Nashville Mayor-elect Megan Barry is confirmed to speak at Williamson, Inc.’s monthly membership luncheon, presented by WGU Tennessee, Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. in Liberty Hall at The Factory at Franklin, located at 230 Franklin Road. Barry will address the Williamson County business community at what will be one of her first public speeches […]
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Volunteer Awards
Wednesday, Aug 5th
Bozemans receive Anne T. Rutherford Exemplary Volunteer Award for dedicated work with My Friend’s House, other organizations Jerry and Frances Bozeman of Franklin were honored Wednesday, July 22, by Franklin Tomorrow with the 2015 Anne T. Rutherford Exemplary Community Volunteer Award for their dedicated service to My Friend’s House Family & Children’s Services. “When Frances […]
Retired K9
Wednesday, Apr 1st
Leadership Franklin Class of 2015 partners with Williamson County Sheriff’s Department to honor K9 unit (Franklin, TN) Leadership Franklin’s class of 2015 will soon graduate from the 9-month program, but not before finalizing a project that impacts the whole community. Five active members of the 2014-2015 Leadership Franklin class developed a program, “Gunner’s Guardians,” […]
Battle of Franklin Trust Launches Immersive
Sunday, Aug 3rd
The Battle of Franklin Leadership Experience taps into pivotal moments in the conflict to help business executives hone leadership skills; Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management partners on inaugural program for MEDHOST FRANKLIN, TENN. – The Battle of Franklin Trust announced the launch of an immersive executive leadership development workshop that helps business executives and […]
WCCASA and Davis House
Tuesday, Apr 29th
To close out National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, local child advocacy groups—including Williamson County CASA and Davis House Child Advocacy Center—held a candlelight celebration at the Franklin Police Department on Tuesday, April 29 to honor and celebrate the lives of those children that the organizations serve. A large crowd of community members, government […]
Captain Clay Mackey and Engineer David Edge
Thursday, Apr 17th
Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee announced Captain Clay Mackey and Engineer David Edge as recipients of the 2nd Annual Ed Moody Award of Excellence. They are being recognized for their efforts in organizing the Franklin Firefighters’ Annual Toy & Clothing Drive. They will accept the award at the 25th Annual Steak & Burger […]
Franklin Tomorrow presents Transportation Survey results
Wednesday, Feb 12th
Franklin Tomorrow released the results of a transportation issues study conducted in 2013, revealing that people want reduced congestion and less delay, more transportation choices, and a better street network. The 50-plus question online survey included responses from almost 1,000 people, including more than half who identified themselves as living in the City of Franklin, […]
Walk Across Williamson
Monday, Feb 3rd
Walk Across Williamson (WxW) is a joint effort between the Williamson County and Franklin Special school systems, the WC health department and the WC health council. This is an endeavor to promote a family fun and healthy activity. Participants log their activity minutes on the days they are active during the month of March. Logs […]
Chapman’s II
Sunday, Dec 29th
downtownfranklintn.com/facesoffranklin/ Dan and Gwen Perkins know something about running a successful business. They owned a small lumber mill in Oregon for 40 years before returning to Tennessee to seek another entrepreneurial venture. It wasn’t until that deal fell through that the Perkins – not ones to sit on their hands – began thinking of other […]
Born for America: The Story of Inge Meyring Smith
Friday, Jul 5th
Friday, July 12, from 1 pm to 4 pm at Franklin Synergy Bank’s 722 Columbia Avenue location, Inge Smith, the author of Born for America will be signing books. Below is an excerpt from the Williamson Herald. For the complete story, click here. Born Jewish in Dresden, Germany, Smith narrowly escaped the concentration camps of […]
City of Franklin Wins “Excellence in Financial Reporting” from GFOA
Tuesday, Jun 18th
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) is pleased to announce that City of Franklin has achieved “Excellence in Financial Reporting” for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). This is the 20th consecutive year the City has won this award! The Certificate of Achievement is the highest form of recognition […]
GraceWorks receives a grant from the Predators
Monday, May 27th
GraceWorks was also named as one of four featured charities this year for the foundation. Featured charities will be given visits by players and Predator celebrities as well as added exposure, awareness and visibility. Other featured charities for 2013 are Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County, Nurses for Newborns and Bridges, formerly the League for […]
Franklin Is video
Wednesday, May 22nd
We love, love this video by the City of Franklin! Please check it out, today!
Celebrating upcoming Earth Day and Transit Week
Friday, Apr 19th
Williamson County officials and leaders used public transportation to travel to two regional meetings in Nashville on Wednesday, April 17, in celebration of the upcoming Earth Day and Transit Week. The trip began with transportation via Franklin Transit Authority’s TODD (Transit on DemanD) service, which picked up officials at their offices and transported them to […]
Walk Across Williamson
Wednesday, Feb 27th
The fifth annual Walk Across Williamson physical activity program is gearing up to kick-off March 2nd. This year’s kick-off events are scheduled from 9:00-10:00 a.m. at various parks and schools throughout Williamson County including Woodland Middle School in Brentwood; Bowie Park in Fairview; Pinkerton Park in Franklin; and Evans Park in Spring Hill. Walk Across […]