John Willie Woods Jr. head and shoulders smiling (courtesy of the Woods family). Submitted
On a spectacular spring morning, a large American flag, a much smaller one and faux flowers adorn John Willie Woods Juniorâs gravestone at Toussaint LâOuverture Cemetery in Franklin. More than half a century after his death in Vietnam, Mattie Lee Kinnard surely would be touched that her son is so well remembered.Â
Woods was only 19 when the helicopter he was aboard plunged into the jungle in a fiery explosion, killing him and three of his crewmates on Oct. 30, 1966. He was one of 342 American military deaths that month during the Vietnam War, one ofâ¯6,350 that year, one of 58,220 for the United States in the lengthy conflict.Â
FirstBank Amphitheater in Thompson s Station on Monday said that its first season of shows will include performances from Santana, Greta Van Fleet and the Jonas Brothers with Kelsea Ballerini.
The new amphitheater sits on 138 acres off Lewisburg Pike and will hold up to 7,500 people, putting it on par with downtown s Ascend Amphitheater and the Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater at Fontanel. The first concert at the venue â a partnership between the Graystone Quarry events venue and entertainment giant Live Nation Concerts â will feature Greta Van Fleet on Aug. 5.
Tickets for that show will go on sale May 27 on LiveNation.com. Also on sale starting that day will be tickets for two dates (Sept. 16 and 17) for the Jonas Brothers with Kelsea Ballerini in September and one on Oct. 1 with Nathaniel Rateliff. Tickets for a Lady A show on Aug. 27 will be on sale May 28; sale dates for Santana on Sept. 29 and Harry Connick Jr. on Aug. 29 have not yet been announced.
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At least two new projects could be added to the Spring Hill Neighborhood Sidewalk and Greenway Plan as part of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen s upcoming 2021-2022 fiscal budget.
Spring Hill Senior Project Manager Missy Stahl presented the proposed projects on Monday during BOMA s non-voting work session. The projects include pathways to be installed at the Winter Park and Spring Meadow subdivisions, which would cost approximately $158,900.
The projects are also staff-identified items, meaning the funding wouldn t require any additional revenue spending from the neighborhoods Home Owners Association. Although the final numbers slightly exceed the city s $150,000 sidewalk project budget, Stahl said the city s Transportation Advisory Committee recommends it be increased to cover the full $158,900 amount.