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• 'BizBash' is Wednesday

  FRANKLIN, Ind. - This year's ultimate networking event, the 2026 "BizBash Business and Community Expo," presented by the Franklin Chamber of Commerce, is this Wednesday, September 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Garment Factory Events.

• New businesses set to open across Franklin including Wawa

  FRANKLIN, Ind. - The City of Franklin highlighted significant commercial growth and private investment during a Joint Common Council and Franklin School Board meeting on Monday, August 24.

• Johnson County Library/Franklin Parks & Rec host ‘The Longest Table’ community event on Sept. 4

  FRANKLIN, Ind. — The Johnson County Public Library (JCPL) and Franklin Parks and Recreation invite residents to "The Longest Table" on Friday, Sept. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the DriveHubler.com Amphitheater at Youngs Creek Park in downtown Franklin.

• JMH debuts 'Diabetes Support Group' on Tuesday

  FRANKLIN, Ind. - If you are living with Diabetes, you don't have to do it alone. Johnson Memorial Health (JMH) invites you to the first meeting of its new Diabetes Support Group on Tuesday, September 1, from 3 to 4 p.m., at Compass Park Community Center, 690 State St., in Franklin.

• Dolly Parton dies at 80

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Country music icon, actor, and philanthropist Dolly Parton died Tuesday at the age of 80.