard Bargain Mt. Hope Redevelopment (HBMHR) held its “Building Hope for the Future” Celebration on Thursday, Feb. 25 at The Factory in Building 8.

hockey
Three county teams still alive in quest for GNASH Cup: It’s down to three games and four teams in the Greater Nashville Area Scholastic Hockey (GNASH) play-offs and odds are the Cup will remain in Williamson County as three of the four teams are based in the county.

Sports
Softball season opens with ‘Early Bird’ event: With the promise of good weather, Saturday’s Centennial High School Early Bird event at Fly Park looks to be the top pre-season warm-up for the coming softball season in the county.

Julie Gillen
Mainstream Blues by Julie Gillen: Daily affirmations: Yeah, right!: “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” — Stuart Smalley (aka Al Franken)

Ken Beck
ASK KEN: ‘House’ star Hugh Laurie talks for a cockroach : Dear Ken: Could you share some background on Hugh Laurie, the star of TV’s “House”?

Marcus Stone
Lady Bruins fall 43-41 in Region 6-AAA tourney: The buzzer was unkind to yet another Williamson County team as the Brentwood Lady Bruins fell to Hillsboro 43-41 in the semifinals of the Region 6-AAA tournament Monday night at McGavock High School.

Williamson County
Juvenile Court clerk candidate drops race, regretting words: Juvenile Court clerk candidate Rita Jorgensen earlier this week announced she would drop her bid to unseat incumbent Brenda Hyden, but her name will still appear on the ballot and the words she chose have upset a few people.

Obituaries
Raleigh Lee Sutherland Harris, obituary: Raleigh Lee Sutherland Harris, 54 of Sumter, SC., died Feb. 21, 2010.

opinion
Letter: Gregory family would like to thank public for outpouring of support.: To the editor: On behalf of the family of Alan Gregory Sr., I would like to take a moment to thank everyone for their outpouring of love and support. Dad was so many things to so many people in the community, and we have been blessed with cards, food, well ...

Ramon Presson
Commentary by Ramon Presson: 10 myths & misconceptions about depression, part 2: “For the fortunately uninitiated, it’s difficult to comprehend how depression strips you of everything that makes you feel like a creative, contributing member of a family or society.” —Gweneth Lewis, PhD

Realtors
Are we at the bottom?: The only way to even partially predict what is to come is by looking at historical data and attempt to identify the trends. The events surrounding historical trends sometimes match up very closely with current events and even my simple mind can say, “Hey, that’s what is happening now.” Such is the case with current trends in real estate. Historically there have been several factors that were readily identifiable with the “bottom” of a housing market. Many of those factors are present today.

William Carter
Commentary by William Carter: Lester the angel gives way to Clyde the gnome: The broken angel nestled in the palm of my right hand like some tiny, newborn child with its chin tucked in and its eyes opened Heavenward and its miniscule hands frozen forever together in innocent prayer. The angel was gray in most places but mossy green in others from years spent beneath the oak-leaf hydrangea that dominates one corner of our yard. A web of almost imperceptible cracks veined its body like some ancient alphabet and I peered closely, wondering if there was some message written by the elements there and wondering, too, what that message would be if only I knew how to read it.

Williamson County
Juvenile Court clerk candidate drops race, regretting words: Juvenile Court clerk candidate Rita Jorgensen earlier this week announced she would drop her bid to unseat incumbent Brenda Hyden, but her name will still appear on the ballot and the words she chose have upset a few people.

Williamson County Library
Lyon Tyler Jr. recounts his grandfather’s presidency, lineage: Living history spoke to a crowded conference room at the Williamson County Library on Feb. 10.