The Franklin Press, Franklin, North Carolina

Photo submitted - The first weekend of Winter Wonderland is set for Saturday, Nov. 24.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Or so Andy Williams told the world in his 1963 holiday classic. The Town of Franklin will take guests on a trip back to simpler Christmas times during the annual Winter Wonderland celebration on Saturday,...

Cracker Bowl champions

Franklin’s Termites football team finished undefeated to win the conference and Cracker Bowl championships. The Panthers beat Robbinsville 32-8 in the Cracker Bowl to wrap up a 10-0 season. Players (by numerical jersey numbers): Levi Norris, Brayden...

Press photo/Ryan Hanchett - The pilot of this Cessna 162 was bound for the Macon County Airport when a mechanical issue forced him to try to land in a field adjacent to U.S. 441.

Plane crash lands in Otto

A small plane crashed after trying to make an emergency landing along U.S. 441 in Macon County on Friday morning. According to Macon County 911 computer aided dispatch (CAD) reports, a call came in to emergency dispatch at 10:04 a.m. from a motorist...

Photo submitted - Bill McLarney’s lecture will address how to protect and nurture WNC rivers.

Cowee School to launch lecture series

Cowee School hasn’t served students in the traditional sense for several years. That doesn’t mean learning opportunities have ceased at the historic facility. With winter setting in, inquiring minds of all ages will have a chance to add a little...

Press photo/Andy Scheidler - Smoky’s Emmitt Baldwin caresses Bailey Watts’ neck while defending a pass in the end zone.

Playoff-tested Panthers ready for ‘uphill battle’ in 1st round

One school is a playoff veteran, making its 19th straight postseason appearance. The other school failed to qualify for the playoffs three times in the previous five years, and hasn’t won a postseason game since 2012. Franklin has the pedigree of...

Merchants offer ideas for parking downtown

Downtown merchants voiced their concerns about a lack of parking and dangers to pedestrians during a Franklin planning board public hearing Tuesday night The hearing was scheduled to get ideas from merchants about improving parking and traffic flow...

News Stories

Plane crash lands in Otto

A small plane crashed after trying to make an emergency landing along U.S. 441 in Macon County on Friday morning.

By Ryan Hanchett

Winter Wonderland kicks off the season

It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Or so Andy Williams told the world in his 1963 holiday classic.

By Ryan Hanchett

Nonprofits worry about loss of town funding pool

At its September meeting, Franklin Town Council distributed $40,000 among 10 nonprofits, money that helps these nonprofits feed the hungry, provide medical treatment to the poor and provide a haven

By Lee Buchanan

Sports

Cracker Bowl champions

Franklin’s Termites football team finished undefeated to win the conference and Cracker Bowl championships. The Panthers beat Robbinsville 32-8 in the Cracker Bowl to wrap up a 10-0 season.