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Press photo/Jake Browning - Chick-fil-A employees have been training in preparation for the restaurant’s opening on Thursday, Jan. 13.

Press photo/Jake Browning - Chick-fil-A employees have been training in preparation for the restaurant’s opening on Thursday, Jan. 13.

Chick-fil-A opens Jan. 13

Jake Browning
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
After months of anticipation, Franklin residents will welcome Chick-fil-A to their roster of local restaurants starting on Thursday, Jan. 13. Chick-fil-A Franklin operator Caleb Peters has been working for the fast-food chain since he was 14 years old.
Press/File photo - Tim Crabtree and Jacob Reiche will take their turns in the crane for this year’s Cold for a Cause.

Press/File photo - Tim Crabtree and Jacob Reiche will take their turns in the crane for this year’s Cold for a Cause.

Cold for a Cause helps those in need stay warm

Jake Browning
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Cold for a Cause organizers hope 13 won’t be an unlucky number as they seek another successful clothing drive to kick off 2022.
Press photo/Jake Browning - Sergeant Robert Young and jail administrator Dereck Jones demonstrate one of the new videoconferencing kiosks installed with the help of NCIC.

Press photo/Jake Browning - Sergeant Robert Young and jail administrator Dereck Jones demonstrate one of the new videoconferencing kiosks installed with the help of NCIC.

Jail offers kiosks for video visitation

Jake Browning
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
The Macon County Jail has partnered with the National Crime Information Center to provide inmates and their families with video visitation kiosks.
Press photo/Jake Browning

Press photo/Jake Browning

Holly Springs Shopping Center renovations

Jake Browning
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Signs of progress at the old Walmart site are now visible as Ingles prepares to build a new store in the Holly Springs Shopping Center. Ingles purchased the shopping center in 2016. Vannoy Construction will be the general contractor for the project. The plan for the 19.
Press photo/Mia Overton

Press photo/Mia Overton

Kimsey takes office on Council

Mia Overton
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Adam Kimsey was sworn into office as a Franklin Town Council member at the the first meeting of the new year on Jan. 3. The council appointed Kimsey to serve the remaining two years of the seat previously held by Jack Horton, who was elected mayor in November.
Press file photo – Ruby Drop

Press file photo – Ruby Drop

Ringing in 2022

News Staff
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
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. Free carriage rides will be a new addition to this year’s event.
Photo submitted - Busted pipes flooded sections of the AARC shelter, depleting much of their renovation fund. The shelter is closed due to a parvo outbreak.

Photo submitted - Busted pipes flooded sections of the AARC shelter, depleting much of their renovation fund. The shelter is closed due to a parvo outbreak.

AARC stresses parvo prevention

Jake Browning
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
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.
Photo submitted

Photo submitted

Animals relocated north for adoption

Jake Browning
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
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. Sometimes a dog or cat makes it all the way up the east coast before they find their forever home.
The Macon County Housing Department installed a ramp to accommodate the homeowner’s accessibility needs; the top photo shows the home’s entrance prior to the ramp’s construction. The Healthy Homes initiative will fund home repairs for low-income families. The county’s housing department, Macon Program for Progress and the Highlands Rotary Club received grants totaling $145,000 to make home improvements.

The Macon County Housing Department installed a ramp to accommodate the homeowner’s accessibility needs; the top photo shows the home’s entrance prior to the ramp’s construction. The Healthy Homes initiative will fund home repairs for low-income families. The county’s housing department, Macon Program for Progress and the Highlands Rotary Club received grants totaling $145,000 to make home improvements.

Making Homes Healthy

Mia Overton
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Two local nonprofits and the Macon County Housing Department have received a combined $145,000 to make home repairs for low-income homeowners. The county housing department and Macon Program for Progress each received $50,000, and the Highlands Rotary Club received $45,000.