Franklin Favorite

07/26/2024

Expected traffic impacts in Simpson County for July 26 through Aug. 2 according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3

KY 1008 (mile point 0.0 to 6.5) - Crews will be prepping the road for a resurfacing project. Base failure repairs are expected to begin on Monday and last through the week. Motorists should expect lane closures and flaggers.

07/25/2024

You don’t want to miss our Pelican’s Snoballs Fundraiser this Thursday, July 25! It will be located at the Pelican’s Location in Franklin from 5 PM - 8 PM. Thank you for your support of the FS Dance Team! 🐾💙🤍

07/25/2024

Simpson County FRYSC Back to School Bash partnering with Priceless IGA will be Thursday, Aug 1 from 10am-2pm at Priceless IGA. This is a fundraising event for FRYSC to purchase backpacks for our students on the first day of school. German American Bank is going to match our fundraising efforts up to $1,000! We'll have vendors, an inflatable waterslide, giveaways, a bake sale, and grilling out lunch. Come join us!

07/24/2024

SHOOTING IN PORTLAND

This morning, at approximately 9:40 a.m., the Portland TN Police Department reported there was a shooting in front of Planet Fitness in Portland. The victim of the shooting was transported by EMS to a local hospital where he is currently receiving treatment for his wounds.

The suspect, who fled the scene, was identified and appeared to have taken his own life at a location in Kentucky.

Assisting on scene were the Sumner County Sheriff's Office, the Sumner County Emergency Management Agency, the Hendersonville Police Department, the 18th JDDTF, Sumner County EMS, the Portland Fire Department, the Kentucky State Police, the Allen County Sheriff's Office.

07/22/2024

FSHS UPCOMING SCHEDULE

07/22/2024

Information for Incoming Preschoolers!!!💙🤍🐾

07/22/2024

Franklin-Simpson Wildcats football coach Max Chaney along with Layne Alford and Colin Anderson, all took part in the annual Paul Gray Prep Sports Football Media Day at Bowling Green High School.

07/19/2024

Franklin-Simpson Arts Council presents Oklahoma this weekend Friday and Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Goodnight Memorial Library Auditorium.

Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for students. Balcony is $10 for adults and $5 for students.

07/17/2024

Be sure to check out the story about Miss Kentucky 2024, Chapel Tinius and her visit to Franklin and Simpson County in the Thursday, July 18 Franklin Favorite.

Photo by Brian Davis/Franklin Favorite

07/17/2024

The Franklin-Simpson Lady Cats softball team celebrsted their season at a banquet at the Franklin-Simpson Middle School.

07/17/2024

07/16/2024

Our 2024 Cats' Pause Kentucky Football Yearbook is now in-stock and shipping out daily. 152 pages includes:

Profile of defensive standout Deone Walker
Q&A with Mark Stoops, Bush Hamdan and Brad White.
Position-by-position preview in Meet the Cats
A look at the race in newly expanded SEC
Extensive high school preview with district-by-district breakdown

To get your copy, please visit: https://www.shopcatspause.com/product_p/2024fbyb.htm

07/08/2024

Franklin Mayor Larry Dixon presents Lisa Devers, Franklin-Simpson Community Parks and Recreation Executive Director, with a plaque for the proclamation declaring July as National Recreation and Parks month with the theme being "Where You Belong."

07/08/2024

Wildcat footballers work on techniques during summer preseason summer practice June 18.

Photos by Brian Davis/Franklin Favorite

07/04/2024

Simpson County celebrated the 4th of July holiday with their annual Independence Day Holiday Parade all throughout downtown Franklin.

07/02/2024

FRANKLIN TO HOST INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVITIES

The Franklin-Simpson Arts Council have planned some activities around the courthouse lawn after the Independence Day parade on July 4.

The Council is sponsoring three waterslides (small, medium, and large); therefore, the kids can cool off in the heat… so they need to come prepared to get wet!

The Council will also present a patriotic concert at the gazebo with lots of talented musicians/singers.

Several churches are participating and setting games and activities. They include:

Methodist Church - basketball, 4 Square, pickle ball (inside the church gymnasium)

Crosspoint Church - two sets of corn hole, face painting, obstacle course, big rock, paper, scissors, game, life size Candyland, jumbo bowling

Franklin Community Church - corn hole, tattoos

Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints - digital scavenger hunt, sack race and fishing

First Baptist Church - Nukem volleyball game, can jam game

All activities will start between 8:30-9 a.m. and will shut down when parade starts at 10 a.m. and restart when parade is over around 11 a.m.

There will also be a couple of groups selling food, snacks and drinks.

Activities will last between 1-2 p.m. If it is raining, it will be up to each group/organization to decide whether to open and/or continue.

06/30/2024

UPDATE:
Thank you to all who have shared this post or called in. He has been located.

‼️Attention Franklin‼️

Have you seen me?

Markey Gillis Jr (16 yr old) has been reported missing.
He was last seen on Friday(June 28) about 9pm on Liberty Street.
Gillis was last seen wearing a white tank top and basketball shorts.
Gillis is 5'11", weighing 145lbs with curly hair.

If you have any information about this juvenile please contact Dispatch at (270) 586-8824.

06/28/2024

Get ready to hear the the mostly highly rated show band in the south for over 35 years. They have played everywhere including the White House and tonight they will be in Franklin for Summer Nights. They will be performing Soul, Motown, Funk, and Classic Rock.

06/28/2024

4TH OF JULY EVENTS IN AND AROUND SIMPSON

Independence Day is fast approaching and there are numerous events being held in and around our area to enjoy with your whole family.

🇺🇸The Logan County Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of Russellville, presents Party at the Park Independence Day Celebration at the Russellville City Park on Saturday, June 29. Food trucks and live music by the 101st Airborne Rock Band begins at 6 p.m. with fireworks at dark. This event is free to the community and sponsored by Independence Bank.

🇺🇸Come out and experience the 53rd annual Thunderfest hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Bowling Green on Saturday, June 29 beginning at 3 p.m. at Ephram White Park, 885 Mount Olivet Rd, Bowling Green.

🇺🇸The City of Auburn and Friendship Baptist Church is hosting a Freedom Celebration on Sunday, June 30 beginning at 6 p.m. There will be food trucks, inflatables, and fireworks.

🇺🇸There will be a free fireworks show at The Mint Gaming Hall, 5629 Nashville Rd, Franklin on July 2 approximately 30 minutes after sunset.

🇺🇸Elkton’s July 3rd on the Square is held by the Todd County Chamber of Commerce. Kid’s bike parade will line up at 5 p.m. at the Elkton Baptist Church parking lot with the parade starting at 5:30 p.m. Food trucks, shopping vendors and kid’s area will be open from 6-9 p.m. Music by American Idol contestant, Lydia Simonds from 6:30-9 p.m. B.R. Knuckles Insurance Firework show will be held at dark.

🇺🇸The annual Bob and Joyce Guion 4th of July Kiddie Parade begins Thursday, July 4 at 10 a.m. on West 8th St., Russellville. The Colonel Benjamin Logan Chapter Sons of the American Revolution invite and encourage children and families to dress patriotically and decorate their non-motorized toys (bicycles, battery-operated toys, skateboards, scooters, etc.) to be a part of the kiddie parade. Assembly may begin at 9:30 a.m. Lemonade and cookies will be passed out after the parade. Post Oak Baptist Church will be on hand grilling up hotdogs to pass out as well.

🇺🇸Hinton’s 10th Annual Thunder Over Lewisburg fireworks show and more will be held on Thursday, July 4 at the Lewisburg City Park. Vendors will be available at 5 p.m.

🇺🇸An Independence Day Parade will be held on the 4th of July in Franklin beginning at 10 am. All retired and active duty veterans are invited to ride as Grand Marshals. No fee to participate but an application must be submitted. Applications are available at Simpson County Tourism and Franklin-Simpson Parks & Recreation, Franklin City Hall and Simpson County Courthouse.

🇺🇸Barren River Lake State Resort Park will be hosting a fireworks show on Thursday, July 4 hosted by the Friends of Barren River Lake & Park.

🇺🇸Hopkinsville’s annual community fireworks show “Red, White, and Oooh” returns this July 4 Join at Ruff Park. The evening’s festivities will begin at 7 p.m. with family activities, Backyard Bouncers, and food truck favorites: Holiday Burger, Kona Ice, Dos Margaritas Food Truck, and Palate Junkies. The fireworks show will begin at 9:15 p.m. accompanied by patriotic music from WHVO on 96.5 FM. The main viewing area for the fireworks is located at Ruff Park off of North Drive. For event weather updates, follow Hopkinsville Parks and Recreation on Facebook and Instagram.

06/24/2024

Super excited this week to bring you Tyrone Smith R***e also known as Super T. Concert is free and on the Franklin, KY Square so come out and enjoy the evening. Tyrone plays a wide variety of music. Funk, R&B, Classic Rock, and probably some more genres I am missing. It will be a great night!!

06/21/2024

TICKETS NOW ON SALE! Tickets for the F-S Arts Council’s Summer Musical production of the beloved classic “Oklahoma” are now on sale! The production will be held on July 19, 20, & 21, at the historic Goodnight Auditorium in Franklin, KY. Oklahoma is sponsored by the Franklin Bank & Trust Company and Hunt Ford.
Co-Directors are Aaron Talley and Elizabeth Cook.
In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful background for Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a feisty farm girl, to play out their love story. Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie and hapless Will Parker in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination and the promise of a new land.
In March, 1943, “Oklahoma” launched a new era in the American musical. It also began the most successful songwriting partnership in Broadway history. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, setting the standards and rules of modern musical theater.
You can purchase tickets online at www.franklinsimpsonarts.org
and click on the purchase tickets tab, or visit the Gallery on the Square, Franklin, KY Tuesday-Friday from 10:00am-4:00pm or on Saturday from 10:00am to 2:00pm. You can also call them at 270-586-8055.

06/21/2024

Festival

06/21/2024

The Franklin-Simpson Wildcats
baseball team celebrated their season at their banquet tonight at The Arling at Kenny Perry's Country Creek.

06/20/2024

Franklin-Simpson’s Lady Cats basketball team are wrapping up their summer workouts with nine preseason scrimmage games (five varsity and four JV) today and tomorrow at Portland High and Portland East Middle Schools.

06/17/2024

Come out Friday night and join us for some high energy classic rock! Concerts are free and even if its hot, the shade trees on the courthouse lawn will keep you cool.