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Jan 10, 2025 | 
williamsonherald.com | John McBryde |Sarah White |Kelly E. Mayo
In the Jan. 2 edition of the Williamson Herald, reporters Sarah White and Kelly Mayo presented their top stories of the year. They focused primarily on their individual beats, those meetings and events and people they covered in 2024 — from Franklin and Brentwood and throughout the rest of Williamson County. That Jan. 2 edition also included top website stories of the year, those that had scored highest in site visitors. Also sprinkled throughout the paper were key photos from 2024.
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Dec 20, 2024 | 
williamsonherald.com | John McBryde
Williamson County and the towns of Nolensville and Thompson’s Station were among 27 communities across the state that were awarded $21,017,000 in grants from the Local Parks and Recreation Fund (LPRF) that was announced recently by the Office of Outdoor Recreation, which is housed in the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. A ceremony that included check presentations for communities in the Midstate region was held Monday morning, Dec.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
williamsonherald.com | John McBryde
It will be an early morning start for a high school football game, but the stakes are high as Battle Ground Academy faces its rivals from down the road in Christ Presbyterian Academy in the Division II-AA Championship game in Chattanooga. The kickoff is set for 10 a.m. Central time and is be…
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Dec 3, 2024 | 
southernexposuremagazine.com | John McBryde
A Nutcracker SuiteNovember 22-24The Franklin Special District Performing Arts Center will be the site for this popular Christmastime ballet, a performance from the Nashville Classical Ballet Academy. Renowned dancers from Broadway and beyond will make these evenings truly special.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
williamsonherald.com | John McBryde
By wide margins all across the spectrum, Republicans in Williamson County easily won their respective races after Tuesday’s election came to a close and all 27 voting centers had closed. Democrats and independent candidates endured lopsided losses throughout the night, and any hope they might have held to bring some sort of balance were summarily dashed in the red-rich county of Williamson. To wit, on the national level: U.S. Sen.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
williamsonherald.com | John McBryde
Before there was the Needs of Our Kids, there were the needs of our kids. It was January 2017 when a nonprofit known as NOOK was founded and began answering the call to fulfill those needs of students in the Franklin Special District. NOOK, of course, is the acronym for Needs of Our Kids.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
williamsonherald.com | John McBryde
Before there was the Needs of Our Kids, there were the needs of our kids. It was January 2017 that a nonprofit known as NOOK was founded and began answering the call to fulfill those needs of students in the Franklin Special District. NOOK, of course, is the acronym for Needs of Our Kids.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
southernexposuremagazine.com | John McBryde
Studio Tenn’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’October 10-27Studio Tenn kicks off its 2024-25 season — the theater company’s 15th anniversary season — with the deviously delicious sci-fi musical comedy, “Little Shop of Horrors.” Opening on the Turner Theater stage at the Factory at Franklin on Oct. 10, the production runs through Oct. 27. Studio Tenn’s production takes on this affectionate spoof on 1960s sci-fi movies about a twisted tale of botanical bloodlust.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
williamsonherald.com | John McBryde
While a good number of the members who make up the Brentwood Franklin Woman’s Service Club are retirees, that doesn’t mean they’ve left their talents and their energy with wherever their careers led them. Whether they worked — or still work — in the health care industry or as a business owner, as an artist or a homemaker, their passion for serving their community is quite evident through their contributions toward service.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
williamsonherald.com | John McBryde
Back when the Harlin family owned Harlinsdale Farm and before it was sold to the city of Franklin, the welcome mat was usually rolled out for Franklin residents and others wanting to visit. It was a place to share, according to Clay Harlin, a fourth-generation horseman who was part of the farm from an early age. “The people of Franklin have always been welcome at Harlinsdale, even from the time when I was a child growing up out there,” Harlin said recently.
