Franklin News

Millions in federal stimulus dollars will be coming to Franklin for water and sewer projects, but none is earmarked for the $1.32 million sewer project in the Monticello subdivision.

When Harry Sanders was a freshman, Franklin High School was the largest building he had ever been in.

FRANKLIN - Country star Buddy Jewell of Nolensville will join Stella Parton and Adam Gregory in a candlelight vigil this afternoon to raise awareness of World Orphans Day and support fundraising efforts through The Stars Foundation.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Tennessee are proposing a settlement with a builder of high-end homes in suburban Nashville for failing to obtain the proper storm water discharge permits at several projects in Williamson County.

In Los Angeles, hungry folks stand in 45-minute-long lines to buy $2 tacos from trucks.

Tennessee tourists and locals alike know to visit Graceland, Dollywood and the Ryman theater, but what about the authentic etouffee at Papa Boudreaux's Cajun Cafe in Santa Fe, or the blood-stained floors of the Lotz House, which once served as a Civil War hospital in Franklin? These and many other lesser-known sites will be highlighted through the ...

Conservative protesters filled an area around the east side of the Tennessee State Capitol on Saturday afternoon, saying they were putting politicians on notice that they had better shape up or face being voted out of office in 2010.

Gov. Phil Bredesen on Tuesday visited the Public Square to announce the launch of Discover Tennessee Trails and Byways with the debut of the Old Tennessee Trail.

Help honor our community's veterans at a special veterans recognition ceremony hosted by Franklin High School in conjunction with its 100th anniversary celebration.

Four veterans who never served together gathered around a table in the sunroom at NHC Place in Cool Springs where they live, to discuss their experiences in World War II and Korea.

Franklin's popular Hot Spot Coffee, on Hwy. 96 West near the corner of Downs Boulevard, has instituted a few big changes.

Boyd Mill Avenue homeowner Jimmy Dee Bennett Jr. has his mind made up about the prospects of a new sewer line coming to his neighborhood.

The city of Franklin is being sued by a woman who was injured when her car was struck by a fire truck.

Franklin will get $5.65 million in federal money and low-interest loans to repair longstanding leaks in the city's water reservoir and extend more city sewer service, among other projects.

The governor is expected to announce a large-scale tourism initiative on Tuesday afternoon.

For the Franklin father of three, who has spent the past 61 2 months hospitalized with Guillain-Barre Syndrome - an autoimmune disorder that affects the nervous system - just being able to finally walk through his own front door is quite an accomplishment.

A Gallatin man has been charged with his ninth drunk driving offense. Police said Timothy L. Morton, 49, is being held at the Williamson County jail on $35,000 bail.

COLUMBIA, Tenn. - The chairs created by a Williamson County slave are believed to have enabled him to buy his freedom prior to the Civil War and were so well constructed they have lasted 150-160 years.

The Williamson County Youth & Junior Orchestra Concert will present its first concert of the season on Sunday, Nov.

A Williamson County judge last week warned Franklin detectives that the next time they pull a suspect out of bed, put him in a patrol car and keep him at the police station for several hours, they "should get an arrest warrant." Despite that, General Sessions Judge Al Nations still found probable cause to send charges against Barry Durene Harris to ...