Ten Williamson County students earned perfect 36 composite ACT scores on September and October exams, including students from Brentwood, Centennial, Nolensville and Ravenwood high schools, and principals praised their academic achievement and leadership.
Franklin High's varsity volleyball team won its first TSSAA Class AAA state championship, defeating Science Hill 3-0; coach Makayla Beebe led players including Mila Clark, Isabella Conley, Ellyson Fogle, Emmy Garner, Alice Hammett, Hailey Heath, Clara Leister, Raegan Moore, Maggie Myhr, Riley Neese, Brynn Pennington, Jorden Robinson, GC Steih and Gracie Stoebner.
Franklin High is accepting applications for its IB Diploma (current sophomores) and Pre-IB programs (current eighth and ninth graders) for the 2027 to 2028 school year; informational meetings are Tuesday, Nov.
10 at 5:30 p.m. in the FHS library, Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 5:30 p.m. on Zoom, and Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 5:30 p.m. in the FHS library.
The Franklin Special District marked 120 years of educating local students Tuesday, Oct.
27 with about 50 guests, a Poplar Grove Elementary music performance, and proclamations from Mayor Ken Moore, state Rep. Lee Reeves and Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson.
Williamson County Schools announced two elementary schools and three middle schools made US News and World Report's 2027 Best Elementary and Best Middle Schools lists, with Clovercroft Elementary ranked fifth and Lipscomb Elementary seventh, and Brentwood Middle sixth, Woodland Middle seventh and Sunset Middle eighth.
The Titans traded defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons to the Chicago Bears on Thursday, receiving the Bears' 2027 first- and fourth-round picks plus a 2028 first-round pick in exchange for Simmons and a 2028 fifth-rounder, pending a physical.
Oak Cottage held its inaugural fish fry Saturday, Oct.
24 at a group home on South Berry's Chapel Road, selling more than 100 tickets as residents prepared and served catfish. Proceeds will go to the program's general budget and end-of-year cash flow to support temporary housing, clothing, and counseling for women on probation or parole.
The YMCA Foundation of Middle Tennessee gave its H.G.
Hill Jr. Philanthropic Award to David and Cindy Wilds at the YMCA’s Celebration of Philanthropy on Sept. 29, honoring their decades of volunteer leadership, donations including camp scholarships for military children, and presentation of a custom painting (Kim Barrick’s Rise Up).
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