June 26, 2026
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Lady Hornets top Community in district semis
S The Huntland High School Lady Hornets beat the Community Viqueens 3-0 at home Tuesday in a semifinal game for the District 9A tournament. The Lady Hornets took the lead midway through the first half and steadily built on their…
FC wrestlers receive Academic All-American nods
Decherd officer arrested on drug charges
An off-duty Decherd police officer who was arrested in a Sept. 28 drug-sting operation is free on a $3,500 bond with a Dec. 11 date to appear in court. A press release from the Decherd Police Department identified Dustin Cook…
FC girls soccer shuts out Warren County in home contest
S The Franklin County High School girls soccer team beat the Warren County Lady Pioneers 3-0 at home Monday for the team’s 12th win of the season. All of the scoring for the day was done in the second half…
Rebel golfers compete in regional tourney
S Four members of the Franklin County High School boys and girls golf teams competed in the Region 4AA tournament Monday at the Bear Trace at Tims Ford. The top team in the region and the top three individuals outside…
Craig E. Sawyer pens first novel – ‘Clay Boy’
A Los Angeles, California, resident and Franklin County native Craig E. Sawyer has just published his first novel, “Clay Boy,” available now on digital presale and in print and for Kindle on Oct. 24. Sawyer is a 1993 graduate of…
Veterans Alliance president on seminar speaker list
A special seminar just before Veterans Day is scheduled to help veterans better understand the benefits they are entitled to, and one of the keynote speakers will be James Cripps from Ashland City. Cripps founded the U.S. Veterans Alliance where…
FC Middle Rebelettes finish as conference runners-up
S The Franklin County Middle Rebelettes lost to the Harris Eaglettes 2-1 on the road Saturday in the Central Tennessee Conference championship game. All of the scoring for the game was done in the first half with the third-seeded Rebelettes…
Opinion: The director of first impressions
D I see that various forms of technology are taking over our jobs. As a news guy, I’m told that my job may soon be obsolete. Artificial intelligence can do everything I do, and maybe better, so they say. It’s…
Center Grove rezoning request denied by commission
E A request to rezone a 146-acre tract at Blue Creek Road and Highway 130 in the Center Grove community to accommodate a residential subdivision was denied in a split vote by the County Commission at its Sept. 18 meeting.…