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Photo submitted - One of the projects the grant funded will be used to expand the Pinnacle Park view shed in Jackson County.

Photo submitted - One of the projects the grant funded will be used to expand the Pinnacle Park view shed in Jackson County.

Grant funds four Mainspring conservation projects

Lee Buchanan
Monday, November 23, 2020
Mainspring Conservation Trust has been awarded an $800,000 grant to support four projects in three counties, including the protection of a stretch of the Little Tennessee River in Macon County that includes a rare wetland.
“In the Stillness,” Carol Conti - What would Bartram have felt to be at peace in the woods after a day of traveling, maybe sketching and writing his notes by campfire light? … ‘In the Stillness’ is that moment that I would imagine William Bartram could have experienced, at one with nature.”

“In the Stillness,” Carol Conti - What would Bartram have felt to be at peace in the woods after a day of traveling, maybe sketching and writing his notes by campfire light? … ‘In the Stillness’ is that moment that I would imagine William Bartram could have experienced, at one with nature.”

Art inspired by Bartram’s travels

Jake Browning
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
The Macon County Public Library is taking patrons on a walk through the woods with a display on local artists’ interpretations of the works of William Bartram.
File photo - The property will be the site of a new burn building for SCC training. The current burn building was found to be structurally deficient in 2017.

File photo - The property will be the site of a new burn building for SCC training. The current burn building was found to be structurally deficient in 2017.

County offers 25-year lease of armory to SCC

Jake Browning
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
The Macon County Board of Commissioners agreed to grant Southwestern Community College a 25-year lease for the National Guard Armory Building after an extensive debate at the board’s Nov. 10 meeting.
Press photo/Jake Browning - Ivonne Rios is in charge of medication assistance for the clinic

Press photo/Jake Browning - Ivonne Rios is in charge of medication assistance for the clinic

Community Care Clinic expanding services

Jake Browning
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
The Community Care Clinic of Franklin is as important as ever during the pandemic, and the organization is taking steps to be more accessible to patients in need. Cathy Stiles, the clinic’s executive director, said the clinic hasn’t seen a decrease in the number of patients seen this year.
Press photo/Jake Browning - Stephanie MCall and Fred Goldsmith were presented with certificates of recognition of their work on the board.

Press photo/Jake Browning - Stephanie MCall and Fred Goldsmith were presented with certificates of recognition of their work on the board.

Goldsmith resigns from school board

Jake Browning
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
The November meeting of the Macon County Board of Education was the last for two members of the board.
vote count official

vote count official

Macon vote count official

Lee Buchanan
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
During the most divisive election in memory, it was business as usual in Macon County. “We’re very pleased,” said Gary Tallent, deputy director of the Macon County Board of Elections. “We had very, very few issues.” County election officials completed the vote canvass on Friday, Nov.
Hazard Pay

Hazard Pay

County workers get COVID hazard pay

Jake Browning
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Macon County employees will get $750 in hazard pay for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the November meeting of the Macon County Board of Commissioners, county manager Derek Roland thanked all county departments for efforts to maintain services during a particularly trying year.

Dana Bowen Chandler, Jr.,

News Staff
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
FRANKLIN - Dana Bowen Chandler, Jr., 73, passed away Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020.   No services are planned at this time.  Bryant-Grant Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Chandler family.
Press photo/Jake Browning - Teachers Jennifer Love and Kelsea Youmans assemble a rolling base that makes a Tower Garden mobile.

Press photo/Jake Browning - Teachers Jennifer Love and Kelsea Youmans assemble a rolling base that makes a Tower Garden mobile.

Growing Up

Jake Browning
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clearer than ever how important it is to make sure that kids are healthy and safe at school. However, infectious diseases aren’t the only health concern that can be alleviated in the classroom.
Press photo/Linda Mathias - Goose shares a stick with Indy at the county’s new dog park.

Press photo/Linda Mathias - Goose shares a stick with Indy at the county’s new dog park.

New dog park finally goes to the dogs

Jake Browning
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
More than a year and a half after the project was approved, Macon County pet owners and their dogs are finally using the new dog park on Phillips Street. The Macon County Board of Commissioners approved funding for the construction of the 2-acre dog park during their meeting of April 2019.