Franklin News

The signs of growth are hard to miss. New housing developments are under construction in Franklin and across Middle Tennessee.

Summer is an exciting time for children to enjoy playtime with friends, a family vacation or time at the pool.

A seven-member panel discussed the continuing residential expansion within Williamson County May 21, a boom that helped keep its communities largely insulated from the Great Recession.

Nancy Osman was recently honored as Woman of the Year by Brentwood Woman's Club at its annual awards luncheon at the Brentwood Country Club.

Columbia State Community College recently held its 47th annual honors convocation ceremony.

FRANKLIN - Roads in the city's three highest-profile areas -- Cool Springs, Goose Creek and downtown -- will get renewed focus in the years ahead as Franklin adds new infrastructure to keep pace with its growth.

FRANKLIN - The cost of adding a driveway into Franklin's Eastern Flank Battle Park keeps growing.

Come to the Cabaret...The Absinthe Cabaret, that is. Saturday night was the inaugural event of the newly formed Absinthe Cabaret in Franklin, TN.

Forty members of the 101st Airbrone Division take a night to enjoy the Franklin Rodeo with their families.

This year's Harpeth River Ride will add music to its mix of bicyclists who will speed along local country roads June 1. The music festival is just one of three new additions to the charity bike event, which is expected to bring more than 2,000 cyclists to Williamson County for one of the area's largest bicycling events.

There will be a food drive to benefit the Chattanooga Area Food Bank this Saturday, from 10 a.m. until noon, at the Mid-South Carpenters Regional Council building, located at 6260 Dayton Boulevard in Hixson.

Franklin Mayor Ken Moore; Tower Investments, LLC Senior Vice President Alex Marks; Tennessee Contractors Vice President Tyler Ring; and Ryan Homes Regional Vice President Kent Eshleman.

When then-newlyweds Danny and Teresa Anderson moved to Williamson County years ago, the population was about 10,000. Cool Springs was nothing but farmland, and the annual Heritage Ball was just making its debut.

After months of public debate, Williamson County Schools rejected its first charter school application May 9, Superintendent Dr.

The 64th annual Franklin Rodeo starts tonight, but for Bill Fitzgerald and the rodeo committee this rodeo started last year.

There's a name for person who, when riding a perfectly good horse, would prefer to hang off the side, drag a hand in the dirt or hang off the back: A trick rider.

Horses, broncos, and a rodeo clown, the Franklin Rodeo is coming to town! Produced by the Franklin Noon Rotary Club since 1950, the event now attracts a crowd of 15,000 to be entertained by horses, roping, bull riding and other events to take place on the dirt floor of the Williamson County Ag Expo Park.

The 9th Annual Harrison Ruritan Club Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show will be Sunday, May 26, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at Tennessee Riverpark off Amnicola Highway.

In 2010, Franklin spent about $2.43 million to add new sidewalks, pavers and decorative streetlights to a portion of Columbia Avenue between the Five Points area just past the city's police headquarters.

A developer's plan to build a new 146-home subdivision just east of Franklin faces infrastructure hurdles after city officials rejected a request to allow subdivision residents to become city wastewater customers one day.