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Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - Franklin High FFA Instructor Jenny Collins with Magnolia during a July 31 work session at the Macon County Fairgrounds.

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - Franklin High FFA Instructor Jenny Collins with Magnolia during a July 31 work session at the Macon County Fairgrounds.

Collins continues FFA stewardship

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
As many students took a long exhale this summer, Franklin High School’s Future Farmers Association students and their instructor Jenny Collins have been hard at work preparing for fair season. “We started off, graduation hit, and then we went to FFA camp and came back for practices,” Collins said.
Graphic/Town of Franklin - The Franklin Town Council has approved these expenditures using its remaining American Rescue Plan Act Funds.

Graphic/Town of Franklin - The Franklin Town Council has approved these expenditures using its remaining American Rescue Plan Act Funds.

Franklin Town Council approves spending plan for ARPA funds

Mia Overton
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
The Franklin Town Council has approved a plan for spending the remainder of its American Rescue Plan Act funds received during the COVID-19 pandemic. The town received $1.3 million and has $416,025 remaining. According to federal regulations the funds must be allocated by Dec.
Graphic/LS3P/Macon County Schools - A rendering of the new Franklin High School.

Graphic/LS3P/Macon County Schools - A rendering of the new Franklin High School.

Public hearing set for FHS financing plan

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Public hearings and possible votes on a $75.6 million Franklin High School bond and the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance are slated to highlight the Macon County Board Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 13. The commissioners approved both public hearings at the July 9 meeting.
Photo/Bob Scott - Firefighters from across the county responded to the July 17 fire at Liberty Wood Products.

Photo/Bob Scott - Firefighters from across the county responded to the July 17 fire at Liberty Wood Products.

Arrest made in Liberty Wood Products arson

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
A flood of tips led to an arrest in the Liberty Wood Products fire, where evidence of other local jewelry thefts led to 22 charges against a Franklin man.
Press photos/Mia Overton - Sheila Green, Debbie Queen and Teresa Zoellner dressed the part for the 80s Flashback Weekend festivities on Saturday. See more photos on page B1 of today’s paper and on The Franklin Press Facebook page.

Press photos/Mia Overton - Sheila Green, Debbie Queen and Teresa Zoellner dressed the part for the 80s Flashback Weekend festivities on Saturday. See more photos on page B1 of today’s paper and on The Franklin Press Facebook page.

80s Flashback Weekend

Mia Overton
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
The organizers for the 80s Flashback Weekend came to the Franklin Town Council meeting Monday night to give a brief report and offer thanks for the town’s support of the two-day event, held Aug. 2 and 3.
Graphic/Macon County Schools - From the July 22 presentation on the proposed strategic plan for Macon County Schools.

Graphic/Macon County Schools - From the July 22 presentation on the proposed strategic plan for Macon County Schools.

Macon County Schools unveil strategic plan

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Macon County Schools Superintendent Josh Lynch got approval for a conceptual strategic plan with four pillars to build on during the July 22 school board meeting.
Press file photo - Franklin High School students who miss more than 15 days of a course will fail that course. The high school is also cracking down on excessive tardies.

Press file photo - Franklin High School students who miss more than 15 days of a course will fail that course. The high school is also cracking down on excessive tardies.

FHS tightens student attendance policy

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Attempting to “tighten the screws” on what administrators described as an attendance problem, Franklin High School is putting a hard limit of 15 absences per course starting this school year and revocation of parking privileges for excessive tardies.
Image/Macon County Schools. A drawing of the new FHS campus as presented in October 2023.

Image/Macon County Schools. A drawing of the new FHS campus as presented in October 2023.

Public hearing on FHS financing set for August

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Macon County will hold a public hearing on the financing for the Franklin High School project in August as the county aims to get state approval in September. Construction could begin in October or November.
Graphic/Metro Creative

Graphic/Metro Creative

School Board approves lunch, Pre-K tuition increases

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
School lunches at Franklin High School and Highlands School will be $4 for the upcoming school year and Pre-K monthly rates will increase 50% in the next three years as part of what were termed necessary adjustments Monday by the Macon County Board of Education.
Photo/Bob Scott. Eight fire departments from throughout the county responded to a July 17 fire at Liberty Wood Products. The company has temporarily halted work while they wait to get information about repairs to the building.

Photo/Bob Scott. Eight fire departments from throughout the county responded to a July 17 fire at Liberty Wood Products. The company has temporarily halted work while they wait to get information about repairs to the building.

Liberty Wood Products fire under investigation

Mia Overton
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
A July 17 fire damaged a Macon County business and has left its employees temporarily out of work. An investigation into the cause of the fire continues. A call came into the Macon County 911 center at 6:05 a.m.