“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.

“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.

For a lot of people, going to East Tennessee means going to Gatlinburg. If you enjoy it, keep going, but personally, it’s not my vision of a great vacation. Although we are going there for the Christmas parade in December, let’s say it wasn’t my idea. Sometimes you have to do things for the …

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

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

There are a lot of excellent motorcycle roads to ride in east Kentucky. I have only scratched the surface there. I’m the type of person who hates to ride the same route more than twice; I love to take the road less traveled.  

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

By now, you’ve most likely heard Clarksville was named the No. 1 Best Place to Live in America for 2019, according to Money.com.

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.

Editor’s Note: Main Street Clarksville is pleased to introduce a new column by Curtis Anderson, The Wandering Soldier. Anderson, a retired Army soldier who lives in Clarksville, plans to write about his travels across the country a couple of times a month.

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. 

To the editor:

“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. 

To the Editor:

“We need four hugs a day for survival.

To the Editor:

Songwriters are the lifeblood of Music City.