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E After differing the past eight years over how corporal punishment should be administered, the School Board has decided to move away from the controversial practice. The School Board voted on the issue at its May 8 meeting with Erik…

American Legion Post 44 will be placing flags and crosses along Winchester’s major thoroughfares this week as a tribute to military veterans leading up to the Memorial Day holiday. The organization will be placing a record 665 American flags and…

The Franklin County Arts Guild is happy to announce the opening of its new member show at the Artisan Depot, located at 204 Cumberland St in Cowan. The show, “Yearning and Yielding to the Green,” is on exhibit now through…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information on arrests made by state and local authorities is taken from Franklin County Jail intake reports.) Rivaldo Israel Alonzo-Perez, 22, 611 Gin Street, Winchester, arrested on May 3, driving under the influence, due care, financial…

In leading up to Memorial Day, the American Legion Community Band will perform in a 2 p.m. Saturday concert in front of Franklin County High School on Bypass Road. The band will play military marches and hymns honoring deceased veterans…

Law enforcement authorities are searching for a suspect in connection with a Tuesday night aggravated robbery at the Trolley Rock Truck Stop in Belvidere. No one was injured in the incident. A Franklin County Sheriff’s Office press release said that…

E What to do with the deteriorating Southern Middle Tennessee Pavilion has led to questions about whether to sell the facility on Joyce Lane or upgrade it through a potential property tax increase. The Franklin County Pavilion Board received input…

S The Franklin County High School boys soccer team lost to the Howard Tigers 3-1 on the road Tuesday in a semifinal game for the Region 3AAA tournament. All of the scoring for the day was done after halftime as…

S The Franklin County High School Bass team competed in the Central Tennessee Bass Nation high school championship tournament on May 6 at Old Hickory Lake in Hendersonville with the team clinching a regional title in the point standings for…