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Attorney general presses HCA to address complaints

News Staff
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Colby Rabon Carolina Public Press N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein has told HCA Healthcare that he’s heard enough. Now, he wants answers. “The delivery of health care is truly a life-or-death issue,” Stein said in a statement issued Feb.
Ingles

Ingles

Ingles plans a new store

Jake Browning
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Franklin’s Town Council has approved a water and sewer reallocation request for the Holly Springs Plaza shopping center, apparently paving the way for construction of an Ingles superstore.
Press photos/Jake Browning Tyler Martin delivers the opening monologue in “The Plot, Like Gravy, Thickens.”

Press photos/Jake Browning Tyler Martin delivers the opening monologue in “The Plot, Like Gravy, Thickens.”

Double feature at FHS

Jake Browning
Tuesday, March 3, 2020
Franklin High School’s advanced theater program will present two plays between Friday, March 6 and Monday, March 9. Mounting two productions at once is a first for Robert Jessup’s theater class.
Mainspring

Mainspring

New director plots Mainspring’s future

Lee Buchanan
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
The new executive director of Mainspring Conservation Trust plans to stay the course after the retirement of current director Sharon Taylor, but that doesn’t mean the organization is standing still.
Early Voting

Early Voting

Macon going to polls March 3

News Staff
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Lee Buchanan editor@thefranklinpress.com Early, one-stop voting ends at 3 p.m. Saturday ahead of primary election day on Tuesday, March 3. As of Tuesday morning, Feb. 25, a total of 1,888 voters had cast ballots during the early voting period.
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Local officials weigh needs of homeless

News Staff
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Jake Browning reporter@thefranklinpress.com On Wednesday, Jan. 29, charitable organizations all over North Carolina participated in the annual Point In Time count to evaluate the status of homelessness in the state.
Press photo/Jake Browning Macon County commissioner Gary Shields, left, interim public health director Carmine Rocco and sheriff Robert Holland preside over an appeal on a ruling about a potentially dangerous dog.

Press photo/Jake Browning Macon County commissioner Gary Shields, left, interim public health director Carmine Rocco and sheriff Robert Holland preside over an appeal on a ruling about a potentially dangerous dog.

Dealing with dangerous dogs not simple

Jake Browning
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
It’s been a rough few months for Macon County pet owners. Last July, Franklin residents reported three separate instances of unattended dogs attacking people on public property.
Jake Browning reporter@thefranklinpress.com Some county residents are impatiently waiting for a decision on whether or not Macon County will become a Second Amendment Sanctuary. More than 400 local governments in 20 states have adopted resolutions to become Second Amendment sanctuaries, resolving to protect gun owners’ rights regardless of laws passed by state and federal governments. The concept has gained popularity in 2020 following the rise of a sweeping gun control agenda in Virginia’s new state legisl

Jake Browning reporter@thefranklinpress.com Some county residents are impatiently waiting for a decision on whether or not Macon County will become a Second Amendment Sanctuary. More than 400 local governments in 20 states have adopted resolutions to become Second Amendment sanctuaries, resolving to protect gun owners’ rights regardless of laws passed by state and federal governments. The concept has gained popularity in 2020 following the rise of a sweeping gun control agenda in Virginia’s new state legisl

Sanctuary resolution sparks debate

Jake Browning
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Some county residents are impatiently waiting for a decision on whether or not Macon County will become a Second Amendment Sanctuary.