Construction of a replacement hospital for Angel Medical Center – promised when HCA acquired Mission Health but met with skepticism by some in the community – is now set to get underway with a grou
South Macon Elementary School students exercised their creativity recently when the school invited them to participate in LEGO Week.
In a year where people have had to trade face-to-face contact with phone calls and computer screens, many have been forced to alter their routines drastically.
The rumor mill has been cooking in recent months about fast food restaurants like Chick-Fil-A, Cookout and Dunkin’ Donuts making their way to the Franklin area, but those plans are still going to n
Macon County’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts just got a much-needed shot in the arm.
Lee Buchanan
editor@thefranklinpress.com
Ever since the Nikwasi Initiative acquired the Nikwasi Mound from the Town of Franklin in 2019, their goal has been to transform the mound site into a space for Cherokee cultural appreciation and e
There’s encouraging news on the COVID front: Active cases are down, health officials have ramped up their ability to dispense vaccinations infrastructure, and Western Carolina University is set to
Macon County is one of the biggest winners in the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, which will put $9,009,136.30 towards broadband expansion in the county.
When Ann Marie McWhite became pregnant with her daughter, she knew she could not let addiction get in the way of her being a parent.