About
About Franklin Frontline
An independent news and reference site for Franklin, Tennessee: what the city decided, what is being built, what is on this weekend, and where to go.
The mission
Tell Franklin what is happening, from the records that say so.
Locally reported.
Written in Franklin, about Franklin and the towns around it, by someone who lives here. Not syndicated, not rewritten from a wire, and not owned by a media chain or by anyone we cover.
Straight from the source.
The facts come from the places that publish them: the city's agendas and minutes, the county's records, the Census Bureau, the school districts, the venues' own calendars. Never from a press release, and never from another outlet's write-up.
Sources cited.
Every piece names where its facts come from and links to them, so you can check the work. If something is wrong, tell us below and we will fix it.
Who writes it
One editor, in Franklin.
Kevin Craig
Lives in Franklin and writes, edits and builds Franklin Frontline. Every piece is read against the record it came from before it goes up, and every reply to a send gets read.
Write to the editor →What we cover
Everything Franklin Frontline covers.
Five sections and two emails a week. Under each, where its facts come from.
City Hall
What the city decided, who voted which way, and what is being built.
- The development map
- The development report
- Your officials and their votes
- Election 2027
- How the board works
From: The city's agendas, minutes and roll-call votes, the county commission's minutes, TDOT's project pages and the county election commission.
Living Here
Where to live, what it costs, and how the city's services work.
From: The Census Bureau, the city and county map layers, both school districts' zone maps, the utilities' published rates, the tax rates the city and county set, and MLS sales.
Eat & Shop
Where to eat, drink and shop, from people who live here.
From: Readers' nominations, the businesses' own pages, and the city's Beer Board agendas, which often name a new restaurant before it opens.
What's On
Every event and show in town, on one calendar.
From: The venues' and organizers' own calendars, read every morning, plus events organizers send us, each read by an editor before it goes up.
Outdoors
Parks, trails, day trips, and what lives in the woods.
- Parks and greenways
- State parks by the drive
- Day-trip loops
- The Golf Course Atlas
- Field guides
- Franklin weather
From: The agencies that run each park, Tennessee State Parks, TWRA, iNaturalist's verified records, the CDC and NOAA's Storm Events Database.
In your inbox
The List, the Franklin Frontline newsletter: the week in Franklin every Monday morning, five picks for the weekend every Thursday, and every long piece the day it is finished.
Get in touch
Write to us, or ask about advertising.
A question, something you want explained, a tip, a correction or an advertising inquiry: one form, and a person reads every message.
Received
Thanks. It's with us.
A person reads every message, and we reply from hello@franklinfrontline.com within a few days. If you don't see it, look in your spam folder.