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AgeWell's 34th annual Sage Awards ceremony will honor six community members over 60 at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs on Thursday, Oct. 1, while raising funds for the nonprofit's programs serving older adults across 13 Middle Tennessee counties.
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Wine Down Main Street celebrates its 25th anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 7, in downtown Franklin, with a VIP Experience at The Franklin Theatre and all proceeds benefiting Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee.
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The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County sold the historic 1941 jail at 112 Bridge St. for $4.5 million in late August, a 180-fold return on its $25,000 purchase in 2013, while the adjacent "Old Old Old Jail" at 108 Bridge St. remains for sale.
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A nearly life-size bronze statue of May-Me, the lead draft mule for the 6th Ohio Battery at the 1864 Battle of Franklin, is permanently installed at Carter Hill Battlefield Park after a Sept. 18 unveiling ceremony.
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Visit Franklin won Tennessee's Destination Marketing Organization of the Year for the second straight year as new data shows Williamson County's 8.83 million visitors generated a record $1.38 billion in spending and supported 9,180 hospitality jobs in 2025.
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The 2026 Morning Pointe Seniors Got Talent Finals brings 13 performers ages 60 and older to the Franklin Theatre on Oct. 6, with proceeds funding scholarships in nursing, culinary arts, therapy and social work.
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