Williamson County? Never heard of it. What’s the big deal?
Well, a lot.
Williamson County, Tennessee, is what you might call “Republican Heaven.” Just south of Democrat-stronghold Nashville, much of it is a gorgeous suburb, home to the likes of country star Luke Bryan of “American Idol” fame—on an 150-acre estate—and Sen. Marsha Blackburn.
Its county seat, Franklin, has a downtown straight out of an updated version of Norman Rockwell, the kind of place you can get both great barbecue and haute cuisine.
That small city and county are growing like crazy, in large part because they are also supposed to have one of the best public school systems in the country.
Supposed to.
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