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Westhaven Porchfest, headlined by Phil Vassar, entertains locals
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By Coleman Bomar • Staff Writer
Families across Williamson County enjoyed performances from seasoned and budding local musicians at the 11th annual Westhaven Porchfest on Saturday, Oct. 1.
The Westhaven Foundation and Southern Land Company collaborate to host the event in the Westhaven community.
Residents invited nearly 80 artists to play music on 30 neighborhood porches and in Westhaven’s parks. There was also a ticketed outdoor evening concert to conclude the music-filled day.
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Football: Centennial stops Franklin upset bid in OT thriller, 21-14
By Joe Williams • Sports Writer
FRANKLIN – If it is possible to have two winners in a high school football game, the Centennial versus Franklin game was one that fit the billing.
Centennial all but sealed up a postseason bid by turning back a determined Franklin squad 21-14 in overtime Friday night at Howard Gamble Stadium, but it was far from easy.
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Football: Brentwood defense stops Indy in OT to complete comeback
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By Charlie Bateman • Sports Writer
BRENTWOOD – The Brentwood High School football team denied a two-point conversion try in overtime to claim a thrilling 24-23 Region 7-6A victory against visiting Independence Friday night.
Down 17-3 in the third quarter, the Bruins completed a comeback and took the lead when Adam Fontechia powered his way into the end zone on the first play of overtime for a 24-17 Brentwood lead. After Independence's Brooks Sapone found Steele Katina in the endzone on fourth-and-goal with a matching touchdown, the Bruins defense clinched the victory by bottling up Tre Hartwell's rushing attempt to seal the region win and send the Brentwood faithful into a frenzy.
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Football: Pace adds to workload in Ravenwood win over Spartans
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By David Dawson • Sports Writer
BRENTWOOD — Although the Ravenwood High School football team wasn’t at full strength on Friday night, the Raptors were still plenty strong enough.
Carter Pace — along with Ravenwood’s offensive and defensive lines — made sure of that.
Playing without the services of injured quarterback Chris Parson, the Raptors relied heavily on Pace, who rushed for 186 yards and scored three touchdowns during Ravenwood’s 35-7 win over Summit on homecoming night at Ravenwood.
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Smith to return as presenting sponsor for GraceWorks’ annual fundraising dinner
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Herald Reports
GraceWorks Ministries has recently announced that Gresham Smith will return for the fourth consecutive year as presenting sponsor of the annual Neighbor serving Neighbor dinner April 27, 2023.
Next year’s 19th annual fundraising dinner will be at The Factory at Franklin for the first time in several years.
The venue changed for next year to accommodate increasing numbers of attendees. A record-breaking 470 people attended the latest dinner in April, and a historic $353,088 was raised.
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Education Equal Opportunity Group hosts networking event for local high school students
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By Coleman Bomar • Staff Writer
On Thursday morning, Education Equal Opportunity Group Inc. hosted a Career Speed Networking Program for more than 100 local high school students at the Factory at Franklin.
Students had the opportunity to meet one-on-one with multiple successful professionals spanning careers across Tennessee.
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Policy Talks covers local crime, law enforcement developments
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By Coleman Bomar • Staff Writer
Williamson, Inc. hosted its ninth Policy Talks of 2022 at the Columbia State Community College Williamson Campus Friday morning.
Special guest Jeff Long, former sheriff of Williamson and current commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, joined Col. Matt Perry of the Tennessee Highway Patrol to discuss law enforcement careers, associated challenges and community safety.
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Tony’s Eat & Drink to hold Shrimp Festivus to benefit High Hopes, VFW 4893, Snooty Giggles
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Herald Reports
The second annual Shrimp Festivus (for the rest of us) will take place Saturday, Oct. 1, from 12-5 p.m. at Tony's Eat & Drink in Franklin.
All proceeds from this year's event will go to support three local organizations — High Hopes Development Center, VFW 4893 and Snooty Giggles Animal Rescue. The event is produced by We Care Williamson County.
Tony’s will be cooking shrimp six ways – fried, grilled, coconut, gumbo, tacos and Low Country boil.
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Unite Williamson’s 5th annual prayer breakfast to feature variety of faith-based organizations
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Herald Reports
Unite Williamson will host its annual prayer breakfast Saturday, Oct. 15, at Eastern Flank Battlefield Park in Franklin.
The organization is expecting hundreds of Williamson County residents and representatives from churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples across Williamson County.
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Studio Tenn’s next production, ‘Gershwins & Me,' to fill Franklin Theatre with familiar tunes
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Herald Reports
Studio Tenn, the Franklin-based professional regional theater company, is presenting “The Gershwins & Me,” performed by Michael Feinstein, at 7 p.m. Nov. 4, at the Franklin Theatre.
Guests will spend an evening with Feinstein as he leads a journey through the “Great American Songbook,” which features songs from Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin and many more. During the show, sponsored by Gigi Tomich, Feinstein will share unforgettable stories and anecdotes from the music that defined many of the popular songs and scores from the last century.
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Letter to the Editor: Nolensville Little League coach recaps grueling yet rewarding experience
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Dear Nolensville Little League Community,
It has been a few weeks since we returned from Williamsport, Pennsylvania; and to be honest, I am still trying to digest the magical experience we had during our Little League World Series run. It is difficult to put into words how amazing the entire experience was, but I am going to try.
When we started this season, there was a lot of expectation because of the success we had in 2021. There is a reason that only 20 U.S. teams, in the 75-year history of the Little League World Series, have made it in back-to-back years... because it is nearly impossible!
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Henrietta Buckner Vaughn, loving wife, mother, grandmother, auntie, and friend, passed away peacefully on Sept. 28, 2022.
Henrietta was born in Nashville, daughter of the late Henry Bruce Buckner III and Mildred Hyde Buckner; preceded in death by husband George William Vaughn, brother Henry Bruce Buckner IV, son George Michael Vaughn, and grandson Chadwick Dean Davis. She will be missed by daughters Avalyn Vaughn Davis and Julie Coke Abernathy; sons-in-law Randel Davis and Steve Abernathy; grandchildren Aron Vaughn, Natalie Davis, Marlin Vaughn, Rachel Nicholson, Trey Coke, and 10 great grandchildren.
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Thomas Baker, Jr., age 80, owner of T. Baker Machinery Moving and a lifelong resident of Williamson County, died Sept. 29, 2022.
He was born on July 27, 1942 in the Dan German Hospital in Franklin, Tennessee. He was the son of the late Thomas Baker Sr., and the late Edith Marie Warf Baker. He was a graduate of West High School, Class of 1960. On April 30, 1988, he married his true soulmate and love of his life, Marvanne Scott Baker.
See BAKER for full obituary.
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