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Reggie Holland

Reggie Holland

Macon mourns Holland

Jake Browning
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Jake Browning reporter@thefranklinpress.com Macon County is mourning the death of Reggie Holland, who died July 2 after his motorcycle was struck by a truck in Cullowhee. At about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, Holland was driving a motorcycle north on NC 107 at the East LaPorte River Access.
Photo courtesy Franklin Panther Sports Network - Assistant coach Greg Trawick oversees a limited workout for the Franklin High School football team on June 15.

Photo courtesy Franklin Panther Sports Network - Assistant coach Greg Trawick oversees a limited workout for the Franklin High School football team on June 15.

Student athletes return to limited practice

Jake Browning
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
As student athletes prepare to compete in their favorite sports this fall semester, the North Carolina High School Athletics Association is preparing for the worst.  The NCHSAA lifted its dead period and allowed schools to send their teams back to practice and workouts on Monday, June 15.
Press photo/Jake Browning - Franklin Police Chief Bill Harrell talks with protestors before the second Black Lives Matter rally in Franklin.

Press photo/Jake Browning - Franklin Police Chief Bill Harrell talks with protestors before the second Black Lives Matter rally in Franklin.

Cops coping with intense scrutiny

Lee Buchanan
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Lee Buchanan editor@thefranklinpress.com Local law enforcement leaders, while acknowledging that changes to police practices may be necessary, urge caution about a rush to reform.
Press photo/Jake Browning - Mountain View Intermediate School’s solar power array would function similarly to an array that was installed on the roof at First United Methodist Church.

Press photo/Jake Browning - Mountain View Intermediate School’s solar power array would function similarly to an array that was installed on the roof at First United Methodist Church.

MVI raising money for solar energy array

Jake Browning
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Earlier this year, Macon County Schools STEM coordinator Jennifer Love secured the backing of NC GreenPower, a non-profit that funds efforts to increase the use of renewable energy throughout North Carolina.
Weekly progression of overall COVID-19 Cases in Macon County

Weekly progression of overall COVID-19 Cases in Macon County

Growth slows in COVID-19 cases

Lee Buchanan
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Macon County Public Health reported 257 total cases of COVID-19 as of June 22, an increase of four from the previous day’s total. That number includes 191 active positive cases, 65 patients who have recovered, along with one death.
COVID update

COVID update

COVID cases top 200

Lee Buchanan
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
The number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb as the health department identified a third cluster in Macon County. On June 12, Macon County Public Health (MCPH) reported that a third cluster of six cases was identified at Franklin-based Wind River Construction. The N.C.
Press photos/Jake Browning - Participants make their way through downtown Franklin during a Peace March on Friday, June 12.

Press photos/Jake Browning - Participants make their way through downtown Franklin during a Peace March on Friday, June 12.

Peaceful pleas for change

Jake Browning
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Marchers took to the streets of Franklin twice in four days, joining demonstrations nationwide calling for an end to racial injustice in the wake of  the killing of George Floyd.