Brentwood
Letter: Sentinel Oak: This poem was written by Brentwood resident Pete Spinden about the fallen oak tree at the Brentwood Library to reflect its impact on the lives of many through the years.

Franklin Classic
Franklin Classic is just that — a classic: This weekend marks the 32nd running of the Franklin Classic in downtown Franklin. The events will include the 5K and 10K runs, a 4K walk, and 1K Kids Run.

Gary Luffman
City Insider: Safety, customer service top priorities for Franklin’s Building and Neighborhood Services team: Safety and customer service are top priorities for Franklin’s Building and Neighborhood Services Department. Our goal is to keep homeowners, contractors and builders in our community safe each and every day and hopefully into the future. When we notify citizens of municipal code and zoning ordinance violations, we do so always with the safety of our citizens in mind and to maintain our wonderful quality of life. We are grateful to have this opportunity to present some details and insights of our daily operations.

John McBryde
John McBryde's Wanderings: Don't let the game give you 'cornfusion': April Cantrell would consider herself a pretty good cornhole player.

William Carter
Commentary by William Carter: Did you say you had a yo-yo?: I was on my way into work early the other morning before sunrise and as I rounded the Square, I saw this guy up around the monument sticking one of those two-foot square plastic signs on a wire frame into the grass. There were little, sticky letters on the signs advertising a yard sale down the road a piece in one of larger subdivisions in town. He’d already stuck several other signs in the shrubbery beds around the Square and taped a few flyers on the lampposts and, judging from the stack of signs on the ground beside him, his job was nowhere near finished.