An estimated $14 million in proposed projects over the next several years are part of the Recreation Master Plan for the Macon County Recreation Park along Georgia Road, with new pickleball and ten
After much discussion, a 3-2 vote resulted in what was termed a “huge, giant leap forward” for the new Franklin High School project as the Macon County Board of Commissioners approved the creation
A grand jury has indicted Ashton Denver Stiwinter, 23, of Franklin, on one count of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the Jan. 1 death of Nathan Humphries.
The Town of Franklin has started the process to condemn a house on East Main Street that is in violation of town ordinances and does not meet the town’s minimum housing standards.
The town-owned building leased by a local nonprofit for a warming/cooling station is tentatively planned to open this fall.
More than halfway into the contract, the under-construction athletics building at Macon Middle School is currently on track for completion as scheduled.
Trinity Wimberly-Mann, Intern
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The Franklin Planning Board met on Aug. 21 to hear a rezoning request for a piece of property on Golfview Drive.
The Macon County Schools’ Board of Education unanimously approved a new version of the Higdon property lease that would mandate the county cover all maintenance and land upkeep costs.
After months of public comments, the county commissioners of Macon, Jackson and Swain could gain direct appointment over the Fontana Regional Library’s regional board, according to a proposal signe