The Franklin-Simpson Industrial Authority board discussed projects to promote small business development, preserve local history, and enhance Franklin’s visibility at its meeting last week.

A dispute is brewing between the city of Franklin and the Simpson County Fiscal Court over the future of their joint planning and zoning agreement.

Franklin-Simpson Wildcat basketball teams played their next-to-last 13th District regular season game last Feb. 10 at the ...

The Simpson County Grand Jury met in session on Feb. 12, 2025, and returned into open court indictments against the following individuals: ...

The city of Portland, Tenn., is celebrating Black History Month with six banners displayed throughout the city, honoring prominent Black citizens and significant locations.

Torrential rainfall this weekend caused widespread flooding across Kentucky, leading to at least 14 deaths statewide and ...

Ever do something before you were actually supposed to do it, just because you couldn’t wait until the appointed day and time ...

Support library programs and beautification and stock your bookshelves with cheap books! Join in as we read, sing, dance, and play at Storytime and build essential early literacy skills and foster a ...

The Simpson County Fiscal Court meeting last week addressed both the Franklin-Simpson Fire Department’s recent response to a significant fire and the department’s need for new self-contained breathing ...

Lady Cats’ Naja Nolan (right) forced Trojanettes’ Shelby Byrd (left) to give up the basketball at Barren County High School during their 4th Region game last Tuesday.

Kentucky’s new medical marijuana law has raised questions about gun ownership for those with a medical marijuana card.

Elizabeth Suzian Cunningham (Landreth), 54, of Franklin, Ky., passed away on Sunday, Feb. 02, 2025, at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn.