MANNA Food Bank held its monthly pop-up market at Mountain View Intermediate School on Monday, July 27, and the need in the community was on full display.
Macon County has recorded its second death related to COVID-19.
The county public health department said on July 21 that a Macon County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 had died.
Franklin High School rising junior and cross-country athlete Ethan Farrell was critically injured in a head-on collision on Cowee Mountain last week.
Hundreds of people turned out to show their support of law enforcement at a Back the Blue event held July 25 in downtown Franklin.
Macon County residents will have a chance to show their support for local law enforcement at a Back the Blue walk and ceremony scheduled for Saturday, July 25.
Major retailers in Macon County, including Walmart, Ingles and Walgreens, are now requiring customers to wear face masks in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Ingles unveiled plans for a new super store at the Holly Springs Plaza during a presentation to the Macon County Planning Board.
One way or another, classes are going to resume this August, and Macon County teachers all over Macon County are preparing for the worst as case numbers for COVID-19 continue to suggest that at lea
Lee Buchanan
editor@thefranklinpress.com