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Brent Andrews
Rejecting bids, City changes waste hauler : The Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen rejected three solid waste disposal bids from private contractors and approved an agreement with Bi-County Solid Waste Management of Stewart and Montgomery counties in back-to-back 7-1 votes Tuesday night.

Carole Robinson
Heritage Foundation Preservation Awards : In 1967 a 19th Century home in Franklin was torn down to build a gas station, which was later torn down to make way for a strip mall. That was the last straw for 100 local preservationists. They became the founders of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin & Williamson County. Forty-five years later, the Heritage Foundation is still working to preserve the history of Franklin and Williamson County.

Debbie Smartt; Williamson Herald; Williamson County
Faces of Franklin Dr. Jim Tilley of CharacterEYES Eyecare and Optica: Fifteen years into his career as an electrical engineer, Jim Tilley decided he wanted to become his own boss. So the Wisconsin native began methodically researching the field he wanted to pursue, eventually deciding to go back to school for optometry.

Donna O’Neil
O’Neil off deadline - Franklin - A Community in Mourning : The citizens of Franklin, already hurting from the loss two weeks ago of U.S. Army SPC Jason Edens, have suffered another emotional loss this past week. Another young man who didn’t have a chance to experience life as a grown man, whose skills as a guitar player were yet to be honed, and whose mark will forever be synonymous with a boys-will-be-boys mischievous afternoon has been taken too soon.

Joe Williams
COMMENTARY BY JOE WILLIAMS: For a moment, we were all Franklin Rebels: With the sun beating down and the sound of kids playing games filtering through a slight breeze, I stood quietly at Claude Yates and Hillsboro Road Saturday afternoon, along with what appeared to be hundreds of others, many holding American flags, waiting to pay my paltry, not near enough respects to Spc. Jason Edens as the hero’s procession passed his alma mater, Franklin High.

Luke Boyd
Gray on Grey The Great Feather Fiasco : About 35 years ago, we were living in another town and county. I became dissatisfied with our front yard. The scraggly grass grew in chumps with plenty of bare spots that never filled in. To call it a lawn insulted that designation. Even fertilizing it the previous year effected little change. Apparently, the soil was not just poor but had some sort of vitamin deficiency that was going to be costly to correct. It was the spring after the fertilizing and I was bemoaning my yard problems in the presence of a couple of friends when one asked, “Why don’t you try chicken manure?” I couldn’t imagine where I’d come up with any of that and told him so, to which he replied, “I’m getting ready to clean out my chicken house. I’ll give you all you need.” And thus was born “the great chicken feather caper.”

Marcus Stone
Franklin tops Hunters Lane, guaranteed spot in sectional round: The Franklin baseball team guaranteed themselves a spot in Friday’s Class AAA sectional round with a 7-2 win over Hunters Lane in the Region 6-AAA semifinals Tuesday night.

Mike Shirley
Financial Focus This Mother’s Day, Think of lifetime financial moves to help kids : If you’re a mother, you’ll probably get some nice cards and flowers on Mother’s Day. But of course, your greatest gifts are your children themselves. And since you want to see them happy and financially secure, perhaps you can use this Mother’s Day as an opportunity to consider ways to help your children at various stages of their lives.

Ramon Presson; Williamson Herald; Williamson County
Commentary - And the Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round… : Imagine your sixth-grade daughter with 11th- and 12th-grade guys unsupervised for at least one hour every weekday throughout the year. It is happening daily throughout Williamson County as the county public school system’s current policy often forces middle school and high school students to ride the bus together.

Russ Moore; Williamson Herald; Williamson County
Club gives back through rodeo entertainment - Raising funds with rodeo : When rodeo fans go to the Franklin Rodeo, they are not just being entertained. They’re giving back to the community, through the Franklin Noon Rotary Club.

William Carter
Commentary - On race, religion and same-sex marriage : I’m old enough to remember a segregated South, but fortunate enough to have had parents who taught me that was not really the way the world was supposed to work. I don’t recall us ever sitting around the supper table talking about the way things were, but my parents – whether they knew it or not – set great examples for me and my many sisters by the ways they reacted to the weirdest and strangest of the weird and strange times we lived in.

Williamson Herald; Williamson County
Latest building design from French Country to Louisiana farmhouse Charity Tour of Homes helps two local nonprofits: Featuring the latest in gorgeous building and interior design ideas, the Charity Tour of Homes takes place Fridays through Sundays, May 18-27, with seven fully-decorated homes on beautiful home sites throughout the Nashville area with Miriam’s Promise and STARS (Students Taking A Right Stand) as this year’s benefiting charities and presented by the Master Custom Builders Council of Tennessee.

Williamson Herald; Williamson County
Rose Blackwell: Rose Virginia Blackwell, 89, of Murfreesboro and formerly of Franklin, Tenn., died May 16, 2012.

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Franklin: Local shops doing the Main Street Shuffle, others new to the mix
My Historic Franklin photo contest winners to be honored at BOMA meeting
Williamson County mayor signs Emergency Medical Services Week proclamation
RWWC hosts candidate forum for new District 65
Crossroads in the crosshairs as new zoning law passes
Rep. Sargent, others honored by AFBI championing repeal of Tennessee’s Death Tax
Rose Blackwell
Anglin takes early retirement; Coleman appointed to finish term
Club gives back through rodeo entertainment - Raising funds with rodeo
O'More Fashion Show Blurbs and Cuts
Latest building design from French Country to Louisiana farmhouse Charity Tour of Homes helps two local nonprofits
Former Independence golfer has shot at national title
Franklin tops Hunters Lane, guaranteed spot in sectional round
Faces of Franklin Dr. Jim Tilley of CharacterEYES Eyecare and Optica
BlueCross Spring Fling opens with county’s dominant event
Gray on Grey The Great Feather Fiasco
Commentary - On race, religion and same-sex marriage
Soccer merger to bring communities together
Bruin baseball season ends in pitchers duel at Overton
Events: ‘Homemade, Homegrown’ Gathering returns to Spring Hill, May 19
O’Neil off deadline - Franklin - A Community in Mourning
First Farmers adds LifePoint Hospital exec to Williamson County Advisory Board
Free speech/language screenings offered for preschoolers in Williamson, Davidson counties
Puckett’s owner announces new restaurant concept in downtown franklin: “Puckett’s Boathouse” to open June 4
Franklin Police aggravated assault suspect
Indy’s Moore next athletic director at LaVergne
Newly established Factory Art Guild to serve as one voice
Brentwood man convicted of making false statements to a bank and aggravated identity theft
Elizabeth Stanley, obituary
Franklin Police seeking felony theft suspect
Ryan Tropauer, obituary
Christopher ‘Chris’ Hepler, obituary
Frances Cole, obituary
Robert Pugh, obituary
Laughter & Lyrics to feature comedian Henry Cho, Public invited to attend 10th annual Benefit for Alzheimer's
Collectors Day highlights interesting collections at Adventure Science Center
Third annual Bridges Domestic Violence Center Golf Scramble
Lois Timberlake, obituary
Mother and former MADD National President named May Hometown Hero
Paul Field, obituary
Dad’s suggestion on Facebook leads city to add baby changing stations in some Franklin Parks men’s restrooms
Last Edition
Wounded Warrior addresses Franklin Rotary at Breakfast
St. Jude works miracles everyday
Rodeo helps save lives breast cancer survivor part of the team that raises money for cancer patients
Don Ray Band goes ‘Full Throttle’ with release of third album at Puckett’s tonight
Floyd ‘Johnny’ Espinoza
Mary Ruth Smith
Heritage Foundation Preservation Awards
Financial Focus This Mother’s Day, Think of lifetime financial moves to help kids
14th annual Eloise Student Fashion Show Returns To The Factory at Franklin
Rejecting bids, City changes waste hauler
'Balanced' city budget asks no tax hike; For first time in years, no planned reserve draw
Commentary - Here’s my sign - No Solicitors
Commentary - And the Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round…
Faces of Franklin Shari Fox of O’More College of Design
Rebels win 11-AAA, will host region tournament game
Franklin shares secrets to success at Boys & Girls Club dinner
Brentwood’s Van Grinsven, BGA’s Redovian named John Maher Scholar Athletes
COMMENTARY BY JOE WILLIAMS: For a moment, we were all Franklin Rebels
Centennial makes deep run in district tournament
Living Waters for the World launches Mother’s Day ecard
Spring Hill's Wind Farm Café serves free coffee to locals and Hope to Rwanda’s Children, 7-10 a.m.
4-H Demonstration Project Contest photos
Williamson Herald Arsenals - Girls U8 Soccer
Free band concert at Aspen Grove Park
City Names Winners of Historic Franklin Photo Contest
New bids for Solid Waste in; Bi-County contract on table
Olivia Stavely selected to participate in Vanderbilt Summer Academy for Gifted Students
BRENT ANDREWS' CANNON BALLS
Franklin Police Officers honored at awards banquet Saturday
Saddle Up! for the 2012 Music Country Grand Prix Saturday, June 2 at Brownland Farm in Franklin
Charles ‘Chuck’ Clarkson, obituary
Robert ‘Bob’ Ford, obituary
Coach Howard Gamble, obituary
Imogene Lynch, obiituary
Battle of Franklin Trust announces 2012 Summer Concert Series
Maynard Lawton, obituary
Mighty Tikes Triathlon registration ends May 25
Leadership Middle Tennessee is Accepting Applicants for the 2013 Class
High Steward of Oxford University to visit Franklin Chef David Woodfine Launches New Cookbook At O’More College of Design
Exodus HR Group opens Tennessee office in Brentwood Headed by Dan Telford, Regional Director, Tennessee Operations
Charity Tour of Homes helps two local nonprofits
Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant announces to open in downtown Columbia this fall
Friends of Franklin Parks, LLC, set ‘Raise the Roofs’ event to assist in restoration at Park at Harlinsdale Farm
Franklin Art Scene welcomes new artists, galleries
Cheekwood to open ‘Every Tree Tells a Story’ photography exhibit
Brentwood snags second seed Franklin wins
Alexander appeal ignored, Fairgrounds future in question
RHS grad found dead at UT Knoxville
GraceWorks Ministries receives Predators grant
City of Franklin Parks Department Honored for Work on Athletic Fields
Local visionary Calvin LeHew donates $200,000 to Cotton Gin Park
BBB, Sonic Automotive Family Middle Tennessee Golf Classic, July 12
Mighty Tike Triathlon set for June 2
Applications available for Leadership Brentwood Class of 2012-13
Leadership Franklin is accepting applications for Class of 2012-13
County high school graduation information
Call for nominations made for annual Anne T. Rutherford Volunteer Awards
Cheekwood opening day activities for new Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden, May 19
Marketing Fusion Firm launches: Forest Home Media
Community Development Block Grants available for home improvements for Franklin residents
BREAKING NEWS: FPD Sergeant injured in hit-and-run this morning
Battle of Franklin Trust to host children’s history program
Williamson County Democrats to choose National Delegates at convention March 10
Seven achieve Eagle Scout rank in Franklin
Williamson Medical Center names Infection Preventionist as Employee of the Year
Michael ‘Jake’ Jacobs, obituary
Scales third graders treated to special story time
Battle of Franklin Trust announces Sesquicentennial exhibits
Battle of Franklin Trust announces Sesquicentennial exhibits
Jerry Boss, obituary
Images from this year's Dickens of a Christmas in downtown Franklin
Williamson County donors, sponsors named “Hometown Heroes;” Awards Presented by the American Red Cross
Franklin Tomorrow honors attorney David Garrett with Anne T. Rutherford Exemplary Community Volunteer Award
‘Ruby’s Son’ reveals untold Franklin history
Smile, Mommy! delivers diapers to your door
WILLIAMSON COUNTY: Capacity, split feeder still at center of WCS rezoning plan review
Breezeway school gets unanimous approval from BOMA -- on to Planning Commission for approval of site design
Rosé wines sing of summer
Commentary by Ramon Presson: Masters of marriage: Phil vs. Tiger
Business Review Group opens office in Franklin
BREAKING NEWS: Unknown Soldier's coffin moved to church, visitation begins at St. Paul's Episcopal
Soccer Association fields become little town when teams in play
Defense, turnovers key Indy win over Centennial
What’s with those box wines?
Obituaries for Sept. 10
Defending state champs Hillsboro deal Ravenwood another loss
Jean Barwick: Hidden agenda? Not so much . . .
Commentary by William Carter: Prayer just helps, know what I mean?
Couple gets up close with royalty at The Gathering in Scotland to mark Robert Burns’ 250th
Ask KEN: Octogenarian Mickey Mouse has his star in cement
Bargains abound at Friends book sale this weekend
Luke Boyd's Gray on Grey: The Playground: Then and Now
Photos from the classroom
 
 




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