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Photo submitted Firefighters arrived on the scene to find the house fully engulfed in flames.

Fire destroys Ellijay house

Lee Buchanan

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Lee Buchanan editor@thefranklinpress.com A lightning strike ignited a fire that burned a home on Nickajack Road to the ground early Tuesday morning. Firefighters responded to the report of a fire at 1877 Nickajack Road about 2 a.m. Tuesday.

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Three Entegra branches to be sold separately

Lee Buchanan

Friday, December 13, 2019

Lee Buchanan editor@thefranklinpress.com State anti-trust officials have approved the acquisition of Entegra Bank by First Citizens but will require the sale of three current Entegra branches, including one in Franklin, to a separate bank. The letter of agreement (LOA) with the N.C.

Macon County Detention

County moves to tighten jail security

Jake Browning

Friday, December 13, 2019

Jake Browning reporter@thefranklinpress.com There were a lot of decisions to be made about how inmates are handled in Macon County at this week’s meeting of the board of commissioners.

Press photo/Lee Buchanan Beasley Flooring plant manager Chris Norton, left, and production manager Richard Burch are shown in the Franklin facility.

Beasley Flooring plant expanding after acquisition

Lee Buchanan

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Lee Buchanan editor@thefranklinpress.com Nine months after acquiring the former Shaw Flooring plants in Franklin and Bryson City, Beasley Flooring Products is shifting some production from other plants to the Franklin facility.

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Chiropractor now faces 12 counts of sexual battery

Jake Browning

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Jake Browning reporter@thefranklinpress.com Accusations of sexual battery are mounting against Franklin chiropractor Erik Madsen. Madsen was initially arrested Nov. 15 and charged with four counts of sexual battery and four counts of assault on a female.

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Woman kills ex after he broke in

Lee Buchanan

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Lee Buchanan editor@thefranklinpress.com A Franklin woman shot and killed her ex-husband early Wednesday morning after he disconnected the home surveillance system and attacked a man sleeping there with a metal pipe.

Abby’s Angels

Lee Buchanan

Thursday, December 5, 2019

Lee Buchanan editor@thefranklinpress.com There’s big business brewing at a family farm on Ledford Lake Road, and it all began with a little girl named Abby.

Press photo/Jake Browning - Kevin Corbin, left, and Karl Gillespie filed on Monday at the Macon County Board of elections.

Election filing gets underway

Lee Buchanan

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Lee Buchanan editor@thefranklinpress.com State Rep. Kevin Corbin filed for the state Senate District 50 seat on Monday, while Macon County commissioner Karl Gillespie filed to fill Corbin’s current House District 120 seat as candidate filing for the 2020 primaries got underway Monday.

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Two new town board members sworn in

Jake Browning

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Jake Browning reporter@thefranklinpress.com Monday night’s Franklin Town Council meeting was the first for incoming members Michael Lewis and Jack Horton, and the last for outgoing members Brandon McMahan and Adam Kimsey.

Press Photo/Jake Browning Ashley Mendoza, Ilyssa Ezechel and Channing Ray are shown during a practice run.

Girls on the Run in training for 5K

Jake Browning

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Jake Browning reporter@thefranklinpress.com A 5k is a great way to work off that Thanksgiving dinner, but that’s not why girls at South Macon Elementary School are preparing for the big run.