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Town Council approves longevity pay for employees

Mia Overton
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
The Franklin Town Council approved on July 6 an update to the town’s longevity pay policy that it hopes will help the town recruit and retain new employees. Under the previous policy, employees did not receive longevity pay until they had been employed with the town for 10 years.
Franklin native Molly Hornsby visits with a family in the Los Pinos neighborhood in Honduras.

Franklin native Molly Hornsby visits with a family in the Los Pinos neighborhood in Honduras.

Ministry opens doors for a new life

Mia Overton
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shut-down created hardships for people around the world. For the families served by Franklin native Molly Hornsby’s ministry, hunger became as much of a threat as the virus.
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2021 elections

Five in the running for Town Council

Mia Overton
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Filing for the Franklin and Highlands municipal elections closed Friday at noon. With some incumbents choosing not to run for re-election there will be some new faces in local government following the Nov. 2 election.
Photo submitted Adam Huscusson’s impressive corn harvest in 2020 won him the North Carolina Corn Yield Contest Dryland Division title. The winning entry was grown on a 1.3-acre plot.

Photo submitted Adam Huscusson’s impressive corn harvest in 2020 won him the North Carolina Corn Yield Contest Dryland Division title. The winning entry was grown on a 1.3-acre plot.

Macon County farmer wins state Corn Yield Contest

News Staff
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Joe Deal Assistant Extension Agent One of the perks of being an extension agent is that I get to work with a lot of producers in the county and help them solve problems and create solutions.
Press photo/Jake Browning Luis Fernandez and several of his students after finishing the first project of the Greenway art class lineup, a small tree sculpture made of stone and copper.

Press photo/Jake Browning Luis Fernandez and several of his students after finishing the first project of the Greenway art class lineup, a small tree sculpture made of stone and copper.

Kids take part in free art classes on the Greenway

Jake Browning
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Macon County kids with a penchant for art can take their passion outside this month with a series of free classes organized by the Macon County Art Association and hosted by the Friends of the Greenway (FROG). Frank Smith of the Art Association says things have been good at Uptown Gallery lately.
Press photo/Mia Overton - Memorial Park (also known as the Jaycees Park) on West Main Street may soon be home to a new 6,000-7,000-square-foot skate park.

Press photo/Mia Overton - Memorial Park (also known as the Jaycees Park) on West Main Street may soon be home to a new 6,000-7,000-square-foot skate park.

Memorial Park selected for new skate park

Mia Overton
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Memorial Park may soon be the location for a new skate park. At the July 6 Franklin Town Council meeting, the council members agreed to begin preliminary planning and design work for a skate park at the West Main Street site.
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Dam

Erosion causes dam problems

Mia Overton
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
The Burningtown Lakes dam was constantly monitored over the weekend after an incident at the dam on Friday morning. Burningtown Lakes resident Terry Barr said her neighbor called her early Friday morning and said, “Terry, the lake is gone.
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Interest in sheriff’s race speeds up

Jake Browning
Tuesday, July 6, 2021
Elections to choose Macon County’s next sheriff won’t begin until next year, but the race has already become more of a high speed chase. Sheriff Robert Holland announced on June 18 that he would retire at the end of his current term, capping off his tenure in the position at 20 years.