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In today's newsletter:

• Ready to ring in 2026 at The Factory at Franklin?
• Thinking about fostering a dog? Start with this Franklin shelter option

Also on today's calendar: The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Franklin, TN and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, but cold, with a high of 40 and low of 23 degrees.
• Tuesday: Some clouds, then sunshine, temps: high: 52, low: 36.
• Wednesday: Low clouds may break, with a high of 53 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Dance the Night Away at New Year's Eve Featuring The Smoking Section Band at The Factory (williamsonsource.com) — A big New Year’s Eve bash is headed to Liberty Hall at The Factory at Franklin on December 31, 2025, featuring Nashville party favorite The Smoking Section. Expect live music, dancing, champagne, and a high-energy countdown to 2026, all just up the road in Franklin.
   

• Here are some animal shelters seeking foster humans for dogs (tennessean.com subscription) — Franklin residents interested in fostering dogs can apply through the Williamson County animal shelter on Grigsby Hayes Court, which supplies food, crates, and medical care. The guide also lists several other Middle Tennessee rescues, outlining age requirements, applications, and support offered to short- and long-term foster families.
   

📸 Around Franklin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin

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Monday December 15

• PHS Hockey vs. Mt. Juliet, Wilson Central, Lebanon
  Centennial Sportsplex , 222 25th Ave N , Nashville
  8:15 pm

Tuesday December 16

• PMS Basketball vs FMS @ PMS
  Page Middle School , 6262 Arno Rd , Franklin
  4:00 pm
• GMS Basketball @ SSMS
  Spring Station Middle School , 1000 Spring Station Dr , Spring Hill
  4:00 pm
• HEMS Basketball v E A Cox
  Hillsboro Elementary/ Middle School Franklin, TN 37064
  5:00 pm
• Chorus Concert
  Walnut Grove Elementary Franklin, TN 37069
  6:30 pm
• GMS Winter Jazz/Percussion Night
  Grassland Middle School , 2390 Hillsboro Rd , Franklin
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Learn about the Libby App
  Main Library Franklin , 1314 Columbia Avenue , Franklin
  2:00 pm
• GMS Basketball vs. TSMS
  Grassland Middle School , 2390 Hillsboro Rd , Franklin
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Franklin, TN
  Franklin Marriott Cool Springs , 700 Cool Springs Blvd , Franklin
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday December 15

• WMS-JV/V Basketball @ HMS
  Heritage Middle School , 4803 Columbia Pike , Thompson's Station
  4:00 pm
• Human Resources Committee Meeting
  Williamson County Calendar , 1320 West Main Street , Franklin
  5:30 pm
• Literary Ladies Book Club December Meeting
  Main Library Franklin , 1314 Columbia Avenue , Franklin
  6:00 pm
• Steven Curtis Chapman: A Franklin Christmas
  Liberty Hall - Heritage Room , The Factory , Franklin
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Thank you Officer Alvarez, with Tennessee Highway Patrol.
  You assisted my friend Susan and I last week in locating a restaurant. You led us right to it. We had been circling but never landed, lol. What a… (Nextdoor Farmingtonshare)
• Hi everyone!
  Does anyone have a suggestion on where we could donate unopened, unexpired, ready to feed infant formula? My son developed an allergy right after we… (Nextdoor Cedarmont Farms)

• Bloody brilliant policing on Main Street today! Each year, Officer Ryan Howell and Sgt. Brandon Sandrell suit up as British “Bobbies” for the Dickens... (X: FranklinTNPD)
• After 33 years in the fire service, including 27 with the Franklin Fire Department, Battalion Chief Joseph R. Polenzani will retire next week. Please... (X: FranklinFire)

• Chuy's Tex-Mex Restaurant posted a job opening for Janitorial in Franklin. Apply here.
• The Chicken Salad Chick posted a job opening for AM Team Member in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.

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