Saturday July 19th Office Hours Will be Held

Sign off Day (Saturday July 19th)- all signs found in the community without a date will be taken down. Having a Yard Sale Notify Vivian Wilhoite at VivianWilhoite@comcast.net and we will post on the blog. More important dates to come. Whoever has been saving the flip "tabs" from their soda cans...it is now time for us to get together so we can bring them all to Ronald McDonald House in Nashville. The Collection of the "tabs" we be on Saturday July 19Th at the First Tennessee Bank,2360 Murfreesboro Road, Nashville, TN 37217. The Hours for drop off will be from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Come on down and see everyone again.... If this date is not good contact Mindy at Mssphotography@aol.com and we can work out a day that we can meet to collect them from you. Keep saving and I do have some boxes left if you want to continue the collection. Hope to see everyone there on July 19Th.

New laws to take effect July 1

More than 4,000 bills were introduced during the legislative session on Tennessee's Capitol Hill over the last two years, but only a fraction of them officially become law on Tuesday, July 1. Bills about budget cuts, cable TV competition and long-term care received plenty of attention this year. Many other bills, like new sentencing options for judges in DUI cases, did not get that kind of attention. Mothers Against Drunk Driving pushed through a measure where drunken driving offenders can now be ordered to listen to stories from DUI victims. "The stories that they hear are absolutely gut-wrenching you will hear a father talk about the loss of his son or a mother talk about the loss of her daughter or her nephew," said Laura Dial of MADD's Middle Tennessee chapter. As a condition of his DUI sentence and probation earlier this year, state lawmaker Rob Briley agreed to participate in what MADD calls a "victim impact panel." Dial said 30 to 50 offenders take part monthly in its Middle Tennessee program. The group hopes judges in other parts of the state will take advantage of the program. Click HERE to view a complete list of the laws to take effect Tuesday.