Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 2nd of October.
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🎭 Culture
The Williamson County Performing Arts Center will host Let's Groove Tonight live, a tribute performance celebrating Earth, Wind & Fire's hits on Sunday, Nov.
22 at 4 p.m. at 112 Everbright Avenue in Franklin.
A free exhibit celebrating Minnie Pearl’s legacy opens in Franklin and Brentwood and features photos and interactive displays.
The exhibit starts at The Harpeth Hotel (Oct. 26–28), moves to The Factory at Franklin (Oct. 28–Nov. 5), and concludes at the Brentwood Library (Nov. 5–19).
Scream (the Nashville Ozzy Tribute) will play live on Saturday, Oct.
31 at 7 p.m. at The Mockingbird Theater (230 Franklin Road, Building 6) in Franklin. Local musicians will perform hits like Crazy Train and Mr. Crowley in this tribute show.
🎓 Education
Poplar Grove Elementary and Middle schools installed durable communication boards on playgrounds to help students express needs and feelings in both English and Spanish.
The boards, purchased with federal funds, were installed by former student Trace Kindred, his brother Teague, and their father Mike to support accessible communication.
🏥 Health
On Oct. 1, 2026, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture released updated health inspection scores for retail food establishments in Williamson County (including grocery stores and gas stations), which remain valid only at the time of reporting as conditions are subject to change.
📰 Lifestyle
King’s Hawaiian introduces limited-edition Maple Brown Sugar Rolls available at local retailers starting Oct.
1. The seasonal release comes with a matching merch collection and an exclusive chocolate bar featuring real roll crumbles.
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill debuts its Pumpkin Spice Biscoff Cake this fall.
The spiced pumpkin cake (costing $11.95) is topped with caramel-pumpkin drizzle, chopped pecans, and vanilla bean ice cream and is available until Thanksgiving on Nov. 26.
🏈 Sports
Middle Tennessee high school football scores for week 7 have been reported from teams across Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Maury, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson and Williamson counties.
Thursday results are in and final scores will be updated later today from TSSAA.
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