Volunteer Bank to open location in Cool Springs

The new bank location will open in February. (Wendy Sturges/Community Impact Newspaper)

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By Wendy Sturges | 4:09 PM Jan 14, 2021 CST | Updated 4:09 PM Jan 14, 2021 CST

Volunteer State Bank will open a new location in February in the Cool Springs area at 101 International Drive, Ste. 100, Franklin, in the former location of First Advantage Bank.

The branch location offers personal and business banking services. Volunteer State Bank also operates a location in Brentwood. www.volstatebank.com

By Wendy Sturges

A Houston native and graduate of St. Edward's University in Austin, Wendy Sturges has worked as a community journalist covering local government, health care, business and development since 2011. She has worked with Community Impact since 2015 as a reporter and editor and moved to Tennessee in 2019.

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