🌱 Patch AM: What Publix’s express-lane change could mean at Franklin’s Fieldstone store

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In today's newsletter:

• What Publix's express-lane change could mean at Franklin's Fieldstone store
• Why a Trumann suspect is now jailed in Franklin on $1M bond

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

Today's riddle: What did the wall say to the other wall. 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 85, low: 67.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Publix is changing its express lanes. Will Tennessee stores follow? (commercialappeal.com) — Publix is dropping item limits on its express checkout lanes, a change the company says will eventually reach all stores, including the Franklin location on Fieldstone Parkway. The article explains the new no-limit approach, shares mixed customer reactions, and lists every Tennessee Publix, so Franklin shoppers can anticipate how their local store's lines might feel once the policy arrives.
   

• Trumann Man Held on $1M Bond in Tennessee Following Discovery of Human Remains (jonesbororightnow.com) — Franklin police arrested a 56-year-old Arkansas man at a local truck stop on a fugitive warrant, and he's now being held in Williamson County Jail on a $1 million bond while Arkansas authorities pursue charges tied to a missing-person case. Investigators in Trumann, Arkansas say suspected human remains were found at the man's home, and additional charges are expected as their case develops.
   

📸 Around Franklin

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Franklin

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Thursday August 27
• COF Capital Investment Committee →
  County of Williamson - Franklin TN 37064
  3:30 pm
• PMS Tennis @ BMS
  Fred J Page Middle School Brentwood Middle School, 5324 Murray Ln, Brentwood, TN 37027
  4:00 pm
• FHS - Golf vs Spring Hill
  Franklin High School Towhee Club, 3901 Kedron Rd, Spring Hill, TN 37174, USA
  4:00 pm
• FHS - Volleyball JV2 & JV1 vs Ravenwood @ FHS
  Franklin High School , 810 Hillsboro Rd, Franklin, TN 37064, US
  4:30 pm
• PHS Girls' Soccer @ JP II
  Fred J Page High School Pope Saint John Paul II Preparatory School, 117 Caldwell Dr, Hen
  4:30 pm
• RnHS Senior Parent Night
  Renaissance High School Franklin, TN 37064
  5:00 pm
• Board of Zoning Appeals →
  County of Williamson All meetings are scheduled to commence at 6
  6:00 pm
• PMS - Varsity Football @ WMS
  Fred J Page Middle School Ravenwood High School, 1724 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027
  6:00 pm
Friday August 28
• Open House →
  Nashville-Franklin Elks Lodge #72, 485 Oak Meadow Dr, Franklin
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Virtual Wheelchair Dance Class →
  , Nashville
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday August 26
• Stormwater Appeals Board →
  Williamson County Calendar Franklin, TN 37064
  8:30 am
• WMS-Girls Soccer @ HMS
  Woodland Middle School Heritage Middle School, 4803 Columbia Pike, Thompson's Station
  4:00 pm
• WMS-Volleyball vs HMS
  Woodland Middle School , 1500 Volunteer Pkwy, Brentwood, TN 3702
  4:00 pm
• PMS - Volleyball @ SSMS
  Fred J Page Middle School Spring Station Middle School, 1000 Spring Station Dr, Spring Hil
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Nothing Spooky About Good Behaviors —Joni Downey Read on Patch

• If you're heading to Nissan Stadium for Titans games this season, I would highly recommend the new service from WeGo that takes you from Cool Springs directly to the stadium.
  I did it for the Seahawks game last night and it cost $2 each way. No fee to park. $4 round trip. No parking hassle and it drops you off on Woodland… (Nextdoor Polk Place)
• Looking for a one time garden area clean up and a few plants planted.
  Not looking for a landscaping company. Any suggestions? (Nextdoor Fieldstone Farms)

• Builders FirstSource, Inc. posted a job opening for Load Builder I Yard/Warehouse in Franklin. Apply here.
• Franklin Special School District posted a job opening for School Custodian in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brentwood

• Blackwell installed as 11th president of Lifeway Christian Resources (christianindex.org)
• Suspected HOA Fraud Leaves Historic 1899 Home at Risk of Demolition (lmtonline.com)
• Vote for the Tennessee high school Play of the Week (theleafchronicle.com)

Nolensville

• Who is Kinley Rasmus? Meet the Phenix City girl starring at Little League World Series (ledger-enquirer.com)
• Williamson County Property Transfers August 3, 2026 (williamsonsource.com)

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