by Kali Bradford | Dec 1, 2022 | Franklin County, Stories
IT’S AN annual event that’s circled on calendars. Plans are put on hold or moved to another day. Phone calls are made for carpool arrangements, and getting a good seat is of the utmost importance. No, it’s not a wedding or a funeral. It’s a family gathering of sorts...
by Guest Writer | Nov 1, 2022 | Franklin County, Stories
IN AUGUST OF 2020, when local elections were in full swing, a local business owner called Franklin County Mayor David Alexander to see if he could set up a food truck in the parking lot while people voted. He told administrative assistant Sharon Byrum that he was “a...
by Tina Neeley | Nov 1, 2022 | Franklin County, Stories
TAKE A deep breath and smell the aroma of lunch cooking in the kitchen. It was a very important meal. Jesus and the 12 stopped in to visit the home of Martha and Mary, in Bethany. Through the swirling steam of the boiling pots, Martha glimpsed Mary sitting at the feet...
by Wesley Bryant | Nov 1, 2022 | Franklin County, Stories
WE DUST off the artificial pumpkin decorations and pull orange and purple wreaths from storage. We pull out rakes and sweaters as the weather drops like the leaves do. The weather feels therapeutic and makes you want to go for a walk on your lunch break instead of...
by Guest Writer | Nov 1, 2022 | Franklin County, Stories
YOUTH AMBASSADOR for the Franklin County Prevention Coalition Jadon Vanzant earned bragging rights this summer. Vanzant, a grad student at Middle Tennessee State University, working toward a degree in school counseling with the help of Emily Hooton, who will be...
by Guest Writer | Nov 1, 2022 | Franklin County, Stories
SEWING, CRAFTING, learning to play a musical instrument, voice lessons, art, painting… whatever your passion — you can find it at Let’s Make a Note Music, Art, and Enrichment Center in Winchester. Owner Jenifer Howland has assembled a team of gifted artists and...
