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Setser appointed interim town manager

Mia Overton
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Following a closed session on May 18, the Franklin Town Council appointed Justin Setser as interim town manager.  “I feel honored that the Town Council trusts me with the position of interim town manager,” Setser said.
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County gearing up for critical summer learning

Jake Browning
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Jake Browning reporter@thefranklinpress.com May 28 will be the last student day for the 2020-21 school year in the Franklin area. For many, it will also be the long-awaited conclusion of one of the most beleaguered years in academic history brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Submitted Novus Architects presented a concept drawing for improvements at the Franklin High School campus. The plan has not been approved yet.

Submitted Novus Architects presented a concept drawing for improvements at the Franklin High School campus. The plan has not been approved yet.

FHS construction plan presented

Jake Browning
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
The Macon County Board of Commissioners listened to a proposal for a new construction project that could be a glimpse into the future of Franklin High School during the meeting on May 11.
Press photo/Jake Browning - Franklin High School students Gavin Awtrey, Bryce Rogers and Blaine Doolittle wash teachers’ cars at Cartoogechaye Elementary School as part of North Carolina’s Teacher Appreciation Week.

Press photo/Jake Browning - Franklin High School students Gavin Awtrey, Bryce Rogers and Blaine Doolittle wash teachers’ cars at Cartoogechaye Elementary School as part of North Carolina’s Teacher Appreciation Week.

Macon County Schools celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week

Jake Browning
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Last week was Teacher Appreciation Week in North Carolina, so students and administrators in Macon County took on a few extra projects to show they care. Gov.
Wreck on Highlands Road

Wreck on Highlands Road

Wreck on Highlands Road

News Staff
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
A driver was ejected from his vehicle in a collision at 4:22 p.m. Monday on the Highlands Road. According the N.C.
Press photo/Jake Browning - The Franklin High School symphonic band, led here by student director Zack Brown of Western Carolina University, performed its first concert in 16 months on Monday night..

Press photo/Jake Browning - The Franklin High School symphonic band, led here by student director Zack Brown of Western Carolina University, performed its first concert in 16 months on Monday night..

FHS Band holds first concert since last school year

Jake Browning
Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Franklin High School’s band students got to perform for an audience for the first – and last – time this school year when they took the stage on Monday night. When COVID-19 shut down mass gathering venues at the end of last school year, the school’s auditorium was emptied of guests for months.
Press photo/Jake Browning - HCA officials turn up the first dirt at the future site of Angel Medical Center at One Center Court. From Left: Becky Dahl, Peggy Ramey, Leslie Vanhook, David Franks, Tim Layman, Karen Gorby, Johnny Mira-Knippel.

Press photo/Jake Browning - HCA officials turn up the first dirt at the future site of Angel Medical Center at One Center Court. From Left: Becky Dahl, Peggy Ramey, Leslie Vanhook, David Franks, Tim Layman, Karen Gorby, Johnny Mira-Knippel.

HCA breaks ground on new hospital

Jake Browning
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Officials from Mission Health and HCA joined the Franklin community on Friday morning to break ground on the future site of a new and improved Angel Medical Center, which they expect will open by next fall. Located at One Center Court, 1.
East Franklin Elementary School third grader Levi Johnson learns a lesson on trajectory by firing an air-propelled rocket through a hoop.

East Franklin Elementary School third grader Levi Johnson learns a lesson on trajectory by firing an air-propelled rocket through a hoop.

Duke Energy sponsors Science Day

News Staff
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Macon County elementary schools joined more than 100 other schools across North Carolina last week in celebrating STEM with Duke Energy Science Day.