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Press photo/Mia Overton The Nikwasi Mount in East Franklin will be one of the stops for people participating in a field trip as part of the national Trail of Tears conference in September.

Press photo/Mia Overton The Nikwasi Mount in East Franklin will be one of the stops for people participating in a field trip as part of the national Trail of Tears conference in September.

Franklin TDA supports Trail of Tears field trip

Mia Overton
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Franklin will be the site of a “Nikwasi-Cherokee Cultural and Heritage Corridor Pilgrimage” when the national Trail of Tears Conference comes to town in September. The annual Trail of Tears Conference is being held in Cherokee Sept. 20-22, and on Sept.

King steps down as Athletic Director

News Staff
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Will Woolever sports@thefranklinpress.com Franklin High School’s athletic director is stepping down from the top job. For the past six years, Blair King has served FHS as an assistant principal, overseeing a vast range of the school’s daily operations.
Press photo/Jake Browning - KIDS Place executive director Alisa Ashe addresses the Macon County Board of Commissioners about cuts to the Victims of Crime Act Fund.

Press photo/Jake Browning - KIDS Place executive director Alisa Ashe addresses the Macon County Board of Commissioners about cuts to the Victims of Crime Act Fund.

Nonprofits victims of VOCA cuts

Jake Browning
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Several Macon County nonprofits have been affected by major reductions to Victims of Crime Act funding and they’re employing different strategies to cope with it.
Haggart (below) has about 80 plants and says, “They take care of themselves if you give them what they need.”

Haggart (below) has about 80 plants and says, “They take care of themselves if you give them what they need.”

Dazzling Dahlias

Mia Overton
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Sonya Haggart grew up helping her grandmother in her garden and is now carrying on the family tradition of growing dahlias. “My grandmother could grow anything,” Haggart said. “She had the greenest thumb of anybody I know.
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Masks optional

Jake Browning
Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Macon County Schools will start the 2021-22 school year without a face covering mandate if the state of the pandemic doesn’t worsen between now and when school starts in August.
Press photos/Jake Browning - This weather station at the Macon County Public Library is one of many in the region that provide data for the Local Yokel Weather Service.

Press photos/Jake Browning - This weather station at the Macon County Public Library is one of many in the region that provide data for the Local Yokel Weather Service.

Local Yokel parts clouds on recent weather trends

News Staff
Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Anyone who’s ever turned on the weather channel to plan their weekend knows that predicting the weather is a delicate task. It’s gotten even more complicated in recent years, with extreme weather phenomena becoming more commonplace.
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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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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.