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
While multiple broadband projects are either queued up or underway in south Macon County and one in Nantahala, many unserved areas of the county are waiting on a company that won’t be in Macon unti
Beautifying the exterior of the Macon County Courthouse and clock tower in Franklin Town Square was a wish expressed during the July 11 Macon County Board of Commissioners meeting.
By a unanimous vote, the Macon County Board of Commissioners approved the “school within a school” plan for moving Union Academy into the new Franklin High School when that project is completed.
Several residents attended a public hearing at the July 3 Franklin Town Council meeting to speak against the proposed rezoning for their properties.
The Franklin Town Council has approved a recreation plan for the Whitmire property on First Street.
Most landowners in Macon County will be paying more in property tax starting in 2023, due to a rise in land values mostly out-pacing the 13-cent tax reduction, according to data from the Macon Coun
A 33-year career in the Macon County School system, which started as a teacher at Nantahala and the last decade as superintendent, officially ends this summer as Dr. Chris Baldwin retires.
As of June 29, the Higdon property belongs to Macon County after the $1.35 million sale closed.
Several emergency agencies responded to the Little Tennessee River Greenway in reference to a deceased person on July 3.