Local

Jake Browning

reporter@thefranklinpress.com

A man on the run from the law was apprehended in dramatic fashion on Hwy 64 West near Winding Stair Gap on Thursday morning. 

The second half of the school year has begun, and schools are mostly following the same schedules they had before Christmas break.

Like most other businesses in Franklin, fitness centers have had a challenging year. 

Macon County Public Health has received its first shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.

Franklin High School’s Future Business Leaders of America and Skills USA students didn’t get to make their annual visit to Macon Citizens Habilities this year, but they still sent a carriage full o

Churchgoers throughout Macon County agree on the reason for the season, but the ways they celebrate it this year will be very different from years past. 

The arrival of vaccines marks a major milestone in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, but the crisis is far from over as health officials warily look for another post-holiday surge.

Dorothy Crawford, Macon County’s beloved matriarch, died Monday, Dec.