The two Board of Commissioners seats up for re-election will face primary challenges but no general election opponents in 2024, as the filing period ended at noon on Friday, Dec. 15.
A desire to return to decorum after a November meeting that some public speakers described as “embarrassing” led to Gary Shields becoming the new board chair of the Macon County Board of Commission
By a 4-1 vote, the Macon County Commissioners terminated a resolution asking state representatives to file a bill that would have made the county’s school board elections partisan.
Motions about First Amendment rights, remaining politically and socially neutral and supporting the county commissioners’ proposed Fontana Regional Library contract changes all passed the Macon Cou
Completion of the Macon Middle School athletic building project is delayed over a month from its original completion date.
In a 4-2 vote, the Franklin Town Council passed an amendment that will make conditional zoning part of the Unified Development Ordinance.
Nearly $2,000 extra is coming to Macon County Schools teachers at the end of January after the Board of Education approved using its 2023-24 supplemental pay for that purpose during its Monday, Dec
The rising cost of food and other living expenses has made it harder for some people to provide meals for their families.
A clogged backflow preventer caused a portion of the East Franklin Elementary gym floor to bubble up. Repairs are expected to be made in January.
The Town of Franklin opened its Dec. 4 meeting with the swearing in of the mayor and three council members elected in the November town election. All candidates ran unopposed.