Williamson County News

The Williamson County Chamber of Commerce has 41 projects in its economic development pipeline that would result in 13,504 new jobs if the Chamber's recruitment and retention efforts are successful.

Davidson County's unemployment rate increased in April, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development .

The Freedom Middle School eighth-grader who brought a loaded gun to a school dance will be suspended for at least a year, according to policy.

Concerns over the preservation of one of America's historic roadways are moving to the fore as county officials examine how they will repave Old Natchez Trace.

Franklin Mayor Dr. Ken Moore enlisted the help of the city's aldermen, the city administrator, a choir from the Bravo Community Arts Center and adorable and outspoken children on video tape to deliver the message that the city's economy is strong, it's books are in order and the future looks bright for the foreseeable future.

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.

For two Williamson County men, life is different than it was just two years ago.

Centre's SGA represents students as their voice on academic, extracurricular and social issues.

Intermediate Bridge Class: 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning today. This four-week class is for students who are familiar with the five-card major bidding convention.

Developers are lining up to take part in the largest project of its kind in Wilson County since Providence -- with 3,000 apartments, hundreds of single-family homes, parks, sports fields and millions of square feet of office and retail space.

Nolensville residents are excited to see about half of the old elementary school building come tumbling down.

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

Oh, my furry friends, by the time you read this, Mom will be home from Belize. Thank God.

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Northern Maury County and Southern Williamson County until 1:15 p.m. At just before 12:30 p.m. meteorologists detected a severe thunderstorm capable of producing quarter-sized hail and winds up to 60 mph.

Radio personalities and local politicians braved a noonday downpour to vent their frustrations through a bullhorn in front of the federal building yesterday as a part of a nationwide protest against the Internal Revenue Service targeting political groups.

If you visited The Tennessean 's "Faith & Values" page on Monday, you saw stories about Mormon girls, the cast of Duck Dynasty talking about their Christian faith, Jim Wallis' book about faith in God, churches dealing with mental health issues, a couple who write hymns, a Lutheran coming to town, the woes of a group that guessed wrong about when ... (more)

The City of Fairview received a proposal from the Williamson County Library System board of trustees to build an 800-square-foot addition onto the Fairview Public Library - followed by a request for the City to split the $128,000 projected cost of the project with the County.

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.

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.

A school resource officer arrested an eighth-grader who brought a loaded pistol to a middle-school school dance May 17.