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🌱 Deadly Crash + Flooding Concerns Over Development Plan
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Good morning, neighbors! Sammi Caramela here with a fresh copy of theFranklin Daily.
First, today's weather:
Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm. High: 81 Low: 50.
Here are the top stories today in Franklin:
- The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash. The crash was reported around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in eastbound lanes of Interstate 840 near the Peytonsville Road exit in Franklin. According to officials, a Williamson County deputy hit a pedestrian on Interstate 840. (News Channel 5)
- A Franklin development plan to build a 200-acre neighborhood is sparking concerns over potential flooding issues. The development would happen at the site of the current Brownland Farms near Hillsboro Road, which is surrounded on three sides by moving water and has areas currently within the floodplain. (Newsbreak)
- Middle Tennessee will face a risk of severe thunderstorms Friday, with Nashville, Franklin, Columbia and Murfreesboro under marginal threat. (Tennessean)
- H. G. Hill Realty Company is planning to redevelop its vacant Franklin Plaza. (Newsbreak)
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— Sammi Caramela
About me: Assistant Managing Editor at Lightning Media Partners and author of "Some Place Like Home."