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This Monday, February 20, celebrate President’s Day!! Via Wikipedia… Washington’s Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States. It is also commonly known as Presidents Day (sometimes spelled Presidents’ Day or President’s Day). As Washington’s Birthday or Presidents Day, it is also the [...]

BrightStone received a $48,600 grant from The Baptist Healing Trust, which recently awarded funds totaling over $1.8 million to 57 local nonprofits for a variety of health related projects, according to President & CEO Cathy Self. The Baptist Healing Trust’s mission is to be a caring ministry devoted to healing with love in the Christian [...]

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a United States federal holiday marking the birthday of Rev. Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around the time of King’s birthday, January 15. The floating holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, though the act predated [...]

Article via The Tennessean… Parents are organizing a candlelight vigil at 6 p.m. Sunday at Heritage Elementary School for Cameron, a fifth-grader at the school. “She just had a glowing personality,” said Heritage Elementary Principal David Allen. “She was a sweetheart and loved by all.” The freak accident happened at about 3:20 p.m. Thursday on [...]

BrightStone’s 10th Annual “Music That Touches the Heart” benefit will feature performers Amy Grant and Trace Adkins. The dinner, concert, and silent auction will be held in Liberty Hall at the Factory at Franklin on February 22, 2012. “Music That Touches the Heart” is a yearly benefit that features outstanding performers in an intimate setting. [...]

Check in begins at 6:00 p.m. and will go until 7:00 p.m. at which time no more wine will be accepted. Teams of 1-3 people will bring three bottles of their favorite French wines: one red, one white, and a third bottle of one of the two. The first two bottles will be collected, disguised, [...]

Franklin’s Charge President Paul Gaddis (left) and Treasurer Tom Powell burn the note for the Holt Property on Columbia Avenue in Franklin. Franklin’s Charge purchased the property in 2008 and paid off the loan this month. The property is a key parcel in what will become the five-acre Carter Cotton Gin Interpretive Park. Restoring a [...]

Definition of Annual Fund-An effort to obtain gifts on an annual basis to support, at least in part, the general operations of a nonprofit organization. Thank you to all members and supporters of the Heritage Foundation for making this year so special with the opening of the Franklin Theatre in June!  We have more preservation [...]

The Marines of India Company, 3d Battalion, 24th Marines welcome your support and dedication in our efforts to have another successful Toys for Tots season. We look forward to working with you, and strive to find ways to assist all people who contact us. If you would like to become a toy collection site or [...]

Franklin Mayor Dr. Ken Moore is ready to flip-the-switch to light up the City’s Christmas Tree on December 1, at 6:00 p.m. in front of City Hall.  The tree lighting ceremony will feature Mayor Moore’s dancing partner and rising country singer Mandy Allyn.  Following a performance by Mandy, the Liberty Elementary Chorus directed by Bobby [...]

The 2011 Williamson County Veterans Day Parade will be the highlight of local Veterans Day observances.  The parade will consist of marching bands and ROTC units from local schools, entries from local veterans organizations, marching community leaders, entries from local organizations, twelve Grand Marshals, and thousands of marching schoolchildren learning about patriotism. ——————- The parade’s [...]