🌱 Patch AM: See the jaw-dropping Franklin estate that fetched $28 million

What's up Franklin! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• See the jaw-dropping Franklin estate that fetched $28 million

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Open House and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Jimmy, did you crash on your bike again? You’ve lost a tooth! 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: Sunny, brisk and much colder, with a high of 27 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Monday: Sunny and not as cold, temps: high: 43, low: 25.
• Tuesday: Some clouds, then sunshine, with a high of 52 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hank Williams Jr. Sells His Stunning Tennessee Plantation Home for $1.5 Million — See Inside! [Pictures] (wearedanbury.com) — Country star Hank Williams Jr. has sold his large rural Tennessee plantation-style home at a steep discount, and the story also spotlights other celebrity estates around the region. One standout is Alan Jackson’s former 135-acre plantation-style manor in Franklin, Tenn., a massive property that sold for $28 million and underscores just how high-end some local real estate can be.
   

📸 Around Franklin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin

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★ Featured events ★

Monday December 15

• Steven Curtis Chapman: A Franklin Christmas
  Liberty Hall - Heritage Room, The Factory, Franklin
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Christmas Open House
  McLemore House, 446 11th Ave N, Franklin
  3:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Literary Ladies Book Club December Meeting
  Main Library Franklin , 1314 Columbia Avenue , Franklin
  6:00 pm
• PHS Hockey vs. Mt. Juliet, Wilson Central, Lebanon
  Centennial Sportsplex , 222 25th Ave N , Nashville
  8:15 pm

Tuesday December 16

• GMS Basketball @ SSMS
  Spring Station Middle School , 1000 Spring Station Dr , Spring Hill
  4:00 pm
• PMS Basketball vs FMS @ PMS
  Page Middle School , 6262 Arno Rd , Franklin
  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

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

Sunday December 14

• Irving Berlin's White Christmas
  Turner Theater , 230 Franklin Rd , Franklin
  12:00 pm
• Shantelle & The Juke Joint Band
  Elm Hill Tavern , 1941 Elm Hill Pike , Nashville
  3:00 pm
• Anthony Rodia
  The Lab at Zanies , 2019 8th Ave S , Nashville
  6:00 pm
• Hannah Dasher
  Chief's on Broadway , 200 Broadway , Nashville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update Dec 13:
  Unfortunately we found Chess dead on Hwy 96 this morning. Thanks for your concern. Missing Boykin Spaniel. Last seen near Trinity Rd and Hwy 96 on… (Nextdoor Wilson Trinity)
• We live on Old Hillsboro Rd.
  My 17 year old dog wandered off and is lost. My phone number is on his collar. He is deaf and mostly blind. Please call if you see him. (Nextdoor Forest Home 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)

• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Housekeeping in Franklin. Apply here.
• Window Genie posted a job opening for Window Cleaner in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brentwood

• 12/12/25: Clear Skies and Current High of 53.6 in Williamson County (williamsonsource.com)
• Millburn High School Robotics Team Continues to Make History at VEX Signature Event (tapinto.net)
• Brentwood celebrating grand opening of Windy Hill Park (wkrn.com)

Nolensville

• UPDATE: Police Still Searching for Driver After Bicyclist Hit by Car and Killed in Nolensville (wgnsradio.com)
• Basketball Game Preview: Rockvale vs. Nolensville Knights + Official Tickets (maxpreps.com)

Ok Franklin! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I didn’t lose a tooth, Mom. It’s right here in my pocket.
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