More than 1,000 Williamson County Schools employees have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine from school nurses in a district-run clinic with 1,500 more staff scheduled to receive theirs this week.

Williamson County Schools will hold its annual district-wide career fair Saturday from 1-4 p.m. at the Brentwood High/Middle complex.

For the fifth straight year and 11 of the last 13 years, Brentwood High School’s TV & Film program has earned the Mark Madison Best Overall Television Station award in the 2020-21 state competition of the Tennessee High School Press Association.

Matthew Bowen

Lily Florian

Williamson County Schools has received more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, enabling those employees who had to cancel Saturday appointments to register again for time slots next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

The 11th annual Battle of the Minds Sarah Bayrd American History Bowl took place on Thursday night, pitting students from six Williamson County Schools against each other in a Jeopardy-style game of facts and fast buzzer fingers.

Teachers and other employees of Williamson County Schools who had scheduled to get their COVID-19 vaccines Saturday will have to reschedule due to a shortage of doses from the Tennessee Department of Health.

Student registration for the 2021-22 school year is now open for all students currently enrolled in Williamson County Schools.

Several Brentwood Academy alumni who had expressed concern a few weeks ago over an incident involving one of the school’s history teachers have gone a step further to more generally call out the school’s leadership and its “callous disregard and willful negligence … regarding issues of racia…

All employees of Williamson County Schools and the Franklin Special School District have received specific dates for when they can receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Tennessee Republicans, including Gov. Bill Lee, have said they want to prioritize education issues at the state legislature this year, including with a week-long special session in January. But Democrats in the minority say it’s still not enough.

After years of trying internally to address racial issues within Williamson County Schools, the county’s Board of Education voted 12-0 Monday night to get guidance and help from an outside source.

Williamson County Schools and the Franklin Special School District will not be holding classes in any fashion on Tuesday and Wednesday this week as a winter storm grips middle Tennessee. 

Judson Clift

In response to racially charged incidents within Williamson County Schools in recent years, parents and concerned community members have formed a grassroots advocacy network to help promote safety and equity for all students within the public school system.

As the issue of race relations, diversity and equity continues in the Williamson County Schools district, members of the Board of Education will vote Monday night whether to approve enlisting the guidance of a consulting firm to help make headway on the matter.

Schools in both Williamson County Schools and Franklin Special School District are closed today due to the threat of freezing rain moving into the area.

The Brentwood Police Department is getting ready to take part in the 2021 Music City Polar Plunge and its team needs your support.

College, Career and Technical Education programs play a huge role for students in the Williamson County Schools district, and that especially comes to light as February is recognized as CCTE month. 

Katherine Olexy

Ellen Ward

Catalina Garay

A 17-year veteran teacher and administrator with Williamson County Schools has been appointed as the new head of Upper School at Christ Presbyterian Academy.

For the first time since he resigned as Franklin mayor to become commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Transportation in January 2011, John Schroer is returning to engage in the business of city government.

Ravenwood and Renaissance high schools are being recognized for efforts to recruit more female students into Advanced Placement Computer Science classes that are traditionally taken mostly by male students.

The Brentwood Historic Commission will hold the 11th annual History Bowl on Thursday, Feb. 25, this time with a virtual event.

The Tennessee Department of Health has granted permission for school nurses in the Williamson County Schools district to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to employees when the doses become available.

Samuel Tiblier

The sponsor of a proposed charter school in Williamson County has officially started the process by filing an application Monday with the Williamson County Board of Education and the Tennessee Department of Education.