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Learning Loss: Schools work on COVID recovery
Mia Overton
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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Macon County students are making gains in the learning loss that occurred due to the COVID pandemic and the resulting school closings and online learning.
County sees high early voting turnout
Mia Overton
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
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More than 5,000 people have voted in the November General Election since early voting started on Oct. 20.
FHS Designs
News Staff
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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Schematic designs of the proposed new Franklin High School presented by LS3P at the Oct. 18 joint meeting of the Macon County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education.
FHS plans to be submitted for state review
Mia Overton
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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Following a joint meeting of the Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education last week, the schematic designs for a new Franklin High School and stadium will be submitted to local and state r
Woman dies in house fire
News Staff
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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An 88-year-old Franklin woman died in a house fire early Monday morning.
Holland named Franklin police chief
News Staff
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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Franklin Police Department’s longtime employee Devin Holland will be the town’s next chief of police effective Dec. 1, according to Town Manager Amie Owens.
Franklin woman charged with double homicide
Mia Overton
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
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A Franklin woman has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the discovery of two bodies in a home on Mack Branch Road on Oct. 10.
Debris ignites fire at landfill
Mia Overton
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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Firefighters were called out last Tuesday, Oct 4, when a tractor-trailer caught fire in a building at the landfill.
Lambert named student teacher of the year
News Staff
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
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Anissa Holland
thefranklinpressnews@gmail.com
The North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (NCACTE) recognized Caitlin Lambert as the 2022 Outstanding Studen