Wet spring, hot start to summer jump start produce season
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Tennessee’s wet and muddy spring quickly gave way to a hot and sunny summer. For the state’s farmers and for the customers who wait anxiously for seasonal you-pick...
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Prepare for the fair: online entry is open now for competitions
Just 40 days from now The 13th Annual Williamson County Fair will bring farm animals, stage shows, cooking and craft competitions and carnival rides to the fairgrounds in south Franklin, and competiti...
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Civil War Round Table celebrates 10 years of history education
Tickets are on sale for an event celebrating the 10th birthday of the Franklin Civil War Round Table. The Aug. 17 event will include a buffet dinner and entertainment by Bobby Horton, a multi-instrume...
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3,500 soccer tickets set aside for Boys and Girls Clubs, scouts, others
MLS2Nashville, the committee working to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to Nashville, announced that it has raised $100,000 from a group of businesses and other organizations to send more than t...
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Carnton Concerts kick off Sunday with Rolling Stones tribute
By A.J. DUGGER III The Battle of Franklin Trust is presenting the first show in the Carnton Sunset Concert Series on Sunday on the east lawn of Carnton. The Music City Stones will be performing a Roll...
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Registration now open for fall adult softball leagues
WILLIAMSON COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION Registration is now open for Williamson County Parks and Recreation adult softball leagues for the 2017 Fall season which begins in late August. Returning teams...
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MADE SOUTH returns to The Factory June 30 and July 1
Nashville native and fourth-generation Tennessean Chris Thomas is passionate about reshaping the way people think about Southerners. To that end, Thomas hosts MADE SOUTH events across the Southeast wh...
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Pure Prairie League packs Franklin Theatre
By DAVID WITTENBERG The Country/Rock group Pure Prairie League has a roster of country rock hit songs from the ’70s, and a list of alumni some 40-plus names long, including Vince Gill. The group...
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Second Story adds inspired tales in songwriters night “reimagined”
FRANKLIN THEATRE The historic Franklin Theatre has been working on a new twist to the traditional “songwriter rounds” in which the actual writers perform the hit songs they wrote and share the...
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Fans can choose where golf tournament’s charity proceeds end up
James Driscoll celebrates his win at the 2016 Nashville Golf Open. He is expected to return this year. Golf fans planning to attend the Nashville Golf Open in Brentwood next week get to decide...
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It’s A Homegrown Tradition: P is for POLLINATOR!
Above: Honeybees forage on an Asiatic poppy. // AMY DISMUKES By AMY DISMUKES Let’s talk about the power of pollinators. Not only are these guys keeping our landscapes beautiful and blooming but they a...
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Best places to picnic nearby on the Natchez Trace
By CLIFF HIGHTOWER The winding scenic Natchez Trace Parkway ends (or begins) at Hwy. 100 in Nashville, runs straight through the western part of Williamson County and affords county residents some sum...
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United Way Day of Action scavenger hunt is this week
The 24-hour scavenger hunt will take place starting Wednesday, June 21 at 8 a.m.
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Wine Down Main Street now selling tickets online
Online ticket sales are now open for this fall’s Wine Down Main Street, a unique wine tasting event that takes place along Historic Main Street in downtown Franklin. The event is 7 p.m. to 10 p....
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Sip & Savor still has tickets for Thompson’s Station tasting event
By CLIFF HIGHTOWER The 2nd annual Sip & Savor at the Station is set to kick off in a week with live music, craft brews and craft spirits. “This year, it’s almost doubled in size,” said Kayce Willi...
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McGuinn talks about The Byrds, folk, rock and friends in sellout show
Story and photos by DAVID WITTENBERG Folk-Rock musician Roger McGuinn on Thursday took a sellout crowd on a musical/ anecdotal journey his life and career. And as is his customary fashion, he began t...
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YMCA’s Firecracker 5K/10K in Brentwood is less than a month away
YMCA of Middle Tennessee Get on your mark, Middle Tennessee: the YMCA Race Series continues its 2017 season with theAndrews Cadillac Firecracker 5K/10K and 1-mile Luken Kids Fun Run on Tuesday, July 4...
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State Parks offer service hours opportunity for Tennessee Promise scholars
Tennessee State Parks are offering volunteer events across the state on Saturday, June 24, to help Tennessee Promise scholars log community service hours. Students receiving the Tennessee Promise scho...
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Civil War-themed summer camp offers two sessions this year
The Battle of Franklin Trust will kick-off another year of Calicos and Cadets from Tuesday, June 20 through Thursday, June 22, an 1860s-style summer camp experience for children ages 8 to 12. There ar...
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Who is playing on which porch when? Westhaven Porchfest has an app
Saturday, June 17, marks the return of the Annual Westhaven PorchFest, a music and art festival from 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. on the front porches of homes in the Westhaven community of West Franklin. Por...
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