The Little League World Series was rocked today by allegations that members of the undefeated Goodlettsville All-Stars team have been using performance-enhancing Pixie Stix.  The charges, made by the LLWS Commission, are being denied by the team and its staff. “These are good boys, and the charges against them are baseless” according to a prepared statement … Continue reading →

Since the opening of a new mosque over a week ago, news from the nearby city of Murfreesboro has seemed rather tame and uneventful, leaving many Nashville residents feeling suspicious and apprehensive. “It’s not normal for them to be quiet for so long” noted Antioch resident Janelle Fry.  “The natural state of Murfreesboro is chaos, … Continue reading →

On July 31st, the Tennessee Department of Transportation announced they had recently come to the realization that construction on State Route 840 had reached completion.  The 78-mile roadway, a southern-bypass around Nashville stretching from Lebanon to Dickson, is now scheduled to be entirely open on November 2nd. “We were just working one day on this … Continue reading →

Hoping to moderate, or perhaps even reverse, the steadily increasing amount of positive, serious attention being given lately to Music City, a condominium-developer has proposed to build a 32-story downtown high-rise in the shape of a guitar. “Nashville’s become far too hip, too culturally relevant in these last few years” explained Patrick Malbane, a representative … Continue reading →

Randy Travis’ arrest Monday in Texas has garnered a great deal of media attention, but critics say that it fails to live up to the level of promise shown in his first arrest, released earlier this year. Travis, a singer who rose to country music stardom in the 1980s before turning to gospel in the … Continue reading →

For the past eight years, Nashvillians have flocked to East Nashville’s trendy Five Points district each August to attend the East Nashville Tomato Art Festival.  The growing attendance for this event has had a direct and devastating effect on Belle Meade’s own West Nashville Tomahto Art Festival, says the Festival’s Chairman Warren Jackson. “We, of … Continue reading →

Facing a stand-off with the county’s school system over budget issues, the Sumner County Commission announced today it plans to replace the area’s High Schools with a “really engaging PowerPoint presentation” for the 2012/2013 year. “In seeking a compromise with the School Board, [the Sumner County Commission] truly felt this was the best option, both … Continue reading →

WSMV announced today that they have signed Snowbird to an exclusive 14-year contract with their news department, having matched an offer extended by rival network WKRN last week. “I’m looking forward to continuing my relationship with Channel 4” said Snowbird at a press conference this morning, referring to the local NBC Affiliate.  “We’ve done great … Continue reading →

An outcry of frustration and confusion was heard across the state yesterday as newly-enacted “Voter ID” laws left hundreds of Tennesseans unable to forget about the August 2nd election. “It’s my God-given and constitutional right to not give a damn about Party Primary elections” said Franklin Baynard, a retired-plumber from Madison.  “At this point in … Continue reading →