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The 18th annual Williamson County Fair opened with the traditional ribbon cutting Friday and a few moments to recognized the sponsors, supporters and hundreds of volunteers who make the fair possible. The Planters Mr. Peanut stopped by to join Tempo, the Nashville Soccer Club’s coyote mascot, and Chick-fil-A cow at...

Thought for the week: To the extent you judge others, so, too, will you be judged. So, you must, to the best of your ability, refrain from judgmental thought and words. Have you been to our Williamson County Fair yet? If not, you still have three more days to attend. My sister, Anita Gillespie, and I went on Sunday, and Russell and I will be going tonight. From all indications, as well as hearing people talking, I understand it is one of the best, if not the BEST! The closing night is Saturday, Aug. 13. I understand there is to be a LARGE fireworks show. THANKS to ALL who were a part of this event. I realize there are some who did more than others, but without EACH of you it could NOT have been as good as it was, so HATS OFF to EVERYONE! Especially to ALL of the young people who I saw working. I believe that ALL of our high schools had representatives working. Like I said, there is NO way that I could SINGLE out anyone, but to EACH of you, I say THANKS!

The 33rd annual Steak & Burger Dinner, presented by Banc Card of America, will feature performances and testimonials by Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee youth and alumni on Aug. 18. Supporters will enjoy entertaining performances, as well as an incredible silent auction with over 50 items, including once-in-a-lifetime...

Registration is now open for the 2022 Franklin Kiwanis Christmas Parade, which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3. Register by visiting the Franklin Kiwanis Christmas Parade page on www.eventbrite.com. The parade theme is “A Franklin Christmas.”. For the second year, the Franklin Kiwanis Club is partnering with the...

Studio Bank celebrated the opening of its second location, a new corporate office and retail branch in Cool Springs on Tuesday. Williamson, Inc. hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony that was attended by bank executives and employees, members of the chamber of commerce and several elected officials, among them Franklin Alderman Brandy Blanton, Williamson County Mayor Rogers Anderson and state Sen. Jack Johnson, who serves as senior vice president for Studio Bank.

The Williamson County Fair’s nine days of fun kicked off Friday, and this week is full of more exciting events and exhibits, capped by a special tribute on Saturday, the fair’s final day. Fairgoers Monday are encouraged to pay it forward to help less fortunate residents via the...

Dan Dellinger, a 30-year Nashville banking industry executive, and Farzin Ferdowsi, CEO of Brentwood-based Management Resources Company (MRCO), have teamed up to lead Sonata Bank. Sonata marks the third bank collaboration for the duo. Dellinger, who serves as Sonata’s president and chief executive officer, was instrumental in the 2005 formation...

The 2022 AbleVoices Summer Photography Club has announced participants won 12 ribbons at the Williamson County Fair Cultural Arts Photography Competition. The club visited scenic locations weekly throughout Middle Tennessee. The photographers with disabilities enjoyed shooting a variety of subjects and spending time together. They also learned the steps involved to enter the competition, including selecting, editing, printing, labeling and mounting their photos.

Ellen Eskind Lehman, who more than 30 years ago founded, established and has grown The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee (CFMT) as a philanthropic force that has contributed more than $1.1 billion to nonprofit organizations across the nation, has announced she will retire as the nonprofit organization’s president at the end of 2022.

For 27 years, local bronze artist and master carver Ken Means has worked tirelessly pursuing a unique dream, an experience wrought with steel, gold, music and movement, dragons, horses, lions and tigers, with lights everywhere and coin-operated. “There’s nothing like a carousel,” he said. Following countless hours in...

The Fairview Chamber of Commerce has unified with Williamson, Inc., Williamson County’s chamber of commerce and office of economic development. Williamson, Inc. was founded in October of 2012, bringing together the Williamson County-Franklin Chamber of Commerce, the Brentwood Cool Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Cool Springs Chamber of Commerce.

Mondays became a welcome day last school year. The dreaded beginning of the week for many meant another celebrated platform to highlight local student-athletes on my end. The “WillCo Sports Power Hour” debuted last fall as a partnership between the Williamson Herald, WAKM Radio and Gateway Tire, and it quickly transformed into a popular weekly Williamson County sports show focused on the local kids.

David Garrett Ford, 65, of Thompson’s Station, passed away Aug. 3, 2022. He was born in Nashville to the late Robert and Wilma Ford. At a young age, David moved with his family to Franklin. He graduated from Franklin High School before joining the U.S. Navy, where he served for seven years. He then used his Navy benefits to earn his bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. David was an electrical engineer and traveled the U.S. working on the installation of manufacturing plant equipment. He spent his retired years working for Ford Roofing.

Franklin Tomorrow hosted its monthly FrankTalks lecture with a City Hall on Wheels event Monday morning at Columbia State Community College’s Williamson campus. The theme of the discussion program was “Public Safety,” featuring Franklin City Administrator Eric Stuckey, Franklin Police Department Chief Deborah Faulkner and Franklin Fire Department Chief Glen Johnson.

William Satinoff knew he had to find a way to get on base during his final at-bat in the top of the sixth inning Tuesday. The Nolensville 12-year-old smacked a single down the left-field line and scored the tying run two batters later in the Southeast Region Championship in Warner Robbins, Georgia during a contest aired on ESPN.

The Williamson County Rescue Squad reported on Monday a male victim fell into a 30-foot concrete holding tank at a Thompson’s Station construction site and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. According to the WCRS, the incident occurred at a construction site at 4630 Columbia Pike in...

Rebecca Anne “Becky” Short, 80, of Franklin, passed away peacefully on Aug. 9, 2022. Becky was a retired director of purchasing with Williamson Medical Center, former board of directors member at Carnton and active member of the Heritage Foundation. She was an avid gardener, accomplished home décor and exquisite floral designer, and oil painter. She was published in Southern Accents and Southern Living Magazines.

The Franklin Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday supporting a statue, bench and plaque honoring the late 96-year-old World War II veteran, coach, teacher, farmer, storyteller, artist, father and grandfather James “Jimmy” Gentry. However, the board also passed an amendment requesting the plaque’s wording...

After the Aug. 4 Williamson County general election, four of five incumbents in the Williamson County Schools Board of Education race retained their seats: Republicans Dan Cash of District 2, Josh Brown of District 4, Jay Galbreath of District 6 and Eric Welch of District 10. Nancy Garret, the District...