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Mercy Community Healthcare names mental health facility after Naomi Judd
By Carole Robinson • Senior Staff Writer 
Naomi Judd was more than a famous singer who dabbled in acting; she was a generous and beloved member of the community who was often seen on Main Street talking to strangers like they were good friends. To her, no one was a stranger; they were friends she had yet to meet.
Last year, on April 29, Naomi returned home after several weeks traveling through Europe with her husband, Larry Strickland, on a month-long tour performing with Dennis Jale. She needed to prepare for her upcoming induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame and a nationwide Love Can Build a Bridge tour with Wynonna. 
See NEW NAME for full story. 
GraceWorks hosts dinner to provide hope for the future
By Carole Robinson • Senior Staff Writer 
GraceWorks’ recent annual benefit dinner raised more than $400,000 through the silent auction and table collection baskets to help with the diverse needs of low income residents in Williamson County and provide hope working with the organization’s many ministries.
Those services are made possible by a partnership of churches and public and private entities who worked to develop and maintain “wraparound services” for those in need of a leg up. This fiscal year GraceWorks served 13,517 unduplicated neighbors. 
See GRACEWORKS for full story and photos.  
Franklin Rodeo to feature Oklahoma rodeo clown
By Ruth Nicklaus for the Williamson Herald
John Harrison loves to make people laugh, and he’s been doing it since he was a school kid.
He remembers being sent to the principal’s office in high school, still cracking jokes. “Every time the principal busted me, I’d shake his hand and say, ‘Thanks for making me a better person,’” Harrison said. “It aggravated him when I did it.”
Now he’s being paid to be funny.
See RODEO CLOWN for full story. 
Curran, Macaso of Ravenwood plus Franklin’s Long earn Gateway Tire Athlete of the Week honors
By Charles Pulliam • Sports Editor
FRANKLIN – A pair of Ravenwood High School flag footballers – Kendall Curran and Bella Macaso – along with Franklin High’s Davis Long were named the latest Gateway Tire Athletes of the Week for the week ending April 30.
The trio were chosen as part of the Athletes of the Week awards sponsored by Garth Bouldin of Gateway Tire & Service Center in Franklin for the week. Each week, athletes from Williamson County are selected and featured in the Williamson Herald throughout the school year.
See ATHLETES OF THE WEEK for full story. 
Page’s Goodwin named Herff Jones Heart of the Team
By Charles Pulliam • Sports Editor
FRANKLIN – Injuries have plagued the Page High School boys’ soccer program as the Patriots work to defend their first Class AA state championship from a season ago.
Senior Josh Goodwin is one of the leaders who has emerged filling in everywhere he’s needed. He has stepped up for the Page defense, plays on offense and helps control a short-handed midfield.
“He loves the game,” Page soccer coach Nate Clapp said. “We lost our entire midfield to injury and Josh has played everywhere.
See HEART OF TEAM for full story. 
Titans drafting another QB deja vu for vet Ryan Tannehill
By TERESA M. WALKER • AP Pro Football Writer
NASHVILLE (AP) — The final year of his current NFL contract is not a topic Tennessee Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill will discuss.
Yes the quarterback who turns 35 in July noticed the Titans drafted a quarterback for a second straight year. This time, the franchise traded up to No. 33 to take Kentucky's Will Levis, its highest selection used at quarterback since taking the man Tannehill replaced at No. 2 overall in 2015.
A case of deja vu for sure.
See TANNEHILL for full story. 
Baseball: GCA swings heavy bats late to rally for district crown
By Charlie Bateman • Sports Writer 
FRANKLIN – Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning Tuesday night, the Grace Christian Academy Eagles baseball team found some postseason magic and powered their way to a 4-2 victory over University School of Nashville to clinch the Division II-A Middle Region District 3 championship at Clyde Prewitt Field near Leiper's Fork. 
The Lions pounded out three solo homers in the fourth and fifth innings. 
“We just stick to the process,” said GCA senior Trace Phillips, who went 2-for-3 with a run scored and closed out the contest on the mound. “We always know these coaches and teammates have our backs. All these guys have confidence in each other and get the job done.”
See HEAVY BATS for full story and photo gallery. 
WillCo Sports Power Hour talks softball, soccer and flag football 
The WillCo Sports Power Hour Monday night at Tony's Eat and Drink featured Nolensville softball's Jaycee Bilbrey, Franklin flag football's Emmie Maumus and Brentwood soccer's Cooper Bailey. 
Watch the interviews, including a chat with Nolensville softball coach Luke Patton! 
The full recorded broadcast is on the Williamson Herald Facebook page! 
Franklin Water Week to show how city ‘has a vital resource in the Harpeth River’
Herald Reports
The city of Franklin has proclaimed the week of April 30-May 6 as Franklin Water Week, according to a release from the city.
The city has partnered with the Cumberland River Compact, a local nonprofit organization, to engage residents in opportunities for watershed stewardship and education throughout the week. The Cumberland River Compact works to address root causes of water pollution in the Cumberland River watershed through education, restoration and collaboration.
See FRANKLIN WATER WEEK for the full story.

Obituary
Ann Watson El-Urfali, 67, died Friday, April 21 at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro. She was surrounded by love as she passed peacefully.
Mrs. El-Urfali was born in Springfield, Tennessee, and made her home in Franklin, Tennessee.
Being a well respected member of the community she retired after serving Williamson County as a Judicial Commissioner for more than 20 years. She spent a great deal of time advocating for the Judicial Commissioners and founded the Judicial Commissioner Associate of Tennessee back in 1999.
See EL-URFALI for full obituary.  
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