Mike Abelow, member at Sherrard Roe Voigt and Harbison, has been named 2021 president of the Nashville Bar Association.

Abelow litigates complex business disputes, with a focus on business disputes that involve either party threatening to or filing for bankruptcy. He was a litigator with the Federal Trade Commission before moving to Nashville in 2007.

2. Low inventory creates good opening for reluctant sellers - Friday, November 1, 2019

The next two months will be telling in the world of local residential real estate. There is the possibility that the year will end with a record-setting number of closings. Most real estate brokers say the number would be much higher with more inventory, an issue that has plagued the area since 2014.

3. Williamson County Schools superintendent leaving - Friday, May 3, 2019

ATLANTA (AP) — The school district of Fulton County, Georgia, has picked a new superintendent.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the board voted Thursday to hire Mike Looney, the current superintendent of Williamson County Schools in Franklin, Tennessee.

4. Brentwood schools to change its language about slavery - Friday, April 5, 2019

BRENTWOOD (AP) — A school system in Tennessee is changing how it teaches about slavery and the history of black people in the United States.

The Tennessean reports the changes set to roll out in August for Williamson County Schools comes as the district is being criticized for homework assignments about slavery.

5. Teachers who assigned slave-owner homework resign - Friday, March 8, 2019

BRENTWOOD (AP) — Officials say two Tennessee teachers have resigned following backlash over a social studies assignment that asked students to pretend to be slave owners and brainstorm expectations for their slaves.

6. Top Middle Tennessee residential sales for August 2018 - Friday, September 21, 2018

Top residential real estate sales, August 2018, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

7. Events - Friday, September 14, 2018

REIN’s Williamson County Lunch Meeting. Rehabbers, new construction builders, commercial, mini-storage, wholesalers, private lenders, transaction funders, hard-money lenders, bankers, title attorneys, Realtors and vendors discuss deals, the state of the market, and how they can help each other prosper. First Watch, 1000 Meridian Blvd. Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Information

8. Tennessee school board: Charged Williamson superintendent can work - Friday, February 23, 2018

FRANKLIN (AP) — A superintendent in Tennessee who is charged with assault in an encounter with a student will not be asked by the school board to take a leave of absence or end his contract.

The Tennessean reports the Williamson County education board voted unanimously Monday to support a statement expressing confidence in county schools superintendent Mike Looney to continue working pending the charge's resolution. Every board member reviewed security video of the encounter.

9. Williamson superintendent charged with assault in student emergency - Friday, February 23, 2018

FRANKLIN (AP) — A schools superintendent in Tennessee has been charged with assault in connection with an encounter with a high school student.

Franklin police said in a statement that Franklin High School staff, officers, paramedics and a student's mother were working to transport the girl to the hospital for a reported psychological emergency Tuesday when Williamson County Schools Superintendent Mike Looney "abruptly entered," grabbed the student and forced her out of the school to his vehicle.

10. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for July 2017 - Friday, August 18, 2017

Top residential real estate sales, July 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

11. Events - Friday, August 4, 2017

Women in the Lead. Lunch & Learn Topic: Etiquette Tips Proper Dining Process, Cocktail Party/Networking. Presented by Malika Williams. Sammy B’s, 705 Cadet Court, Lebanon. Thursday, 11:30 a.m. $15. Information and register: [email protected]

12. Events - Friday, July 28, 2017

Nashville Emerging Leader Awards. The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and YP Nashville present the 11th annual NELAs to recognize young professionals who are excelling in their careers and making a difference in the Nashville community. Lipscomb University, Collins Alumni Auditorium, One University Park Drive, Nashville. Thursday, 5 p.m. registration and networking, 6 p.m. NELAs Recognition Ceremony, 8 p.m. After-party, Richland Country Club. Fee: $25 and up. Must register. Information: http://nashvillechamber.com/events

13. Barry gets high marks for first year on the job - Friday, July 29, 2016

Not yet a year into her first term, Nashville Mayor Megan Barry is standing shoulder to shoulder with Metro Nashville Police and the black community in an effort to avert disaster.

“The heart wrenching tragedies in Dallas, Baton Rouge and Falcon Heights were painful to experience as a mayor, as a mother, as an American,” Barry says. “But they have served to sharpen our focus and bring sometimes uncomfortable issues to the forefront of our national conversation.”

14. Truxton Trust welcomes Knight - Friday, June 10, 2016

Truxton Trust announces Kimberly (Kim) J. Knight, CTP, AAP, has joined the firm as senior vice president, Treasury Management sales officer.

Knight joined Truxton Trust from Regions Bank in Nashville where she previously served in Treasury Management sales – specializing in the large commercial and industrial (C&I) and healthcare sectors.

15. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for March 2016 - Friday, April 15, 2016

Top residential real estate sales, March 2016, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

16. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for January 2016 - Friday, February 19, 2016

Top commercial real estate sales, January 2016, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

17. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for January 2016 - Friday, February 12, 2016

Top residential real estate sales, January 2016, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

18. No need to risk putting Mariota in more danger - Friday, December 25, 2015

The Tennessee Titans are holding out hope that Marcus Mariota’s right knee injury, sustained in Sunday’s loss to the Patriots, won’t be season-ending.

Titans interim coach Mike Mularkey made it a point at his Monday press conference to refute several national reports that said the rookie quarterback would definitely be out for the final two games of the season.

19. Will Pinkston loves a good fight - Friday, October 2, 2015

Bulldog or bully. Metro School Board member Will Pinkston draws both labels as Nashville debates education issues and elects its top leaders.

Most pointedly, charter schools proponents call him everything from a “monopolist” to combative to polarizing, while supporters say he has passion for the community and education, as well as the willingness to challenge people intent on “dismantling” traditional public schools.

20. Is Williamson state’s best school district? - Friday, October 24, 2014

A SCORE Prize finalist three years ago, Williamson County Schools is making another strong push for the top district in Tennessee for student learning, based in part on data compiled by the State Collaborative on Reforming Education [SCORE].

21. ACLU urges school board not to add prayers - Friday, October 3, 2014

FRANKLIN (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union in Tennessee is urging school board members in Williamson County not to add prayers to meetings.

A statement from ACLU of Tennessee Executive Director Hedy Weinberg says the proposal "not only undermines the students' own religious freedom, it's unconstitutional."

22. Top Midstate residential real estate transactions for 2012 - Friday, January 18, 2013

Top 2012 residential real estate transactions for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

23. Teacher ratings vary widely by district - Friday, December 30, 2011

Under the state's new teacher evaluation system, observations by principals make up half of their scores, but a first glimpse at those observation scores shows they are all over the map.

An open records request from The Tennessean found that in Murfreesboro City Schools, for example, nearly half of the teachers were given a top score of five, while in Fayette County, only one percent earned the top rating (http://tnne.ws/z2Soie).