The Eagleville Times

First place winner in the Park N’ Show Car show was Sam Pratt of Franklin. Sam took home the trophy for "Best In Show" with his Ford Model-A. Sam is pictured above with Car Showgirls, Amy, Cathy, Christina, Amanda and Kally.

Big Crowds Gather For Festival With Small Town Feel

BY MELISSA BUCHANAN

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Crowds filled the streets of downtown Eagleville for Saturday’s Main Street Festival, as guests strolled in and out of the booths that lined the roadsides, or visited local restaurants and businesses.

Many local residents hosted their own yard or estate sale during the festival as well, giving the event’s nearly 2,000 guests additional shopping opportunities within the local community.

In addition to Main Street Festival activities, was this year’s 4^th Annual Park N’ Show; which hosted 86 entries this year, with proceeds from the event and Lemonade Stand benefiting the Eagleville City Park.

Taking home "Best in Show" for the 2^nd year in a row was a Model A Ford, owned by Sam Pratt of Franklin, TN. "We have a 400 point scoring system for each entry and Sam received a score of 395," said Vice-Mayor Ronnie Hill; who also serves as one of the main organizers for the Park N’ Show.

Stepping out for its first year, event planners will meet next week to determine whether or not the Main Street Festival will be made into an annual event. If so, Mayor Tune explained a date would be determined, while moving right along with the preliminary planning necessary for next year’s event.

One expectation of the Main Street Festival was to bring guests and even local residents into Eagleville...read more...

Former City Recorder Granted Diversion

BY MELISSA BUCHANAN

June 8, 2009

After spending 3 months in the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, former Eagleville city recorder, Michelle Bennett stood before the Honorable Judge Ash, described as "broken" and ready to take responsibility for stealing over $32,000 from the city of Eagleville.

During her 90-day sentence, Bennett received counseling from Rev. Fred Donaldson, who was first to testify on Bennett’s behalf.

Rev. Donaldson required "real repentance and response based on scriptures" as he described the 8 step process Bennett had not yet completed during the last 3 months of counseling sessions he held with her; with only a letter of apology and restitution remaining.

During her time in detention, defense attorney Terry Fann explained that Bennett had spent her 15-year wedding anniversary away from husband, Mike Bennett who also took the stand and testified on his wife’s behalf.

"She’s been broken," said spouse Mike Bennett. "I don’t believe that she would actually want to put the family through that again."

While in detention, Bennett worked in the kitchen, where she achieved Trustee status, ...read more....

Past Articles - 2009 - Archived

Eagleville City Hall Gets A Makeover (published 6/1/2009)

New Restaurant Coming To Downtown Eagleville (published 5/16/2009)

Plans Underway for Eagleville Main Street Festival (published 5/16/2009)

Milnar Organ Company Pulls Out All The Stops (published 5/1/2009)

City Beer Sales Leave A Bad Taste For Some (published 5/1/2009)

Eagleville City Hall To Get A New Mayor And A New Look (published 4/16/2009)

Tornado’s Path Begins In Eagleville; Sweeps Across Rutherford County (published 4/16/2009)

Eagleville Volunteer Fire Department Serving Our Community (published 4/16/2009)

Spring Cleaning Takes Place In Downtown Eagleville (published 4/16/2009)