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Chiropractor charged with sexual battery

A Franklin chiropractor has been charged with four counts of sexual battery involving patients. Erik Romer Madsen, 59, who operates Mountain View Chiropractic & Wellness Center on Sloan Road, was arrested Nov. 15 and released after posting a $10,000 bond.

Habilities helping exceptional students

Every Wednesday and Friday morning for the past two months, high school senior Ethan Hitchcock has gone to work at Modern Barber Shop. He sweeps up hair, washes the windows, deep cleans the bathroom and takes care of a lot of the tasks that the rest of the staff often find themselves too busy for.

Justice center tops list of needs

A new justice center complex topped the list of recommendations when Moseley Architects presented a space needs assessment at the Macon County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday night.

Chance meeting of neighbors ends in tragedy

A chance encounter between two neighbors in Otto took a tragic turn on Saturday, leaving one man dead and another in the hospital.

Infrastructure work underway at two roundabout sites

Two down, two to go. Watson Contracting has begun preliminary work on the last two of the four roundabouts scheduled for construction in Franklin one at Wayah and Porter streets and another at Wayah and Maple streets.

Gillespie running for NC House

Jake Browning reporter@thefranklinpress.com Macon County commissioner Karl Gillespie will officially announce his bid for the N.C. House of Representatives District 120 seat at Macon County GOP headquarters on Saturday. Gillespie, a Republican, will seek to fill the seat being vacated by Rep.

2019 Election Results

Mayor Bob Scott won a fourth term in office in Tuesday night’s municipal election, holding off a challenge from Barbara McRae. Scott won 322 votes in the mayoral race compared to 213 votes for McRae, who serves as town council member and vice mayor.