🌱 Elvis Fest Returns To Franklin + Relocation Of Historic School

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• Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy. High: 78 Low: 61.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm. High: 75 Low: 60.

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Here are the top three stories today in Franklin:

1. Officers with the Metro Nashville Police Department arrested 50-year-old Ronald Dickens Jr. on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for threatening people including a McDonald's employee. On Tuesday, Mar. 21, reports were made about a man in a blue jacket waving a knife around and threatening people in the McDonald's parking lot on Nolensville Pike. When police arrived at the scene, they found a man who matched the description and detained him. As of yesterday, Dickens was still being held in prison on a $10,000 bond. (WKRN News 2)
2. Elvis Fest will be returning to The Factory at Franklin from Mar. 30 to Apr. 2 which will include 10 shows celebrating the legacy of Elvis as well as three late-night parties at SpringHill Suites by Marriott Cool Springs. Elvis is getting his newest surge in the spotlight after the release of the "Elvis" movie which was nominated for Best Picture at the 95th Academy Awards and at the 7th annual Celebration of Music and Legacy of Elvis Presley. Hosted by Tom Brown, this year's fest will feature several special guests and Elvis tribute champions from across the world. (Tennessean)
3. Plans are in place to relocate a historic school, Lee-Buckner, from Duplex Road in Spring Hill to preserve it and share its story with future generations. The Rosenwald School was built in the 1920s to educate African American children before desegregation, and there were about 5,000 of these schools built. After integration in the mid-60s, many of these schools would have closed, but now the school's preservation is being prioritized to bring it back to its former glory. (News Channel 5 Nashville)

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Today and tomorrow in Franklin:

Thursday, March 23

• Introduction To Microsoft Publisher - Main Library Franklin (10:00 AM)
• Public Notice Of Election Commission Meeting - 405 Downs Blvd. (4:00 PM)
• Crafter's Night Out - Leiper's Fork Public Library (4:30 PM)

Friday, March 24

• Williamson County Joint Communications Network Authority Meeting - Public Safety Center (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• A delegation from Sister City County Laois, Ireland went on a tour of the Franklin Fire Station 6 in Cool Springs earlier this week. The tour included a walk inside Hazmat 6 apparatus, some gear demonstrations, and a signature Nashville hot chicken lunch. (City of Franklin, TN - Municipal Government via Facebook)
• Williamson Health and the Bone and Joint Institute of Tennessee (BJIT) will be partnering with Blood Assurance to host a blood drive this coming Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Although appointments are recommended, walk-ins are also accepted and the drive will be held at the Blood Assurance mobile unit in the BJIT parking lot at 3000 Edward Curd Lane. (Franklin Tomorrow via Facebook)
• Enjoy signature cocktails and small plates at Sip and Sample on Apr. 15 at 6 p.m. This will be the first opportunity to experience the reimagined Factory at Franklin! You can grab your tickets here. (EventBrite)

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— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.