May 3, 2012, The Spring Hill Informer

In this season's production of Dianne Collins' Civil War play Scathe, slated for showings starting in mid-May, Spring Hill actor Lee Wilson tackles the lead role of Mississippian West Pointer Earl Van Dorn, a Confederate general whose bedroom manner proved more dangerous than his skimirshes on the battlefield. Wilson holsters a sword in the play and in a recent movie he wore a loin cloth. In that flick, Masters of the Universe: The Fountain of Life, he portrayed King Grayskull. Most of the film was shot in Houston under director John F. Carroll. Another film of Wilson's was South of Southern, in 2011.
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Has anyone born in Spring Hill ever played in the National Football League? For the Tennessee Titans? Yes, and almost. Scott Wells the former University of Tennessee Football center who went on to play for the Green Bay Packers was born here. Rumored to be headed for the Titans this year as a free agent, he instead signed with the St. Louis Rams.
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It's no joke that Neapolis once held an annual "A Taste of Neapolis." It is likely a coincidence that the event ended about the same time the Waffle House there closed its doors.
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Store debuts: Taco Bell, 2004; A Petal For Your Thoughts, 2000; Applebee's, 2007.
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Approximately 559 homes sold in Spring Hill during 2010, at an average price of $206, 104 and an average size of 2277 square feet. Average days on the market was 95.
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"Traditions sometimes fade like an old coat of paint." -- Sherwin-Williams.
Okay, I made that up.
Still, it qualifies as an axiom, especially when it pertains to the squat water tank behind city hall. "City of Spring Hill" has been written on the tank for years, and underneath, "Home of the Raiders." I recalled that went I went to pay my water bill in person. I wondered if our new High School, and its Summitt Spartans, were now represented along with the Raiders. I had to drive around a little to get a good look. Surprise. In what appears to be a fairly new paint job, not only were the Raiders no longer heralded, the Spartans were likewise ignored. "City of Spring Hill" was the only entry. Some school spirit at these two high schools needs to emerge and quell this slight. It'll take some paint, too.
+++ Top tens are popular lists. Firsts, too. In my constant search for pertinent "Firsts," I have discovered that Chapman's Retreat "will be the first elementary school in Williamson County to have an outdoor 'classroom' garden for students to experience hands-on learning." In other words, to learn firsthand that tomatoes and cucumbers come from the ground before they appear in grocery stores. The school is selling t-shirts to celebrate and maybe bring in a few bucks. Bucks by the way are those slender green things that come from printing presses and of which many adults, including myself, have little hands-on experience with.