FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — Franklin High School's mascot and nickname is now the Admirals. The school's old mascot, The Rebels, came under fire during the recent Black Lives Matter movement.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Franklin High School Committee recommended the school mascot, which is currently the Rebels, be changed. The committee recommended to Williamson County Schools ...

As racial tensions flare in America, following the killing of George Floyd by a Minnesota Police Department officer, Confederate symbols, such as Franklin High School's current mascot ...

(WKRN) — The Williamson County Schools superintendent approved a mascot change for the Franklin High School Wednesday after a committee presented research on the ‘Rebel’ mascot representing ...

Maryville High School in Blount County, Tennessee, is also facing pressure from alumni and city residents to change its mascot as well. The Rebel was implemented as FHS’s mascot in 1936 when it ...