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"Steel Magnolias" at the Arts Center of Cannon County
Fri-Sat 7:30PM/Sun 2PM (July 12-21, 2024) "Steel Magnolias" at the Arts Center of Cannon County (1424 John Bragg Highway, neighboring Woodbury, TN). Set in a beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich curmudgeon, Ouiser; an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Adult tickets $15; Seniors (age 65+) and children (17 and younger $13. To purchase tickets or for more information, phone 615-563-ARTS (2787).
City to apply for $1.1 Million State Multimodal Grant to Extend Sidewalks on (South Congress Boulevard) Highway 56
Nineteen months after being awarded a state $934,000 grant to put down sidewalks on Highway 70 east, the City of Smithville is going to try for another grant in the amount of $1.1 million for sidewalk extensions on South Congress Boulevard (Highway 56) to the city limits. During Monday night’s...
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