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Franklin News
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- Company Looking to Build ZAP Plant Asking for Help
The company looking to build an electric car plant in Simpson County is asking the federal government for help.
- Bingo Hall Damaged By Fire
A bingo hall in Franklin, Ky., was severely damaged by fire late Saturday night.
- Charity Organizations Make Other Plans After Bingo Hall Catches Fire
Half-a-million dollars worth of damage. That's what the owner of the Kentucky State Line Bingo Hall estimates in damages after a fire destroys it.
- Fire Destroys Franklin Bingo Hall
The Kentucky State Line Bingo Hall is believed to be a complete loss after a fire started in the kitchen.
- Bingo Hall Goes Up In Flames
FRANKLIN, Ky.- Fire crews were on the scene Saturday night of a blaze at a Kentucky Bingo hall.
- Early hours fire destroys Yellow Hammer RD house
Early hours fire destroys Yellow Hammer RD house By Donald Hare, ACFD Public Affairs Officer Special ColumbiaMagazine.com story The Adair County Fire Department responded to a house fire at 3:50amCT, Saturday ...
- Letter Claims DESA is Closing Doors
Employees with DESA continue to wonder where their company is headed as a new letter claims a plant closure is necessary.
- Nancy Summers
Nancy Summers, age 71, of Portland, passed away Dec. 15, 2008. Funeral Mass will be Dec.
- Let Mayor Jim Brown continue good works
To the Editor: Many readers are aware of recent reports in the Rome Sentinel that Mayor Jim Brown is at odds with some in his party.
- Students respond, react to terrorist attack in India
Graduate student Shabbar Ranapurwala of Nagpur, India, left, and senior Akhil Patankar of Mumbai, India try to get back into their normal routine by cheering on the Toppers' defeat of Georgia at the basketball ...
- Grand jury to hear drug trafficking case
Five people charged with trafficking in prescription drugs and cocaine following a drug bust Nov.
- Electric car plant zapped
The Dow is up 494.13 points to close at 8,046. The Nasdaq also closed up 68.23 points at 1,384. Plans to build an electric car manufacturing plant in Kentucky may be zapped, but it's not because of funding from ...
- Murder Trial is set for Bowling Green Man
A jury trial has been set for a Bowling Green man charged with murder. According to the Franklin Favorite, the trial for 21-year-old Brian Steven Inghram is scheduled for February in Simpson Circuit Court.
- Franklin Sting Operation Leads to Many Arrests
A South-Central Kentucky Drug Task Force drug sting operation in Franklin leads to several arrests and drug charges.
- GE Capital says it never committed to ZAP plant
A spokesman for GE Capital said today the company never made a commitment to back $125 million in bonds for a ZAP electric car factory in Franklin, Ky., rebutting statements made Thursday by Integrity ...
- Investor pullout zaps plans for electric car plant in Franklin, Ky.
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Plans to build an electric car manufacturing plant in Franklin have been short-circuited by the pullout of a major investor.
- State lets electric cars on its roads
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Transportation Secretary Joe Prather has cleared the way for Kentuckians to title, register and drive alternative electric vehicles in the state.
- Expedition Takes Over Franklin, Kentucky Bluegrass Music Festival
BMNN wrote: on Nov. 13, 2008: Host Band and Co-Producers of The Franklin, KY Music Festival since it's beginning in 2004, Williams & Clark Expedition is proud to announce that they are now the sole producers of ...
- Rome Mayor says Common Counil is "out to impeach me"
Rome Mayor says Common Counil is "out to impeach me" "Some of them wanna be Mayor, they have aspirations." Rome Mayor Jim Brown also says some councilors are out to impeach him.
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City DescriptionFranklin is a city in and the county seat of Simpson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7,996 at the 2000 census.
Franklin is located at 36°43′21″N 86°34′39″W / 36.7225, -86.5775 (36.722487, -86.577566).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.4 square miles (19.3 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,996 people, 3,251 households, and 2,174 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,074.7 people per square mile (415.0/km²). There were 3,609 housing units at an average density of 485.1/sq mi (187.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.99% White, 16.76% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.76% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population.
There were 3,251 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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