🌱 50K Funding For MTE Customers + Two Arrested For 2020 Murder

Franklin TN

20 March, 2022

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Hello again, Franklin! Important update: You all, as readers, have made the Franklin Daily so successful that it is my honor to announce the next stage of the newsletter. Patch is looking for a local writer and entrepreneur to take the helm of the Franklin Daily. Although I have loved getting to know this community, we want to pass the torch to someone truly local to write about Franklin long term. So if you're interested in earning extra income while making this newsletter a more valuable resource for your neighbors, learn more and apply here. First, today's weather: Partly sunny and warm. High: 74 Low: 56. Are you a local business owner or marketer? We can help you effortlessly run effective ads that reach customers in Franklin. Click here to learn more. Here are the top three stories in Franklin today: Many Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) members have experienced financial hardships related to the pandemic. MTE's charitable foundation SharingChange has stepped up to provide energy assistance to members needing help. Since Oct. 1, 2021, SharingChange has provided $25,000 in energy assistance funding for members in Cannon, Rutherford, Williamson, and Wilson counties. The Tennessee Valley Authority's Community Care Program has matched these funds to bring the total energy assistance funding for MTE members to $50,000. (Williamson Source) Franklin Police have arrested two in the 2020 murder Of Jamarcus Esmon. Franklin Detectives discovered evidence and presented it to a Grand Jury identifying 23-year-old Kiontez Waters as the shooter. That same Grand Jury heard investigator testimony against 32-year-old Stephanie Holt and indicted her for aiding Waters following Esmon's murder. (Press Release Desk) BreakFest, a Breakfast-themed Music Festival, is returning to Franklin this May. On Thursday, May 26, 2022, the event will be held inside The Factory in Franklin from 3:30 pm to 11 pm. Bringing together both old and new friends in the music scene like Further Seems Forever, Four Year Strong, Cassadee Pope, Better Off, The Foxies, and more.Attendees will be treated to delicious offerings from local food vendors like High Brow Coffee + Tea, Bad Luck Burger Club, Ellie's Old Fashioned Doughnuts, Mojo's Tacos, Triple Crown Bakery, Daddy Dogs, and more. (rutherfordsource.com) From our sponsor: Today's newsletter is brought to you by Ring, a Patch Brand Partner. We all know that Ring is the leader in video doorbells for home security. But did you know that Ring now makes a home security system that is getting raves from consumer electronic experts? (Reviewers at CNET called the new system — known as the Ring Alarm Pro — "a giant leap for home security"). So why the kudos? In a nutshell: the Ring Alarm Pro can protect your home both online and off. It includes a built-in eero Wi-Fi 6 router to help you get reliable physical and digital security in one, innovative device. Now you can help protect your home with all of the benefits of the Ring Alarm, to keep your home safe and secure, while experiencing fast, reliable connectivity. To learn more about the system CNET called "the future of home security" or to build your own custom system, you can visit Ring here. Today in Franklin: Board of Zoning Appeals - City of Brentwood (5:30 PM) Literary Ladies Book Club - Williamson County Public Library (6:00 PM) From my notebook: Only two more weeks to register your dog for the Williamson County Animal Center's partnered Hoppin Hounds event! Let your best friend be a little "egg-splorer" for a day! For more information, and to register, visit their website. (Facebook)On March 26, join the John P. Holt Brentwood Libary for a fun family event celebrating Spring, art, and music: Rites of Spring! (Facebook)The Main Library in Franklin is dedicating its Fridays in March to helping you, one-on-one, one-at-a-time, with your specific genealogy research needs and questions. Come and spend an hour using online databases such as Ancestry.com, FamilySearch, Fold3, and others. (Facebook) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Taxes in Retirement Webinar (March 22) American Diabetes Association Diabetes Alert Day: Understand Your Risk (March 22) Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (March 25) Add your event Loving the Franklin Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers That's it for today. I'll see you soon! — Sean Peek About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.