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BA baseball splits with MBA; Game 3 to decide state berth BA baseball splits with MBA; Game 3 to decide state berth Brentwood Academy kept its hopes at returning to state alive by earning a double-header split with MBA in their Division II-AA best-of-three state playoff series Friday.Read More »
Six indicted for scheme to defraud Nissan NA
Six California residents have been indicted on charges of conspiracy, mail fraud, and conspiracy to commit money laundering for their involvement in a scheme to defraud Franklin-based Nissan North America of $571,500.
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Alamo Road standoff suspect's actions shock neighbors
Alamo Road standoff suspect's actions shock neighbors
On Thursday morning, 71-year-old Wayne Cleveland walked out of his Crockett Hills home and surrendered to Brentwood Police officers who had been stationed there for more than 16 hours, waiting for the standoff to end.
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City's new budget grows 4 percent to $62 million

In a daylong work session Thursday, city staff and elected leaders met at the Brentwood Library to go over the nearly 4 percent increase in the city’s 2013-14 fiscal year budget, projected at more than $62 million.

 
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Leadership Brentwood accepting applications for Class of 2014
Leadership Brentwood accepting applications for Class of 2014
Leadership Brentwood, a program to educate Brentwood area residents and others about the city and its leadership, is accepting applications through June 3 for the Class of 2014.
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CRIME REPORT: GPS units taken in vehicle break-ins
CRIME REPORT: GPS units taken in vehicle break-ins

Several GPS units were stolen in a series of break-ins in this week's crime report. The weekly report was released Thursday by Brentwood Assistant Chief of Police Tommy Walsh.

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Man who shut down WCS indicted by county grand jury
Man who shut down WCS indicted by county grand jury
Jeff Vaughn was indicted by a Williamson County grand jury this week. In February, Vaughn shot at his wife and kids and led authorities on a county-wide manhunt.
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Brentwood High prepares for Bruins Car and Truck Show
The Brentwood Bruins Open Car and Truck Show will be held Saturday, May 18 beginning at 9 a.m. in the Brentwood High School junior parking lot.
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Concert raises $63K for Williamson County CASA
Concert raises $63K for Williamson County CASA
Kix Brooks’ concert benefiting Williamson County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) raised $63,000 last month. The money will serve the non-profit organization’s mission to find safe and permanent homes for abused and neglected children in the court system. The funds were raised through ticket sales, corporate sponsorships and auction proceeds.
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Great Clips Student of the Week for May 15
Please read about this week's Great Clips Students of the Week for May 15. Great Clips is proud to provide each of these great students with a free haircut.  Click on the banner right above to learn more about Great Clips.  
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Sunset Elementary principals camp out after students raise $26K
Sunset Elementary principals camp out after students raise $26K

What are those tents doing out in front of Sunset Elementary? From 3:30 p.m. Monday to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, principal Karen Caldwell and assistant principal Brent Oakley camped out in front of the Brentwood elementary school at 100 Sunset Trail after the students raised more than $25,000 last month to go toward new laptops.

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Ravenwood softball stopped short of state tourney in 10 innings
Five-time region champion Ravenwood battled into the 10th inning before its softball season came to an end in the sectionals again.
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Hart closes out Bruins career with 5 goals in state LAX semis
Hart closes out Bruins career with 5 goals in state LAX semis

Even though Brentwood came out on the short end of a 9-6 state lacrosse semifinal, Connor Hart and the other 11 Bruins seniors finished out their careers in style.

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It's a crime: Tommy Campsey turning in his badge
It's a crime: Tommy Campsey turning in his badge

There was breaking news in Brentwood Thursday but it had nothing to do with the very sad story coming out of the Crockett Hills neighborhood.

Here’s the scoop: Tommy Campsey is retiring.

If you don’t know who Tommy Campsey is, you haven’t lived in Brentwood long. The Brentwood Police captain has been on the beat for 36 years. He ran for Williamson County Sheriff a few years ago and has been involved as an investigator in almost every major crime committed in the city since Brentwood became a city.

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DR. JEFF WILSON: Ankle High in Deep Water
DR. JEFF WILSON: Ankle High in Deep Water

I wish I had a dollar for every time I was asked to pray on behalf of someone who wanted God to reveal a specific answer to a specific person in a specific situation. And how about another dollar for every time I was told what God’s answer should be if it really was the right answer.

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Ladd Park St. Jude home ready for June 23 giveaway
Ladd Park St. Jude home ready for June 23 giveaway

Completed at the end of April and furnished last week, the new St. Jude Dream Home at the Highlands in Ladd Park is ready for its new owner, who will be determined through a raffle held on June 23. The St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway is a project of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital started in 1991 to raise funds for research. There are more than 10 states throughout the country in which homes were built, and the purchase of a $100 raffle ticket gives ticket holders a chance to win the new 4,000-square-foot house, which is located at 151 Princess Circle in Franklin.

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Angel Trace home feels like heaven
Angel Trace home feels like heaven
The appeal of this traditional Governors Club beauty is apparent with its professional landscaping, a spacious, columned brick front porch and charming second story dormers.  For you golf lovers, it also happens to overlook the spectacular Governors Club Golf Course – which some would say is like “heaven.”
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