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Skatepark nears completion

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Work on the new skatepark is nearing completion and the Town of Franklin hopes to have a ribbon cutting for the park in September.

Town Council approves rezoning

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The Franklin Town Council approved rezoning five residential areas but will ask the Planning Board to further study the area along Old Murphy Road that was also recommended for rezoning.

Voter gap widens in Macon County

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The gap between the number of registered Republicans and Democrats has widened several times over the last 20 years in Macon County and across rural North Carolina while the number of unaffiliated

School Board approves capital requests

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New kitchen equipment for Franklin High, an activity bus and door swipes were some of the capital outlay requests approved for purchase in 2023-24 during a Macon County Board of Education workshop