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Press photo/Jake Browning - Volunteers at Franklin High School load breakfasts and lunches onto a bus to deliver to local students.

Press photo/Jake Browning - Volunteers at Franklin High School load breakfasts and lunches onto a bus to deliver to local students.

Coping with Coronavirus

Jake Browning
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Carol Anne Elliott drives a school bus every weekday morning. She enjoys spending time with the children of Macon County before dropping them off at school to get in a full day of learning.
Photos submitted All types of campers are welcome to join the Vagabond Camping Club of Franklin on monthly outings.

Photos submitted All types of campers are welcome to join the Vagabond Camping Club of Franklin on monthly outings.

Vagabonds: On the road again

Lee Buchanan
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The Vagabond Camping Club of Franklin is getting set to embark on their first trip of 2020, and they are inviting others to join the club and get in on the fun. The first rule of the Vagabonds: There are no rules. Well, not many.
Press photo/Jake Browning Even after moving the meeting to a courtroom, the commissioners barely had enough room for everyone attending their meeting on March 10.

Press photo/Jake Browning Even after moving the meeting to a courtroom, the commissioners barely had enough room for everyone attending their meeting on March 10.

County stops short on Second Amendment resolution

Jake Browning
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
The Macon County Board of Commissioners voted against a resolution proclaiming the county a Second Amendment Sanctuary and instead passed a resolution written by the county attorney at its March 10 meeting.

Man charged in shooting death of Franklin woman

Lee Buchanan
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
A Franklin man is in jail charged with voluntary manslaughter following the March 13 shooting death of a woman at a home on Oak Hill Road. Robert Massung Jr. is in the Macon County Detention Center under a $200,000 bond, accused in the shooting death of Kathleen Dills, 47, of Franklin.
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NEWS

Schools close

News Staff
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
With the coronavirus expected to spread in Western North Carolina, Macon County has seen a rash of event cancellations and closings, including public schools. On Saturday, March 13, Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order forbidding public gatherings of more than 100 people.
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Coronavirus hits Macon

Lee Buchanan
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
A man now in isolation in Macon County has tested positive for the COVID-19 disease caused by the coronavirus as local health officials ramp up testing and put more precautions in place. Gov. Roy Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force were expected to hold a media briefing at 2 p.m.

Election Results

News Staff
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Young, Wallace to square off for county board seat   Following the March 3 primary election, Josh Young will face Betty Cloer Wallace for a seat on the Macon County Board of Commissioners in the November general election.