When Curt and Christina Wideman purchased the 10-acre farm called Morning Glory Orchard at auction in 2002, their twin daughters, Alyson and Andrea looked at them and asked, “What do you two know about growing fruit?” Curt had recently retired from his construction management job of nearly 30 years where he managed multi-billion-dollar projects. He…
Since launching her own independent insurance agency focused on the Hispanic market in 2014, Claudia Valencia has grown her business to six central Tennessee locations. It all started with the home office in Nashville. Since then, she has added Madison, LaVergne, Murfreesboro,Smyrna, and since October on Westcott Lane between Nolensville and Antioch. That’s impressive for…
Understanding that retiring from a career is not retiring from life, Kellye and Ron Brock needed something to occupy their time. They found their new callings on their 17½-acre Nolensville property. It all started in 2018 when Kellye baked some dessert bread after finishing a 41-year career with Kroger in 2017. “I started baking bread…
Walk into Tower Community Bank, and you will quickly notice it doesn’t feel like a typical financial institution. It features a more friendly atmosphere, befitting its name. “Our claim to fame is we are a community bank,” said Nolensville native Hunter Battle, Tower’s executive vice president and president of the mortgage division based in Nolensville….
From bars to restaurants to one of the state’s largest bail bond companies, Greg Sanford has owned more than 20 businesses over the past 30 years. Now he’s put that entrepreneurial spirit to good use in opening Greg Sanford Real Estate, LLC, in June. Sanford is the owner and broker and has hired fellow realtors…
Even serving as a church youth leader a decade ago, Gwen Noe wasn’t feeling productive. Her family had moved to Nashville from Arkansas so the oldest son Matthew could better pursue his love of hockey. Hearing of his later desire to be a firefighter, she talked to then-chief Chris Bastin about becoming a chaplain with…
For those of you who don’t know Ethan Painter, he’s a personal trainer and exercise physiologist with more than 15 years of experience and the owner of Odyssey Fitness located in Nolensville. You might have seen Ethan at local charity events (Art Helps Cancer or the Nolensville Food Pantry) with his wife Julia, running his…
About 6,500 leagues compete each year in Little League baseball and softball in the United States and 80+ countries. With only 20 advancing to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, it’s quite amazing that Nolenville has sent teams in consecutive years twice since 2013. Town players were part of the South Nashville group…
Ever since he finished his active duty in the U.S. Air Force in 1983, David Windrow has been a firefighter. So when Nolensville needed someone to lead its first paid fire department, he was a natural choice. The 59-year-old was hired in December 2020 to set job descriptions and policies, purchase and test all initial…
Ronnie Haislip recalls the first time he set foot in Nolensville. He was about 7-8 years old in the mid-1960s running around the 12½ acres of land his parents Alfred (Red), and the late Melba had bought. “They just let me go. I think I was ADD back then,” the now 66-year-old said. “I would…