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Photo/Jin Lee - An aerial view of the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. Carlye Dougherty, a graduate of Franklin High School, lived just blocks from the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Photo/Jin Lee - An aerial view of the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. Carlye Dougherty, a graduate of Franklin High School, lived just blocks from the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

‘It was like nothing I had ever seen’

News Staff
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Twenty years ago on Sept. 11, Carlye Dougherty woke up and started getting ready for a job interview. “It was a totally normal day,” said Dougherty (nee Clark), a 1995 Franklin High School graduate. But it was soon to turn into a day like no other.
Press photo/Jake Browning - Tyler Payne of Carolina Underbrushing clears vegetation at the future site of the Barbara McRae Cherokee Heritage Apple Trail. The trail will be located at the half-mile marker on the north end of the Little Tennessee River Greenway.

Press photo/Jake Browning - Tyler Payne of Carolina Underbrushing clears vegetation at the future site of the Barbara McRae Cherokee Heritage Apple Trail. The trail will be located at the half-mile marker on the north end of the Little Tennessee River Greenway.

Nikwasi Initiative restores historic orchard site

Jake Browning
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Site preparation has begun at the future location of the Barbara McRae Cherokee Heritage Apple Trail, the next major project from the Nikwasi Initiative. Apples aren’t native to the Franklin area, but the Cherokee who lived here were clever in cultivating them once they were brought from overseas.
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Union online due to staff quarantines

Jake Browning
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Union Academy students are currently learning from a distance because too many staff members are quarantining for COVID-19. Principal Diane Cotton said the school has been very diligent about practicing prevention measures.
Photo submitted - Mainspring recently demolished the old SImpson Oil building and if funding from the EPA comes through, the group will develop the site to create more green space in East Franklin.

Photo submitted - Mainspring recently demolished the old SImpson Oil building and if funding from the EPA comes through, the group will develop the site to create more green space in East Franklin.

Mainspring demolishes Simpson Oil, plans green space

Jake Browning
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
The former Simpson Oil building, which stood at the end of East Main Street across from Mainspring Conservation Trust, is no more, and the trust that owns the land hopes what comes next will be a gift to the whole community.
Press photo/Jake Browning - Ned Kraft and members of the Presbyterian Church men’s group are collecting donations to help homeless veterans.

Press photo/Jake Browning - Ned Kraft and members of the Presbyterian Church men’s group are collecting donations to help homeless veterans.

Help Homeless Veterans Week, Sept. 5-11

Jake Browning
Tuesday, August 31, 2021
For the first time since 2019, the First Presbyterian Church men’s group will be putting on Help Homeless Veterans Week in Franklin to help Macon County’s retired service members. Help Homeless Veterans Week started in 2014 and was a mainstay at the end of every summer in Franklin for five years.
Press photo/Jake Browning - Cookout, a chain restaurant known for its hamburgers, will open in the old Dairy Queen location on Georgia Road.

Press photo/Jake Browning - Cookout, a chain restaurant known for its hamburgers, will open in the old Dairy Queen location on Georgia Road.

Getting back to business

Jake Browning
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
The past 18 months of COVID-19 have been a roller coaster ride for small businesses. At best, they had to adapt their business models to better meet a clientele that’s spending less time out and about, while at worst, they were shut down due to government restrictions on public gatherings.
Press photo/Jake Browning - Mark Sutton (left) of Macon Early College was recognized as Principal of the Year and Thomas Graham of Macon Middle School received Teacher of the Year honors at the School Board meeting on Aug. 23. Christina Tallent, a teacher assistant at Cartoogechaye Elementary School, was named Support Person of the Year.

Press photo/Jake Browning - Mark Sutton (left) of Macon Early College was recognized as Principal of the Year and Thomas Graham of Macon Middle School received Teacher of the Year honors at the School Board meeting on Aug. 23. Christina Tallent, a teacher assistant at Cartoogechaye Elementary School, was named Support Person of the Year.

Mask mandate remains

Jake Browning
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
In a continuation from their meeting last week, the Macon County Board of Education reevaluated their policy on requiring face coverings in schools, but they came to the same conclusion as before.
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Job Fair highlights $15/hr jobs

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021
The NCWorks Career Center has hosted many career fairs in the past, but this week’s fair has a new twist – every employer present will be offering at least one position that pays $15 per hour or more.
Photo submitted - The annual Christmas parade will be held on Nov. 28. Last month the chamber had requested that someone else organize the event, but after the Town Council agreed to help pay overtime for officers working the parade, chamber officials said they will move forward with organizing and producing the event.

Photo submitted - The annual Christmas parade will be held on Nov. 28. Last month the chamber had requested that someone else organize the event, but after the Town Council agreed to help pay overtime for officers working the parade, chamber officials said they will move forward with organizing and producing the event.

Franklin’s annual Christmas Parade to take place as usual

News Staff
Tuesday, August 17, 2021
The Franklin Area Chamber of Commerce looks forward to organizing and producing Franklin’s annual Christmas Parade again this year. This is possible due to the unanimous vote by the Franklin Town Council to allocate funds for overtime pay for off duty police officers.