Cheatham County Public Library Digital Archives

04/21/2026

Thank you to the Cheatham County Commission for the honor of this proclamation last night. I sincerely appreciate it. I specifically wish to thank Cheatham County Library Director May Lingner, Mayor Kerry McCarver and first district commissioner David Anderson for the support they have given to the archives through the years.

04/15/2026

02/25/2026

Church bulletins offer a glimpse into every community. They can show the names of the people who attended the churches at the time and were often community leaders. These two bulletins were loaned to the library by Sarah Pitt. They are from the 1960s from the Ashland City & Pleasant View Methodist Churches.

01/13/2026

We would like to thank Jamie Hallums Merritts for the donation of the constitution of the 1860-1861 Ashland City Debate Club. The book belonged to Jamie's father, Mr. James B. "Bud" Hallums. Mr. Hallums served as the Cheatham County Historian for many years. His knowledge and dedication to the county's history will never be matched. His passing left a void which has never been filled. If you would like to view this document, please visit the library/archives during our business hours.

01/11/2026

Pictured is Flora Kruse Denney & my father Harold Pitt. Today is the 111th year since his birth January 10, 1915. This photo was taken in Monteagle, Tennesse where his Aunt Flora(1882-1977), who was a sister to my grandmother Sadie Kruse Pitt, lived. He died January 3, 1983 & is buried at the Pleasant View Methodist Cemetery. Aunt Flora is buried at Smith-Neptune Cemetery. Harold Pitt was the son of Dr. P.L. Pitt. He served in World War II, was a pharmacist and is a member of the Cheatham County Sports Hall of Fame. He was married to the late Patty Ruth Gunn and had five children. submitted by W.M. Pitt.

11/16/2025

Cheatham County grad honored yesterday

Austin Peay will honor Jim Hughes, who broke the color barrier as the first black football player in program history, during the first timeout of Saturday's game against Samford, with kickoff set for 1 p.m. at Fortera Stadium.

10/24/2025

It was another great evening as the fifth class of the Cheatham County Education Hall of Fame inductions were held. Thank you to Tim Adkins, the nominating committee and others with the school district who helped honor these wonderful teachers.

10/22/2025

January 1988, the charter members of the Cheatham County 911 board. L-R TOP ROW: Frank Downs, chairman, Bob Corn, Vice Chairman, Judy Bradley, secretary, Sondra Duncan, treasurer. 2ND ROW: Steve Smith, 911 director, Dorcas Waldron, Admin. Assistant, Milton Vick, Preston Bagwell. 3RD ROW: James Dunn, Don Hunt, Warren Johnstone, James Wells.