Duncan & Duncan Construction and Singletary Construction are partnering to join ABC's Extreme Makover: Home Edition for an upcoming build in the Middle Tennessee area later this month.
The two Clarksville construction companies were chosen by the popular ABC television program to oversee and implement the intense one-week building of a new home that will change the lives of a deserving Middle Tennessee family.
Five Middle Tennessee area families are being considered for the makeover, but only one will be chosen on the Morning of October 17 for Ty Pennington's life-changing "door knock."
The construction companies of Duncan & Duncan, led by Don R. Duncan, of Clarksville, and Singletary Construction, owned by Bert Singletary, were selected because of their track record in construction and their willingness to dedicate personal effort to help others. Both companies focus on quality construction and special details to make their construction projects unique.
With this 106-hour construction project, the new home will be truly unique as all products and labor must be donated by businesses and individuals in the area. Hundreds of volunteers will be needed for the project from October 17 through October 24.
As with all homes in Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, special details will be incorporated into the design of the home to meet particular needs of the selected family.
The companies are requesting volunteers from the area to provide time, support and resource to contribute to the success of this life-changing project. If you are intersted in offering your support or volunteering your time please visit our get involved page or click here. To view article, click here.
What an exciting night!
September 25, 2009 marked the end of the competition for the final 5 contestants. Some arriving early to have hot water, lemon and honey to help the vocals and some arranging tables to accomidate the crowd they hoped would show to give their support.
I wondered how eliminations would be handled and didn't have too much confidence in winning, I must admit. I was worried about the votes from my competitors. I knew that, this being the end, all contestants would try their best to have as many fans there as they could get. I sent out a few emails to let others in the community, my family and friends know that it would be starting at 6 p.m. We had enough posters, stars with my name on them and flags for our fans to wave when it was my time
to sing and when it was time for the Spirit Award contest to happen.
We were told to always arrive, during the past eight weeks, around 5 pm so that we could do a sound check before everyone else arrived. I was able to do my sound check, picture above, and then go mingle with friends and wonder, with others, who would be eliminated. I knew there was a chance for me to be eliminated since we all had talent. There was no telling how it was going to go. 
As everyone sat waiting for the night to start, OPR played our performances in the weeks gone by. So, those that couldn't come out and wondered what we sang or how we did, could see in short clips on the monitors through out the Sportsman Lodge in the competition area just how well we did.
The night began around 6:00 p.m. and it started with all competitors going on stage. The first to be asked to go and have a seat was Wanda Jordan-Barnett. Next was Angela Madison, leaving me, 1st Lt Cindy Kubick-Perez and Sgt. Victor Cole. I was standing there wondering who was going to be able to sit down. I was standing with two great performers with awesome ranges and styles, so I knew there was a very good chance that I was gone. Then as our MC, Melissa Schaffner, looked at each of us in the eye around 3 or 4 times, she looked at me and said to go sit down I was in the finals.
There was a short intermission before the start of the top three performers . When it was time, I was called up first. I remember thinking, "Oh gosh, I didn't get to go outside and warm up
the vocals and practice." That is what I was planning on doing but as they played back the week before performance all I could think then was, "what is the first line of my song!" I got it and was called up front to introduce my song. Melissa asked me if I wanted to say anything before I sang and I thanked all my fans, family and friends for coming out and supporting me and that I really appreciated them. Then I wanted to let everyone know that
I was singing the song that I chose for the Military Spouses that have lost their loved one and it was my way of honoring them (Not in those exact words). The song I sang, "Just a Dream" by Carrie Underwood. Last year at the CMA's our very own Lady Night Stalker Leslie Ponder made her introduction of this song by talking about how music heals and she thanks God for that power. How she wished everyone could have known her husband Tre Ponder who died in 2005 in Afghanistan. To love and be loved by this man of hers brought tears to everyone's eyes. She said that love is more than 'Just a Dream'. When I heard this, I knew this was the song I was meant to sing.
After the last note on the song was played, I received great comments from the judges and one that stuck out as odd to me, by two judges, was the comment of being glad that my voice cracked. I was feeling the emotions of the words and music and kind of lost my note. Usually I am my worse critic but I didn't let this bother me at all.
Then it was time for Angela to sing. She had a slide show of 9/11 and sang "Hero" by Mariah Carey. It was beautiful and strong, as always, and she received great comments also. (The picture to below shows my husband closing
his eyes feeling the song and me watching the slide show. Amanda Dusenberry, in blue and on the right of my blog, is my favorite lender and a great friend who came out and supported me also, with her family.) Very moving song.
Next was Wanda. She did a wonderful job with singing the female version of "God Bless the U.S.A." by Lee Greenwood. Dressed to the hilt, as she always is, thanks to the talents of Beverly Slocum, who by the way needs to start a clothing line, Wanda did a wonderful job also. Then there was an intermission with the talents of the judges!
Each judge got up and sang a karaoke song and the contestants were able to sit in the judges seats and give their opinion of the song and vocals and perfomance. It was so much fun and we were thoroughly entertained! Then it was time for Cindy and Victor to sing their songs that they prepared.
Victor started us off with a beautiful rendition of our National Anthem. An awesome job. So much talent in that man. Then Cindy sang, "Sleeping with the Telephone" by Reba and her vocals were flawless. She has such great talent! I thought for sure she would be in the top three.
After their performances it was time to announce the third place winner of $100 dollars in Operation Rising Star....drum roll....(My heart was beating out of my chest)....Wanda Jordan-Barnett. Next was the second
place winner of $150 dollars in Operation Rising Star...drum roll...(I can't breathe)....(My name will be called...Thea...Thea...Thea)....Angela Madison. Both hands on my face looking like the boy on "Home Alone" (without the scream) the next thing I know I am being jumped and I felt like I just won Ms. America. (You
know how win the winner is announced and all the beauty constestants run and hug on her?) I couldn't believe it. I have never won with my singing in anything! Then they announced the first place winner of $500 dollars and a recording session with Cindy Bell Studios and a chance to compete in the Army Wide Competition at Fort Belvior....drum roll....Thea Agnew.
I enjoyed every bit of this competition and it must have been stressful because I started breaking out at week one, like never before! ;) My husband then came on the stage and handed my a dozen roses and got the crowd ahhhhhh'ing.
I have to thank my daughter, Erikka, for helping me with the choice of songs I did. For putting up with me asking her to listen, "one more time", to make sure I was doing it right. My daughter and son, Debbie and Nick, for texting me before performances, wishing they could be there and to just be myself. Their confidence in me touched me beyond compare.
Lastly and not least, my husband, Art. Always there to ground me and get me to think about what I was doing here. To remember to have fun. To listen to the words. To be myself and just look at him if I was nervous. My rock and a man with a GREAT heart. Without him I wouldn't be where I am today.
To Art: Baby, I know this was a little stressful seeing me up there and worrying about what the judges would say and hoping it wouldn't crush me. Thank you for being beside me as I go for this dream and giving me the words I needed to hear before each performance
You helped me grow beyond what you could ever imagine. I want you there beside me, always. I love you!
Thank you to the team at MWR Ft. Campbell. It was a very professional event and I didn't run into any problems with songs or anything. Always there to answer questions and get back with me on time. Thank you for having fun with me when you picked on me that one time when we all thought I was finished, gone, out of the competition! Thank you to the bartender who always came up to me and asked if I wanted hot water with lemon. To the camera crew who were very nice and complementary. I look forward to many more events and going all the way to the top with Operation Rising Star!
Lady Night Stalkers Don't Quit! LNSDQ
This competition started off with a two day accapella audition. Twelve contestants were chosen to compete in the 8 week Operation Rising Star. The themes were Billboard 100, I sung “Wanted” by Jessie James and got some great advice from the judges that I worked on with my performance and made it to the next week.
That theme was Birth Year. Very hard for me to choose a song I knew since I was born in 1970! I sung “If I Was Your Woman” by Gladys Night and the Pips. I knew it from Alicia Keys remake. I tried hard to get her version with the upbeat tempo but couldn’t find it. It wasn’t the favorite song choice of some judges but it was enough to push me to the next week.
That theme was Michael Jackson and I sung “The Way You Make Me Feel”. I went out there having fun and hoped that the audience would enjoy remembering the days when that song came out. One audience member said it was “Michael Jackson meeting country” and it worked.
I made it through to week 4 with the theme song from a movie soundtrack. I sung Faith Hill’s song “There You’ll Be”. I had a chest cold that week but I got through to the next week.
The theme was country! My genre. Still getting over my cold I sung “Broken Wing” by Martina McBride and got my only standing ovation from the judges! It was a great feeling.
That pushed me to the next round with the theme of R&B and everyone was wondering how I would do. I sung “No One” by Alicia Keys and I believe people were shocked because “no one” was talking and as I looked at the audience some mouths were open and some people were just staring. It was kind of nerve racking but I was able to put my country twang on it without realizing it and make it work also.
I made it to the next round with the theme of Musical. With this theme I was going to do Olivia Newton-John’s song “Magic” from the broadway “Xanadu” because I knew it and was comfortable with her style. BUT I wasn’t sold on it. I found the song “I Dreamed a Dream” on youtube by Susan Boyles. NEVER thought I could sing a song like that, never tried. The song was from the musical Les Miserables. Just memorizing it from Wednesday, I was VERY nervous. I didn’t want to mess it up. I wasn’t in my comfort zone at all. But the words of the song sold me and I knew I had to do it. To try a hard song like this and not something familiar on semi-finals night was almost crazy but I have dreamed a dream for a long time and I knew I had to be different with this performance, something the judges and audience haven’t seen before.
The last sentence in this song says, “Now life has killed the dream I dreamed.” I chose to, morally, put my dream of singing professionally on hold to support my husband in one of the most challenging roles ever, a Military Spouse and have our three children and raise them to the age that when it was time I could go after my dream and they would enjoy the ride with me. Now that I have done this, the professionals in the music industry aren’t looking for someone of my age. So I have tried out for Operation Rising Star because their is no age limit. Susan Boyles is 47 and she did it with America’s Got Talent. Why can’t I? The only way I can’t is if I don’t have the public behind me.
Please if you can come out to the finals on Friday night, September 25th at 6 p.m. and hear us all and vote for who you think should move on to be the winner of this competition, it would cost you gas and your time but it would be priceless to me to have you there.
We all have dreams. Mine is to sing. Help me make my dream come true.
We are in another year for the Best of Clarksville! 2009 is showing a solid growth in our community with new business' and professional career minded people. It is an exciting time for the 9th fastest growing city in the U.S.!
October 2009 will mark the annual fundraiser for Best of Clarksville. This yearly event is all about fundraising for the March of Dimes and allowing the public to vote for those that have worked hard and continue to add success to our city. Congratulations to our nominees this year.
The event will be on Thursday, October 8th between 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. At the end of the evening there will be fireworks, provided by Allen's Fireworks, at 7 p.m. and the winner from each category will be announced at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Saturn of Clarksville on 1760 Wilma Rudolph Blvd.
Voting is from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
A silent auction will begin at 5 p.m.
To learn more about the March of Dimes, please click here.
I have to go ahead and give a congratulations to our Real Estate company, Avalar, for making one of the top five Real Estate Companies in this category. Also, I am very excited and honored to be beside 4 other agents in the Real Estate Agent category. 
You can learn more about me here and I hope you will come out and vote for Thea Agnew as your Real Estate Agent for Best of Clarksville. It really is a great opportunity to get to speak to business' and see what they have to offer. Starbucks should be there with tasters and different restaurants with their pizza's, etc... You can watch dance teams and be entertained. It really is a fun time.
Hope to see you out there
What to my wondering eyes appeared as I looked at the bars on my phone? 3G
I cannot believe it is finally up and running. BUT I am very, very thankful. It has been a pain in the rear having to work and constantly get dropped calls, hardly 2 bars, more like 1 bar constantly. Having to call clients back and apologize I missed their call because my phone was searching for 3G and not connected to a network, so the phone didn't ring.
Maybe now all the craziness and stress our phones have been giving us will be minimized and our networking will be a lot better and productive!
Welcome to Clarksville, finally, 3G!!!
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Team Agnew has been investing in Real Estate for over 10 years. Local REALTORS in Clarksville, TN, Art & Thea offer their site, www.servingclarksvillehomes.com to search the MLS today!
First things first...before we go any further, let me introduce myself! My name is Thea and before you try saying it let me help you, it is pronounced Tia. I get The-ah, Tay-ah among other tries at my name. It's great when I have tele-marketers calling because that person doesn't live here! :) Now if you call and say Tay-ah I am looking for a home or I want to sell my home, I will not have one problem! Ha-ha. Thea is my name, it isn't short for anything. It actually means Goddess in Greek! :) Gotta throw that out there!
I am from Ft. Rucker, Alabama. That's where I met my husband, 3 am on my Junior Prom night at a gas station! (Graduated at Northeast High School in Clarksville, TN.) We renewed our wedding vows after 15 years of marriage on Good Morning America and won a 10 Caribbean Cruise! We have 3 beautiful teenagers ages 14, 15 and 16! They are all involved in sports and that is basically what we watch on T.V. No more time for soaps. I have enough drama than to watch someone elses.
♥ My Passion is for our Military Men and Women and their families. Our Military are putting their life on the line this very second! My heart goes out to the spouses, girlfriends and parents of our Soldiers. I've been living the Military life for 37 years. I was born, raised and married into the Military. It's the only lifestyle I have known and I'm proud to be a part of. I've lived in Korea, Germany and in the states from Texas to Virginia. I love to travel to new places. I also love to decorate those new places we call our home. That has all stopped though at this duty station. We plan on retiring here in Clarksville after 23 years of service next year!
♥ I am a singer. I love singing the National Anthem...have you really paid attention to the words of that song? It's such an honor for me. I opened for the Nashville Preditors Season 2007-2008 and was scheduled to sing for Nascar's Qualification night on October 24, 2008 in Atlanta but got rained out! Will be singing it for the opening ceremony of AAAA and Warrior Week.
Here are some crazy things about me in a nutshell:
My name is Art, pronounced.....Art! I joined Thea in my Real Estate career earlier this year. I'm from Plainfield, Indiana and joined the military in 1986. I was the last group to go through Basic Training at Ft. Campbell, KY. I have been active duty for over 22+ years now and plan on retiring in next year after 23 years of service. Clarksville is where my family and I will settle. I am with the 160th SOAR at Ft. Campbell, KY and have been with this unit going on 10 years, June 2009. I thrive on Nascar, Football, Basketball and Baseball. Like Thea said, we are a family that is very active and are always going to games or events when we find the time. We recently went to Nascar Camping World 400 in Kansas City where I rode in the Pace Car for the honoring lap of our Soldiers being honored. Awesome experience.
We have made the transition to a new company in town named Avalar and have had investments in Real Estate for over 10 years. Being in this line of work has shown us that it isn't the name of the Real Estate Company but what that company has to offer. Just like we negotiate the best deal for our clients, we must also do the same for where we place our license. It goes further than that for you, the customer. It's the morals of the Agent you are working with. Behind every good agent is a good company! But sometimes Agents that are great might be with a company you have heard negative things about. It is important that your Agent is backed by a company that has good morals, and treats the clients as their own, since the contracts written have their logo on the header. A lot of the times, the Agent makes the company not vice versa. If you find a good agent, you will follow her/him no matter where they are! Avalar is about real people, real service, real estate.
My background is colorful. Raised in a Military family, Father was a founding Night Stalker, and being married to a Night Stalker for over 19 years, I know all about relocations and separations. My hobbies include singng, reading, sports and exercise. Sometimes the exercise gets to me! Uck but gotta do it to stay fit and not let my weight get out of hand. A little about me: I am 5'2 and have been every woman with red, brown, blonde, black and one time, green hair! That was a mess. I love baking but eating it while baking it is one of my weakness'.
Art has been with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Ft. Campbell, KY for over 9 years and serving our Nation for over 23 years. A Bronze Star recipient, he is our hero amoung heros. His hobbies include golf, sports, cooking and gardening. He loves to sleep! Must be nice. He does sleep well at night while I am sitting there hearing him snore! Anyway, on a more serious note, this area is where we plan on retiring.
Having 3 children who attend Clarksville Montgomery County School System, you know that we understand how serious choosing a home can be. We wanted to be sure that we were in a certain area after researching the schools and their numbers. We chose what was best for us. Sometime's we might not have a choice but to pick the best we can afford. Our commitment as your local Realtor® is to provide you with the specialized real estate service that you deserve. Personality and experience gives us excellent public relations and communication skills. Organization and timely follow-up with all inquiries regarding the sale or purchase of your home or property is extremely important. Our commitment to this career is full time, so you can be confident in knowing that you will be taken care of.
Team Agnew
931-206-2156 / 931-249-2165
Letters from the Buyer
My husband and I were very nervous about purchasing our first home but Thea made finding a home easy and Amanda at Anchor made our loan process go smoothly. I am eternally grateful for all the help we received. Thea and Amanda's personal attention made this first time experience an easy one.
Amy Torres
Thea,
On a scale from 1 - 10 for your survey I wanted to let you know that you were a 10 when it came to delivering what you promised. You were a 10 when I needed you to contact me. You were a 10 for listening to me. I have already recommended you to three of my friends and they all know that I give you a 10 for your service! If I was in charge of your business, I wouldn't change a thing. I wouldn't add anything to make it better either. You were a perfect 10 in your service to represent my husband, who is deployed during this whole transaction, and myself. Thank you for recommending Amanda to be our Loan Officer. She was perfect also. Oh and thank you for getting us into our home for only $17.02!
Anna Bidleman
Thea, here we go again! Both, Victor and I, would like to express all our thanks to you. The time that you gave us in selling our first home, then showing homes to us in the snow. Gosh, too funny. We will never forget the telephone call at 9:30 pm at night saying, "Hey, I found the perfect home for you!" and you taking time away from your family to come out again in the snow with a huge flood light to show us this home. And yes, you hit it on the nail. It was exactly what we wanted. So, now we are selling again to move. Wow!
Thanks for taking us on again and in 40 months we will be back to find our retirement home! Get ready, we are giving you a 3 year warning. LOL. 
Thank you for always being there and watching out for our best interests. You showed that you really wanted to find us our home. You never made us feel like it was about the money. You really care.
We will never forget you and always will refer friends to you!
Victor and Donna Martinez
The experience my husband and I had with our real estate agent, Thea Agnew, was remarkable! She was always there, day and night, to help with each and every step and process. She knew what we needed and wanted from a home. Buying a house can be a scary adventure, but she made it seem so easy and exciting.
After moving into our home, Thea was there for anything we needed. Any problems that arose after the sale of our home, she made sure they were taken care of immediately. There were many times I had to call late at night and on weekends. Thea never gave us an excuse; she just always went to work right away to help us.
It seemed to me her greatest joy was helping us find the home for my husband and me. It wasn't the sale or the profit she would make, but the joy that we felt when she gave us our keys to our new home. My husband and I will have to sale our house in the coming months. I know Thea will do everything she can to sale our home and make it an easy and exciting process.
Thanks so much! You are awesome!
Joe and Casey Black
14 months ago, we enlisted the help of Thea to help us find a new home. She was awesome at helping us find our perfect home. She was always willing to show us homes at the last minute and sometimes through pouring rain.
Sadly, 2 months ago we had to put our perfect home back on the market due to PCS orders.
Once again, we enlisted Thea to help sell it. Thea always kept a positive attitude, stayed highly motivated and was very encouraging even when we felt very concerned that it would not sell before we had to leave.
We got an offer that was better than we hoped, and believe it was all at the works of Thea (and God of course). Thank you so much Thea!
You have been a blessing!
Lindsey and Israel Carrera
In October, 2006, we found ourselves struggling to find a home. We had just bought a puppy and our living situation was lacking. We decide to start looking for a home to rent. Where we ran into trouble, was our dog. She's a Great Dane and let's face it, some places around here won't allow anyone to rent anything if their dog can't be held in one hand. We were at our wits end when I thought 'Why didn't we just call Thea?' I placed a call to her that second. She realized the urgency in finding a suitable home for us and had us pre-approved within a day and looking at houses the following day. Within 5 days, we had settled on a house that we found near post. A perfect starter home! It is close to work and all the amenities and had a nice big fenced in back yard for our ever growing dog to play in. Thea is a great person. She is also a great friend. She has been there for me on so many occasions! So to make a long story short, Thea was a no fuss kind of agent that I think anyone can appreciate. And in the business of sales or real estate, being honest is a God send! THANKS THEA!
~Jason & Randi Williamson
*A card that came with a box of flowers!
Thea,
Thank you for your motivation and your dedication. I sincerely appreciate your time and help in finding a home for my family. The laughs along the way were a bonus!
~Marissa Fulford*
Letters from the Seller
Thea, 10/17/06
Just a quick note to tell you that God bringing you into our lives was a great blessing. I know you worked so hard to do all you could to help us. You are truly an Angel, I just thank God that Billy and I had the opportunity to get to know you if only for a little while. Please don't ever change, you are a beautiful soul and it shines through in all that you do. We were blessed to have you on our side. So again, THANK YOU! You will always be in my prayers.
Sincerely,
Laura Clark
Dear Thea,
We are sorry to be so long in getting this thank you to you. We truly appreciate every thing that you accomplished for us in a very professional manner.
We were very awed at how fast you sold our house and moved into our new home in such a short period of time. If anyone we know is in the market for buying a new house or wanting to sell their, you can bet you are going to be our number "One" recommendation to them.
There are to be more real estate agents, like you in your profession, kind, professional, caring and going all out to take care of their client needs, just like you do.
Good luck, God bless and most of all, many thanks from the bottom of our hearts.
We cannot say "Thank You" enough and words cannot describe how we feel about you for everything you did for us.
A well deserved lunch or dinner is coming your way, you pick the time and place. Thank you so much for everything you done for us.
Sincerely,
Joe and Rosemary Emery
I strongly and without reservation recommend the services of Thea Agnew for either selling or purchasing a home. Thea successfully sold my home quickly and professionally in very little time. She understands the market and how it constantly changes. I had the home listed with another agency for 6 months and received no offers. Thea however generated more interest in 2 weeks than the other agency did in 6. Not only is she good at what she does, but it is obvious that she enjoys helping people in any way she can.
Once again, I highly recommend Thea for buying or selling a home.
Regards,
Jeremy White
Nine months ago we struggled to sell our home with another Real Estate Agency. After 5 1/2 long months of fighting with that agency to just do their job we switched companies and entrusted in Thea Agnew as our new agent. We used Thea's advice prior to us switching as well. She was very knowledgeable. Any question we had was answered with a quickness. She sold our house within a month and we had more interest in our house during that time than we had the whole 5 1/2 months with the other agency. I highly recommend Thea's services for anyone who is wanting to purchase, sell or just have any questions about a home.
Thanks
Jennifer DeWaters
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