As the film world rages in a debate about the definition of “cinema,” it’s nice to get a firm reminder of what a “movie” is.
The Franklin Fire Department will celebrate the arrival of several new fire trucks with a dedication ceremony and open house Saturday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Franklin Fire Station 2.
The Kiwanis Club of Historic Downtown Franklin will hold its annual Franklin Kiwanis Christmas Parade in downtown Franklin Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. The theme for this year’s parade is “Holiday Heroes.”
Partners and supporters of the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County had a chance to join staff and board members to get what one might call a bird’s eye view of the nonprofit’s accomplishments over the past year.
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The Tennessee Department of Health is urging all Tennesseans who have not yet received a flu shot to get one as soon as possible, as seasonal influenza cases increase across the state.
With deer season in full swing and the holidays quickly approaching, Tennessee Wildlife Federation’s Hunters for the Hungry program is accepting donations in Williamson County to help feed local families in need. Statewide, more than 75 processors are collecting donations to feed fellow Tenn…
Patrick Cassidy, a longtime fixture in the performing arts community, has been named the new artistic director for Franklin’s Studio Tenn.
The Huff Project, an initiative to support lung cancer awareness and research, has finalized the lineup of top-tier talent for its second annual Songwriter Night at the Factory at Franklin’s Liberty Hall Nov. 22.
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Scores of people of all ages and backgrounds lined Franklin's Main Street from Five Points to Second Avenue for Monday's Veterans Day Parade.
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“Today we tend for them. We are called to our shared humanity with them, the enslaved African men and women and children, slaves no more. They were here. We are here. Lost in the shadows, previously buried in the weeds, they were forgotten. And yet we are called to remember, to witness, to cry out into this wilderness that they were here.”
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BrightStone, the Franklin nonprofit that serves adults with special needs, will be holding its 20th annual Christmas program Thursday, Dec. 5, in Liberty Hall at the Factory at Franklin.
We want to know what readers think makes them so Brentwood or Franklin or Nolensville or Spring Hill… and we know their answers will amuse us as they educate us more on what makes us… so Williamson County!
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The Brentwood City Commission will vote on a proposed name change for the Tower Park Dog Park to honor a late community volunteer.
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After kicking off its second On the Table campaign earlier this week during Breakfast with the Mayors, Franklin Tomorrow will close out the community initiative with an event Saturday that will help attendees learn ways to become more involved.
The Battle of Franklin Trust is slated to hold its annual illumination ceremony at dusk on Nov. 30 to honor the casualties inflicted during the Battle of Franklin 155 years ago.
The city of Franklin will be hosting its annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony Friday, Dec. 6, on the town square with festivities beginning at 6 p.m.
The Factory at Franklin will be the site of the fifth annual Made South Holiday Market Friday and Saturday, Nov. 15-16, offering shoppers a chance to select from a variety of gift ideas for the upcoming holidays.
Franklin’s Charge will host a powerful and uplifting ceremony on Nov. 9 at 1:30 p.m. to unveil a monument to the enslaved at the McGavock Cemetery at Historic Carnton. The entire community is welcome to attend the unveiling.
United Way of Metropolitan Nashville and United Way of Williamson County announced Thursday that the two organizations have merged.
The time changes this weekend, and it looks like the colors of the trees are finally changing as well as Franklin and the rest of Middle Tennessee brace for what looks to be the first crisp weekend of fall. That should make the happenings all the more festive — both those in the bright of da…
When Geri Bridston rediscovered her love of painting a few years ago, she not only increased her frequency of painting. She also increased the size of her canvases.
Two Men and a Truck Brentwood-Franklin will partner with Kroger to hold their Fill-A-Truck community food drives across three Middle Tennessee locations from Thanksgiving Nov. 20-22.
More than 20 years ago several people in Franklin realized the need for a children’s health care clinic in the Hard Bargain and Natchez neighborhoods. In response to that need, Mercy Children’s Clinic opened its doors in November 1999.
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Residents in downtown Franklin’s Hincheyville neighborhood are expecting another big turnout this Halloween, according to a release from the Franklin Police Department.
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Longtime Franklin attorney and community leader Julian Bibb was among the recipients of honors that were presented Monday at the Council on Aging of Middle Tennessee’s 28th annual Sage Awards luncheon at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs.
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The 21st District Drug Recovery Court held its ninth annual community breakfast Monday morning at Puckett’s Restaurant, where two of the Court’s graduates spoke and a lifelong Franklin resident was honored with an award named for the person who founded the program.
One by one, the writers from Harpeth River Writers took to the stage at the Legendary Kimbro’s Pickin’ Parlor in Franklin to read from their contributions to the group’s new anthology.
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Reggie Hendrix tried just about everything to beat his cocaine addiction.
Lotz House Historian Thomas Y. Cartwright has been named executive director of the historic Civil War home located at ground zero of the Battle of Franklin held Nov. 30, 1864, according to a release.
International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day (Survivor Day or ISOSLD) is the one day a year when people affected by suicide loss gather in their local communities to find comfort and gain understanding as they share stories of healing and hope.
Talented local seniors from across Middle Tennessee took center stage for the Morning Pointe Foundation’s second annual “Seniors Got Talent” showcase last night at the historic Franklin Theatre in downtown Franklin.
Gateway Chamber Orchestra will host their second concert of the 2019-20 season Masterworks Series, Transfigured Night, on Monday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m.
The unveiling of a bronze sculpture of the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry mascot known as Harvey will take place Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Carter House Visitor Center.
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Noted as the largest fall festival in Middle Tennessee, the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County’s annual Pumpkinfest will be held Saturday in downtown Franklin.
Franklin’s Charge is hosting an evening of celebration and appreciation for donors who have generously given to save and preserve Franklin’s battlefields over the last fifteen years. The event will be held Friday, Nov. 8 at the Eastern Flank Event Facility near Historic Carnton.
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HARPETH CONSERVANCY The Tennessee House of Representatives has issued a proclamation honoring Harpeth Conservancy for its 20 years of work “to monitor, restore, and protect the State Scenic Harpeth River and its tributaries.” Rep. Brandon Ogles. R-61st district, and Sen. Jack Johnson, R-23rd district, presented the proclamation during River Swing, Harpeth’s Conservancy’s annual fundraising event …
BY JOHN McBRYDE The Franklin Art Scene keeps expanding, and the monthly downtown Franklin event has added a number of sites to its list of places where artists from the Greater Nashville area and beyond can show their creations. Now in its ninth year, the Art Scene welcomes Fourth Avenue Church of Christ, Mason Chiropractic, …
PHOTO: Vulcan’s Franklin Quarry plant manager, Josiah Standridge, visits BrightStone to meet the adults with special needs who will benefit from this year’s Quarry Crusher Run on Nov. 9. / Photo submitted STAFF REPORTS Want to get an inside look at an underground mining operation while also benefiting a Franklin nonprofit that helps adults with …
STAFF REPORTS The Westhaven community, in conjunction with Southern Land Company and The Westhaven Foundation, will host the eighth annual Porchfest event on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 2-6 p.m. Porchfest consists of live music performances on Westhaven residents’ front porches. Attendees can walk and bike between the various home venues and enjoy multiple genres of …
By MATT MASTERS Beth Lothers and Vicky Travis, authors of “Images of America: Nolensville,” spoke about their new book at the LeHew Magid Big House in Franklin on Thursday evening. Lothers, a current Williamson County Commissioner and former mayor of Nolensville, and Travis, a long-time journalist and writer, began the photo-centered history book in 2017, …
STAFF REPORTS High Hopes Development Center will have an on-site display in the Lil’ Pilgrims Family Stage area at the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival scheduled for Sept. 21-22 at the Park at Harlinsdale Farm. The display will feature an interactive mural, a photobooth and giveaways. “We’re excited to offer a family-friendly experience for children …
By JOHN McBRYDE It may seem like nothing more than semantics, but there’s a specific reason the downtown Franklin event that’s held the first Friday of each month is referred to as a scene and not a crawl. That’s how the originators of the Franklin Art Scene envisioned it as they launched the very first …
STAFF REPORTS Lifelong resident and city Alderman-at-Large Brandy Blanton has been selected as this year’s recipient of Leadership Franklin’s Caroline J. Cross Award, honoring the founding executive director of the organization. The announcement was made as Leadership Franklin began its 24th program year Aug. 27. Blanton is an alumnus of the nonprofit that was founded in …
STAFF REPORTS Local businesses will battle it out at the third annual Waves Lip Sync Battle, presented by A. Marshall Hospitality, on Friday, Sept. 13, from 6-9 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Academy Park at 112 Everbright Ave. in Franklin. Participating teams will take the stage to compete for a good cause, with …
STAFF REPORTS The 23rd annual Chukkers for Charity polo match has announced this year’s teams to play Saturday at Orrin Ingram’s Riverview Farm in Franklin, and it has created a bit of a sibling rivalry. John and Crispin Menefee’s Ironhorse Farms and Eleanor Menefee Parkes’ Colonial Hill Farm are team sponsors, and the opposing farm …
By MATT MASTERS The Nolensville Lions Club hosted a fishing trip on Saturday for boys with My Friend’s House, a non-profit in Franklin that assists at-risk youth. About seven boys joined the club to cast their poles in a Nolensville pond on the sunny, warm morning. Lions Club member Scott Hall said that many of …
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By JOHN McBRYDE Now in its fourth year, the Great Americana Barbecue Festival at Harlinsdale Farm that’s happening Saturday has become one of the major stops on the barbecue competition circuit. And its warmup event — Friday night’s Flavor of Franklin, now in its second year — isn’t too shabby either. “The Flavor of Franklin …
Two ancient ash trees on the small campus of the Franklin First United Methodist church in downtown Franklin will be getting treatments Wednesday against the invasive Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). / Photo by John McBryde By JOHN McBRYDE A Massachusetts-based company that focuses on plant health care and is leading the charge against an invasive …
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