The eighth annual Ruby Drop will be held Friday, Dec. 31 in downtown Franklin. Festivities will begin at 9 p.m. with the Ruby Drop as the clock strikes midnight and we ring in 2022.
It hasn’t been a very happy holiday season at Appalachian Animal Rescue, but there’s something that local pet owners can do to help.
Macon County animal shelters try their best to find a safe home for every animal they take in, but sometimes, those homes aren’t in Macon County.
Two local nonprofits and the Macon County Housing Department have received a combined $145,000 to make home repairs for low-income homeowners.
This month marks two years that the world has had to deal with COVID-19, and while the worst appears to be over, public health experts are warning citizens not to let their guard down just yet.
Students in Macon County Schools can now participate in sports at schools other than their own following a decision by the Macon County Board of Education on Dec. 13.
Mainspring Conservation Trust’s mission is to preserve and celebrate Macon County’s oldest environmental resources, and they have a few big ideas about how to do that in 2022.
For the first time in several months, the Macon County Board of Education got the chance to celebrate the accomplishments of their staff during their regular monthly meeting.
Cowee Volunteer Fire and Rescue is now the home of Macon County’s first K9 search and rescue unit.
The Franklin Town Council met in called session Monday afternoon to discuss who would fill a two-year term on the board, a vacancy created after Vice Mayor Jack Horton was elected as mayor in the N