Kevin Riggs is keeping his eyes open and his ears tuned in. Fresh off a meeting on Feb. 25 that saw a packed crowd at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church enthusiastically embrace his plan for a permanent homeless shelter in Williamson County, the pastor of Franklin Community Church is eager to move on to the next step…
Members of the Youth Leadership Brentwood Class of 2019 received their diplomas recently during a ceremony held at the John P. Holt Brentwood Library in Brentwood. During the five-month program the youth took an intensive look at the Brentwood community and studied leadership qualities and skills. The 24 sophomores and juniors from six area high schools were…
Career Move Month seeks to hire 1,414 employees nationwide, 35 locally At TWO MEN AND A TRUCK®, the month of March means one important thing – Career Move Month. To help prepare for the busy moving season, Career Move Month looks to bring in talented, motivated, and hardworking individuals to our local teams across the…
FRANKLIN – A plan is underway to bring the first permanent homeless shelter to Franklin, a city where advocates estimate hundreds of people are experiencing homelessness, many out of sight, in their cars or doubled up with friends. The plan is for the shelter to serve men, women and families year-round, while also offering food, mental health care and job…
After raising $6 million in six months, representatives of the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County officially signed the documents Monday to close on the purchase of the 7-acre former O’More College of Design campus. The property is the largest preservation project in the organization’s 52-year history, according to Bari Beasley, executive director of the Heritage…
FRANKLIN –– The Heritage Foundation of Williamson County announced Monday the closing on the O’More campus property. The group raised $6 million to purchase the land from Belmont University after it bought out the local design college. “The purchase of this campus is a tremendous accomplishment, being that it is the largest preservation project in the 52-year…
On Monday, it marks a big milestone for the city of Franklin and the Heritage Foundation of Williamson County, TN. The Heritage Foundation officially took ownership of the former campus of O’More College of Design at 423 S. Margin Street in historic downtown Franklin. In a press conference at the property, the Foundation’s board of directors, advisory…
Before he got too far in his presentation Monday night on the need for a homeless shelter in Williamson County, Franklin Community Church Pastor Kevin Riggs wanted to thwart a couple of the standard objections heard when a community seeks a solution for a particular issue. One objection goes by the acronym NIMBY, or, ‘not…
Dallas Shaw, owner of Hoss’ Loaded Burgers, the popular food truck turned brick-and-mortar restaurant, strategically peeled off a forgotten strip of tape left on the wall after a fresh paint job at the burger joint’s new location in Nolensville. He then polished a scuff mark from the shiny, marble-swirl-patterned concrete floor, a scuff unbeknownst to…
Please join me for an important community conversation on homelessness in Williamson Countyon Monday, February 25 at 6 PM at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in downtown Franklin, 510 West Main St, Franklin, TN. I believe the business community can play a constructive role in addressing this issue for our community. I know Williamson County is at its best…