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The Franklin County Garden Club won a list of state and district awards that were presented during the Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs’ State Convention held last month in Murfreesboro. Club awards were presented for the following projects and contests:…

D The Tennessee Open Meetings Act hasn’t changed too much over the years, but this year, the General Assembly made two major improvements that were a long time coming. The open-meetings law now requires that city and county legislative bodies…

Cowan Elementary School hit a major milestone this year in turning 100 years old. With this birthday being a big one, staff and students chose to celebrate all year by participating in various birthday-themed activities in honor of the occasion.…

E Residents on Keith Springs Mountain have cited a need to have their homes attached to a municipal water supply and have approached the county’s Long Range Planning Committee about taking the initial steps to do so. Cheryl Cobb, 1327…

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G Busy times on the farm necessitate lunch deliveries to the fields. One such day recently, I was simply the delivery person. Our daughter-in-law had made the custom sack lunches with each farmer’s preferences in mind, then labeled them with…

A According to the U.S. Census Bureau, fewer than five percent of all marriages last 50 years and a much smaller number survive 60 years, but Joseph Carl Hice, age 93, and Mary Frances Hice, age 88, have defied those…

C Hillsboro resident Mark Newman walks down his front steps, tapping his white cane as he makes his way across a concrete walking path to the shop where, for decades, he has tuned and restored pianos. Despite being born blind,…

JAMES NEWSOM  NEWSOM, James William, age 40, of Hillsboro, died May 23, 2023. Survivors: children, Austin Brown, Jeremy Brown, Matthew Brown; siblings, Wanda Brown, Sandy Baltimore; niece, Rachael Rollins; nephews, Randall Rollins Jr., Justin Baker.  Services were held May 27, 2023,…