News Stories
Nothing in the business world stays the same for long, a fact supported by recent news in Macon County.
By Lee Buchanan
Franklin residents have begun casting their votes in the 2019 municipal elections to fill three seats on Franklin Town Council and elect a mayor.
By Lee Buchanan
East Franklin Elementary School principal Landon Holland will be leaving his position at the end of the month.
By Jake Browning
Sports
One season is in the books, with two more to go.
Franklin’s volleyball team closed out the regular season Thursday with a 3-1 win over Smoky Mountain.
It’s all about redemption.
Franklin’s soccer team is focusing on that word, whether it’s playing an opponent who beat earlier this season or last year.
Canyon Woodward is a vegetarian who estimates the last time he ate meat was more than a year ago.
Obituaries
CULLOWHEE - James Ralph DeVane, 80, passed away Thursday morning Oct. 10, 2019. A native of South Alabama, he was the son of the late Woodrow and Frances DeVane.
Gainesville, Florida - Ernest Holt, 92, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019.
Ernie was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts and later moved to Florida in the early 1950s.
FRANKLIN - Wendell Ray Burston, 69, passed away Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 at Mission Hospital surrounded by his close family. Wendell was born Oct.
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