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[ July 31, 2020 ] It’s time to grow up and think of others… wear your damn mask! SOKY Events
[ April 9, 2020 ] Good news from bad times and thanks to the good guys! SOKY Events
[ July 6, 2026 ] Stars, Stripes & Splashes at Wild Bird & Nature Store Community
[ June 29, 2026 ] Franklin Renaissance presents Summer Nights 2026 Concert Series SOKY Events
[ June 29, 2026 ] What It Means To Me To Be An American As We Celebrate 250 Years of Freedom SOKY Events
[ June 29, 2026 ] It’s Time for the Family Enrichment Center’s Mud Happens, One Bad Mud Run! SOKY Events
[ June 29, 2026 ] Experience Twilight Tours at Riverview at Hobson Grove SOKY Events

Remembering dining out in mid-1900s

September 3, 2021 tim@sokyhappenings.com Comments Off

Reminiscing is a familiar action that is fun. When two or more individuals meet together, it is not long before someone says, “Do you remember…?” Suddenly the participants are picking through an array of memories […]

Stars, Stripes & Splashes at Wild Bird & Nature Store

July 6, 2026 0

As we celebrate Independence Day and enjoy time outdoors with family and friends, don’t forget about the birds sharing our backyards. Summer brings hot temperatures, and birds have an increasing need for fresh water to [...]
Franklin Renaissance presents Summer Nights 2026 Concert Series

June 29, 2026 0

Summer Nights Concert Series is a free, family-friendly event that boasts live music, dancing, and food trucks. The concerts kicked off in June and will run select Friday nights through August. Summer Nights Concerts have been [...]
What It Means To Me To Be An American As We Celebrate 250 Years of Freedom

June 29, 2026 0

As we celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, note… America is turning 250… not me… I find myself thinking about what it truly means to be an American – not in the abstract, but right here in [...]
It’s Time for the Family Enrichment Center’s Mud Happens, One Bad Mud Run!

June 29, 2026 0

What children go through can get messy. Kentucky ranks 5th in the number of child abuse substations. Family Enrichment Center can help. It’s time to run, walk, crawl and wade your way through three miles [...]

Mustard Seed Market a leap for faith for mother-daughter team

September 25, 2019 Comments Off on Mustard Seed Market a leap for faith for mother-daughter team

Faith! A word that exhibits everything associated with Mustard Seed Market in Franklin, Ky! The mother-daughter team opened the doors of Mustard Seed Market on November 8, 2015. The idea had come just [...]
Kingdom of Fife at the Downing Museum

January 7, 2023 Comments Off on Kingdom of Fife at the Downing Museum

Coming to the Downing Museum this month is a multi-generational, multi-media art exhibition from longtime friends of the museum, the Fife family. Todd, his nonagenarian father, Malcolm Noland, and son, Malcolm Mathison exhibit together for [...]
Rainhill – It’s a horse’s world

April 2, 2020 Comments Off on Rainhill – It’s a horse’s world

On February 18, 2020, Rainhill was happy to accept another blind horse into our sanctuary. You know we can’t always say yes to someone seeking refuge for an unwanted horse. Our resident list stays around [...]
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

March 30, 2019 Comments Off on April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

Rock Steady Boxing is an innovative exercise program for people with Parkinson’s – we call them fighters. It includes non-contact boxing techniques and a variety other intense exercises to improve our fighters’ independent living [...]