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Photo submitted - Participants in the first monthly Vitality Retreat for Gold Star Widows are pictured with co-founder Jessica Merritt (sitting) at the Special Liberty Project’s Farm and Retreat Center in Franklin.

Photo submitted - Participants in the first monthly Vitality Retreat for Gold Star Widows are pictured with co-founder Jessica Merritt (sitting) at the Special Liberty Project’s Farm and Retreat Center in Franklin.

A place to remember and heal

News Staff
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
For the first time in its five-year history, the national veteran and Gold Star organization Special Liberty Project, which expanded to Franklin in September, completed an onsite Vitality Retreat on its own property.
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Town begins search for new manager

Jake Browning
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Franklin’s Town Council discussed the process for hiring a new town manager during its first annual budget meeting last week. Town Manager Summer Woodard announced that she would be resigning to accept a position as city manager for the City of Reidsville.
File photo - The Nantahala library has been housed in this double-wide trailer since 1999.

File photo - The Nantahala library has been housed in this double-wide trailer since 1999.

County buys land for library in Nantahala

News Staff
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
In a close and controversial vote, the Macon County Board of Commissioners decided to purchase property in Nantahala as a possible location for a new library. The parcel, located at 36 White Oak Lane, has an area of 1.29 acres and will cost the county $159,800.
Press photo/Will Woolever - Beasley is one of more than a dozen employers who will attend the Job Fair on Friday.

Press photo/Will Woolever - Beasley is one of more than a dozen employers who will attend the Job Fair on Friday.

Help wanted: Job market spikes

Will Woolever
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
After a year of shutdowns, job losses, and economic contraction, Macon County’s economy seems to be recovering.
Press Photo/Will Woolever - Senior fullback/outside linebacker Evan Klatt carries against Smoky Mountain in the final game of his Panthers career April 9. Klatt went out with a bang, recording 183 yards and 4 touchdowns on 27 carries.

Press Photo/Will Woolever - Senior fullback/outside linebacker Evan Klatt carries against Smoky Mountain in the final game of his Panthers career April 9. Klatt went out with a bang, recording 183 yards and 4 touchdowns on 27 carries.

Football ends year with ‘W’

Will Woolever
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
After two straight losses in the Battle of Cowee Mountain, many Panther fans circled April 9’s game with Smoky Mountain as one of Franklin’s toughest tests of the year.
Press photo/Jake Browning Local leaders gathered at the Nikwasi Mound on Monday morning to celebrate its history and discuss its future. From Left: Bob Scott, Perry Shell, Adam Wachacha, Kevin Corbin, Chelsea Saunooke, Tom Wahnetah, Karl Gillespie.

Press photo/Jake Browning Local leaders gathered at the Nikwasi Mound on Monday morning to celebrate its history and discuss its future. From Left: Bob Scott, Perry Shell, Adam Wachacha, Kevin Corbin, Chelsea Saunooke, Tom Wahnetah, Karl Gillespie.

Nikwasi Initiative hosts Tribal Council members

News Staff
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
The Nikwasi Initiative hosted members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indian Tribal Council for a visit to the Nikwasi Mound on Monday morning.
Summer Woodard

Summer Woodard

Woodard resigns

News Staff
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Franklin town manager Summer Woodard will be leaving her position this summer to take the position as city manager for Reidsville, North Carolina. A Franklin native, Woodard has served as town manager since 2014.