News Stories
South Macon Elementary School will be the site of a new student health center starting next school year.
By Jake Browning
Sally Coss never expected to have an aneurism. She lived an active lifestyle full of regular exercise, volunteer work and time spent with her family.
By Jake Browning
Members of the Upper Cartoogechaye Community Club met at the local firehouse recently to discuss ways to improve government services with the Macon County Planning Board at the board’s regular meet
By Jake Browning
Sports
Kay Hilty and Kim Jakushev noticed the Boston Marathon was unlike any other race before they even toed the starting line.
When Blair King took over as Franklin’s athletic director last year, he knew the equipment in the girls’ weight room had outlasted its usefulness and the boys’ equipment was aging quickly.
Lydia Barton has been playing soccer for more than half of her life. The Franklin senior has enjoyed the sport, but viewed it more as a hobby than a passion.
Obituaries
ALMA, MICHIGAN - Molly Emma Miller, 90, of Alma, Michigan, formerly of Franklin, passed away peacefully, Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Masonic Pathways with her family by her side.
OTTO - Janice Blaine Peak, 73, passed away on April 20, 2019.
Jan was born the daughter of the late Earl and Lucy Watts Blaine on March 28, 1946 in Macon County.
The Franklin Press
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