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The City of Franklin will remember and honor all veterans at its Veterans’ Day Parade being held in Downtown Franklin on November 11th at 11 AM.  The parade is a joint effort of the City and local radio station WAKM AM-950. The Grand Marshal for the 2008 parade is Franklin Police Officer Leigh Ann Hester.  […]

On Saturday, November 1, 2008 in Westhaven (401 Cheltenham Avenue, Franklin), join the First Lady of Tennessee.  Registration begins at 7:30a.m. – 8:45 a.m.  The walk begins at 9:00 a.m. at the Westhaven Residents’ Clubhouse.  Cost: $35, $5 children (under 12) and $60 families.  This 5k fun walk will raise money to provide services for […]

Early Voting is open to all registered voters in  Williamson County. Any voter may vote at an early voting site regardless of their precinct of registration. Early Voting Period Wednesday, October 15, 2008, through Thursday, October 30, 2008 Williamson County Admin. Complex 1320 West Main. St. Franklin, TN 37064 Weekdays: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. […]

Mercy Children’s Clinic is looking for items for auction at a dinner benefiting the clinic on November 3rd.  Click here to get involved! Mercy Children’s Clinic is a non-profit pediatric healthcare ministry located in Franklin, TN.  Mercy’s mission is to “reflect the love and compassion of Jesus Christ by providing healthcare services to all children […]

Both sides of the street in historic Leiper’s Fork were packed with people on Saturday afternoon on October 18, 2008. There was great live music, warm sunshine, unique vendors and of course lots of chili. Who wouldn’t want to savor the day? It was evident that a lot of people did, the 7th annual Leiper’s […]

More than 200 wines from around the world will be poured in 37 locations and more than 25 restaurants will provide food at this year’s Wine Down Main Street is shaping up to be the biggest and best event ever. It will be bigger in the sense that the street will be closed from 1st […]

Leiper’s Creek Gallery lays just a mile and a half from access to the Natchez Trace Parkway, tucked within the historic village made famous by attracting songwriters and artists for generations.  Jason A. Saunders will have an exhibition—Discovering The Trace—that features national parkway in all seasons. Saunders came to the area five years ago in […]

Just days before the nation turns its eyes and ears to Nashville for the presidential debate at Belmont University on October 7, Cricket Communications Inc, a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, in association with Declare Yourself, a nonpartisan youth voter initiative, will give Nashvillians a rare chance to experience U.S. history up close. The […]

Yes, it is time to start thinking about Christmas and helping the less fortunate.  Graceworks’ Christmas Clearinghouse provides a way for Williamson County families in need to receive a food box; and the Manger program allows needy families to shop for gifts for a nominal fee.  Those in need can register by applying with the […]

The Ten Thousand Villages holiday sale season kicks off on Sunday, October 5, from 12:00pm to 5:00pm with 10% of all sales that day to be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee.  The nonprofit fair trade store is located at 3900 Hillsboro Pike in Green Hills. Experience the sights, sounds and textures […]

J.T. Thompson announced today he will open the Lotz House, located at 1111 Columbia Avenue, as a Civil War house museum in Historic Franklin, Tenn. on Thursday, October 30. The Lotz House, which has been on the National Historic Register since 1976, is located in the heart of downtown historic Franklin, Tennessee at “ground zero” […]

The 12th annual Williamson County Exhibition of Bands will take the field at Fred J. Page High School on Saturday, September 6th, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.   More than 700 students from all seven County high school bands will perform including:  Brentwood, Centennial, Fairview, Franklin, Independence, Page and Ravenwood. Each band will perform a preview of […]

The City of Franklin is preparing to kick-off its vision of making Franklin one of the top 25 sustainable city’s in America by sponsoring a series of five (5), two and one-half hour (2.5) hour workshops to obtain community input and begin building a Sustainability Plan. This activity will be facilitated by representatives of Johnson […]

1896 ATHENS, Greece Dates: from 6 to 15 April 1896. Participants: 14 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), 43 events, 241 athletes (men only). Officially opened by: King George I. The Games of the Olympiad in Athens were financed by a donation of approximately one million drachmas from a rich businessman, Georges Averof, and by the sale […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2008 WILLIAMSON COUNTY FAIR SET FOR AUGUST 1ST – 9TH Celebrate America at the 2008 Williamson County Fair presented by Tractor Supply Company, August 1st – 9th at the Williamson County Ag Expo Park!  This year’s event is “A Red, White and Blue Ribbon Fair” packed with nine days of food and […]