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March 25 Father Daughter Dance The United Way of Franklin County Father Daughter Dance will be held Saturday from 6-8:30 p.m. at Monterey Station in Cowan. Photos begin at 4 p.m. Tickets are $40 per person on sale at Citizens…

E The Franklin County government is eyeing across-the-board employee pay increases, but for how much is another issue. The Finance Committee adopted a 10 percent pay-increase recommendation at its March 7 meeting, but School Committee members questioned going that high…

S ‘What took you so long?’ coach jokes Tracy Hayworth was formally introduced as the head coach of the Franklin County High School football Rebels in a press conference Wednesday at the high school. Hayworth, a Franklin County alumnus who…

Everyone is invited to get out and enjoy the beauty of nature during the annual Bluebell Island Ramble on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. This free event is open to the public with all ages welcome. It is hosted by…

A 35-year-old Tracy City man has been released on a $7,500 bond after being arrested in the Decherd Kroger parking lot on drug and theft charges. Johnny Williams Stephens Jr., who goes by the nickname “Meatball,” is charged with possession…

Sawyer Thomas Tankersley Cristy and Jeremy Tankersley of Sewanee proudly announce the birth of their son, Sawyer Thomas, on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, at Harton Hospital in Tullahoma. Sawyer weighed in at 6 pounds, 2 ounces. Grandparents are Ben and Tina…

E Good news for Broadview and Capitol Hill fire district homeowners — your insurance rates are about to go down. Franklin County Mayor Chris Guess announced Friday that an Insurance Services Office Inc. re-inspection has highlighted improvements made in the…

S The Franklin County Rebels lost to the Coffee County Raiders 5-3 on the road Tuesday for their third loss of the season. The score was close throughout with the Raiders scoring three runs in the bottom of the sixth…

S The Huntland High School Lady Hornets lost to the Coffee County Lady Raiders 13-7 at home Tuesday for their first loss of the season. The Lady Raiders pulled away in the middle innings with the Lady Hornets not being…

Three weeks after stepping down as Decherd’s interim city administrator, Eric Bradford has resigned from his main position as water/wastewater superintendent and is no longer working for the city. Mayor Mary Nell Hess confirmed that Bradford tendered his resignation Monday,…