As student athletes prepare to compete in their favorite sports this fall semester, the North Carolina High School Athletics Association is preparing for the worst.
August is coming up quickly, and that means that parents and educators alike will have some important decisions to make about how children should go back to school.
Health officials say the rise of COVID-19 cases in Macon County may be starting to slow, but they urge continued precautions to fight against community spread.
Lee Buchanan
editor@thefranklinpress.com
The night sky will light up Franklin with Fourth of July fireworks, just not in the usual place.
Macon County Public Health reported 257 total cases of COVID-19 as of June 22, an increase of four from the previous day’s total.
The number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb as the health department identified a third cluster in Macon County.
Marchers took to the streets of Franklin twice in four days, joining demonstrations nationwide calling for an end to racial injustice in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.
Local residents are planning a march in downtown Franklin to protest the death of George Floyd and support the Black Lives Matter movement.
Macon County said its farewells to David and Dawn Head at a celebration of life service on May 26 in Scaly Mountain.