Airport upgrades, Southwestern Community College expansions and more are part of a proposed $180 million spending plan over the next five years for Macon County.
The Franklin Town Council approved the name of the new park where the “Sowing the Seeds of the Future” sculpture will be installed in March.
This year’s Mr. and Miss FHS ceremony was unique in Franklin High School history. For the first time, a split vote crowned two seniors, Hope Smith (left) and McCall Sanders, as Miss FHS.
A recent court ruling affecting same-day registration verification is one of many new parts of the 2024 elections, starting with the primary in March.
Less than a month after closure, U.S. 64/Highlands Road going through the Cullasaja Gorge could be open to the public early next week.
In a split vote on Jan. 27, the Franklin Town Council voted to allocate $200,000 toward a new truck for Franklin Fire and Rescue.
Students and teachers in the Franklin area, Nantahala and Highlands will have the same school calendar in 2024-25 as unanimously approved Monday, Jan.
A Jan. 4 house fire on Prentiss Bridge Road where two people were found dead has been determined to be a murder-suicide, the Macon County Sheriff’s Office stated on Friday, Jan. 19.
Multiple “threatening calls” to 911 caused a hectic hour of police sirens and panicked parents at Mountain View Intermediate School on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
Negotiations for contracts for pickleball and tennis courts at the Macon County Recreation Park and the Macon Middle School track got approval from the Macon County Board of Commissioners at its Tu