“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — A. A. Milne (Christopher Robin to Winnie the Pooh)

After a very cold start to the week, I see a gradual warming trend in the days ahead and there are no more Arctic blasts for us through Nov. 20.

A few years ago, my wife (Sarah) and I visited my daughter Ava’s elementary school to do something called “Parent Share.” 

“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.” ― Anne Bradstreet

The first snow flurries of the season were reported in Middle Tennessee on Halloween and then temperatures dropped into the 20s over the weekend.

“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.” ― Ruth Reichl

If you do most of your shopping in stores, the holiday season seems to start earlier every year. 

Every season at Long Hunter State Park, located on the east side of Percy Priest Lake, is a real treat. However, autumn is an especially beautiful experience at the park. 

The coldest air of the season should settle into Middle Tennessee for the final days of October and the beginning of November. 

“Nothing that grieves us can be called little: By the eternal laws of proportion, a child's loss of a doll and a king's loss of a crown are events of the same size.” ― Mark Twain

Volunteer Behavioral Health is joining with other communities nationwide to recognize October as National Substance Abuse Prevention Month. 

Moisture moves out and drier air moves in to Rutherford County on Tuesday as a cold front passes through the area. 

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

Scattered showers and a few thundershowers are expected for Middle Tennessee on Tuesday as a cold front passes through. Partly cloudy and cooler will return for Wednesday through Friday with high temperatures only in the 60s and low temperatures dropping to near 40 degrees. 

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said,

We have never seen October temperatures like we have just experienced. Three straight days of highs in the mid-to-upper 90s to get the month started. 

"Laugh, and the world laughs with you;

The federal government has a responsibility to impartially prosecute federal crime throughout the United States. 

Look for record-breaking temperatures through Wednesday across Middle Tennessee. 

Songwriters are the lifeblood of Music City.

“We need four hugs a day for survival.

Middle Tennessee looks to be on the way to one of the driest September's on record. Through the 20th, many areas have had no rain for the month and it is rare to find anyone reporting over a quarter of an inch for September.

“I move, therefore I am.” ― Haruki Murakami

As another school year continues, any struggles that children might face often become more evident in a classroom setting. Students juggle the common challenges of learning, growing up and just fitting in among peers, but they may also experience additional stressors such as dealing with fam…

I enjoyed participating in the opening luncheon of this year’s Tennessee Valley Fair, a tradition celebrated in East Tennessee for a century.