Franklin Mayor Bob Scott has announced he will not run for reelection this year. Scott was first elected mayor in 2013 and prior to that served 10 years on the Board of Aldermen.
Cullasaja Gorge Fire & Rescue took a big hit to their roster after 14 members resigned simultaneously last week.
In an effort to improve compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), staff at the Nantahala District of the US Forest Service will combine two environmental analysis projects into
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the purs
Although the filing period for the Macon County Sheriff’s race does not open until Dec. 6, four people have already tossed their hat into the ring as possible contenders.
Jake Browning
reporter@thefranklinpress.com
Filing for the 2021 municipal elections in Franklin and Highlands opens at noon Friday, July 2 and continues through noon, Friday, July 16.
Macon County 4H members returned to the fairgrounds last Tuesday night to start preparing for the 2021 lamb showing season.
Phillip Lawrence Buchanan, 58, of Franklin was arrested June 23 after firing shots toward a delivery truck behind Walmart in Franklin.
Will Woolever
sports@thefranklinpress.com