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Moore’s entire 4th grade class will be going on a 26.2 mile marathon walk. Most of the walk will be taking place along the Natchez Trace Parkway. The program was started 16 years ago by Robert Sweetgall to promote health and fitness and to teach the kids about goal setting and what it takes to […]

“The ‘melody’ and ‘story’ keep songwriting alive. Thanks for A Guitar and a Pen.” — Bruce Johnston, The Beach Boys (I’ve also written a song or two myself!!) “A Guitar and a Pen is a wonderful vehicle to show that songwriters possess a creative dimension that extends way beyond their musical creations…fascinating and refreshing!” — […]

As part of its annual Law Day celebration, the Williamson County Bar Association gave several awards and scholarships.  Judge Donald P. Harris received The LIBERTY BELL AWARD that recognizes an individual whose community service that has strengthened our system of freedom under law by promoting a better understanding of and respect for our Constitution and […]

In advance of the Franklin Rodeo, May 15-17, the students at Moore Elementary School will be able to get nose to nose with Tuffy, A Real American Quarter Horse Hero™, the first horse ever enrolled in a public school system. Tuffy is a six year old Quarter horse gelding from Santa Rosa, Florida, who will […]

At Liberty Elementary, the kindergarten students will soon put into practice some old-fashioned woodshop skills as they learn about reading, community helpers and farm life. The students are reading Old MacDonald had a Woodshop, by Lisa Shulman. The story describes a barnyard of animals taking over a woodshop to design a replica of the farm, […]

Franklin’s 25th annual Main Street Festival brings more than 200 artisans & crafters, five stages, two carnivals and three food courts to the historic Public Square and Downtown District April 26-27, 2008. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, with the Fourth Avenue Street Dance continuing until 10 p.m., and all activities re-opening noon […]

The Patricia Hart Society Food Drive for Second Harvest begins Friday, April 18 and continues until Monday, May 5.  We encourage everyone’s participation so we are able to supply ample amounts of food to the Second Harvest Food Bank. The Second Harvest Food Bank furnishes food to four Williamson county sites in Fairview, Spring Hill, […]

The fifth annual Bloom ‘n’ Garden Expo will be held April 11, 12 and 13, 2008 at the Williamson County Agricultural Expo Park just off I-65 at Exit 61 (Peytonsville Road) in Franklin, Tennessee. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The Expo will again […]

Every year the students of New Hope Academy look forward to the field trip of a lifetime; a personalized tour of our nation’s capitol.  The whole school supports this effort even though students have to wait till 6th grade to take part.  This year’s graduating class had an ambitious goal; to raise enough funds for […]

This Saturday, March 29th, the City of Franklin and the Williamson County Public Library invite the entire community to join them as they kick-off the City’s first ever Big Read Program. This exciting six-week program kicks off with a Roaring Twenties party at the Cool Springs Galleria featuring music and dance from the era.  Mayor […]

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today continued its drive toward making the Big Read the largest federal reading program in U.S. history. The NEA announced that Franklin is one of 127 libraries, municipalities, and arts, culture, higher education, and science organizations to receive a grant to host a Big Read celebration. The City, […]

Friday, March 21, 2008, First Tennessee Bank hosted the Quilt Preview Party for the Child Advocacy Center.  The quilt will be auctioned off at Legacy Ball on April 5, 2008 at the Embassy Suites in Franklin, TN.  It is the 1st annual Legacy Quilt. The quilt came together by the generosity of Stitchers Garden, Campus […]

In January, 25,600 Special Census forms were mailed to City of Franklin households.  Of those, approximately 10,730 households have responded to date.  Over 34% returned their census mailers; an additional 8% came from web responses. Jaime Groce, Planning Director for the City of Franklin, stated, “With only 42% of the households being counted to date, […]

LUNAFEST, the fundraising film festival dedicated to promoting awareness about women’s issues, highlighting women filmmakers, and bringing women together in their communities, held its premiere event at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in the First Tennessee Children’s Theatre on Sunday, March 9th, 2008. This event was sponsored by Luna Moms Club Nashville […]

“An American Adventure—The Living Legacy of Jimmy Gentry”, a documentary film on the life and times of Franklin’s own Jimmy Gentry will have a by demand encore presentation on Friday, March 14 at 7 p.m. at the Fourth Avenue Church of Christ.  Tickets are $10 each and all proceeds benefit the Save The Franklin Theatre […]