The City has received several inquiries regarding inclement-weather Halloween plans for Wednesday.

Decisions about trick-or-treating are made by individual neighborhoods. Residents should monitor their neighborhood social media or consult with their HOA regarding any cancellation or postponement due to inclement weather. Parents are encouraged to consider the weather forecast and conditions when deciding about trick-or-treating.

Because of the influx of visiting families expected to trick-or-treat in Hincheyville, we will share any cancellation or postponement news from that neighborhood on the City’s various social media channels.

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Residents in downtown Franklin’s Hincheyville neighborhood are expecting another big turnout this Halloween.

Franklin Police Officers will close West Main Street and Fair Street to vehicle traffic between 7^th & 11^th Avenues, and 9th Avenue between Natchez St. & 96W from 5pm-9pm for trick-or-treaters Wednesday, October 31.

Franklin Police Officers and Firefighters will be handing out candy and glow necklaces to children within the closure.

Trick-or-treat days and times in Franklin
are set by individual neighborhoods and homeowner associations.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children are markedly more likely to be in a fatal pedestrian accident on Halloween than any other night of the year. There are several reasons why children are more likely to be hurt in pedestrian accidents, including:

• They often choose to take the shortest route, which may mean darting out between parked cars rather than take the safer route of crossing at corners.
• They are not good at evaluating potential traffic threats.
• They are more likely to ignore their peripheral vision, and are generally less attentive of their surroundings.
• They have a tendency to take more risks.
• They cannot cross the street as rapidly as adults.
• They may be distracted by other children’s costumes and actions, and home decorations.

Police encourage parents to trick-or-treat with their kids,
and be sure to tell them that some people driving cars may not slow down for them.

Motorists are urged to slow down
& use extra caution Wednesday night,
as Franklin streets will be filled with excited children.

To search for information on registered sex offenders
living in proximity to specific geographic locations,
click to visit the Sex Offender Registry.

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& how to protect the people you love.

Hear from Franklin Police:
Wednesday, October 24 at 6:00 pm
at the St. Philip Community Center
113 2nd Ave. S, Franklin

Click for more information and to register

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The Franklin Police Department is currently holding several unclaimed bicycles that officers have found abandoned, or that citizens have turned in after finding them abandoned on private property.

If you live in the Franklin area, your bicycle has been stolen in the last 12 months, and you would like to see if one of the bicycles that the Franklin Police Department is holding could be yours, contact Sgt. Aaron Compton at (615) 550-6810.

Unclaimed bicycles will be donated to a local charity on Wednesday, November 7.

Registering your bicycle can help reunite you with your bike
in the event that it is lost or stolen.
Click for information on how to 
Register your Ride. 

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