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.
Seven more Macon County schools will offer universal free lunch in the 2023-24 school year.
Contention and confusion, specifically by one commissioner, over solid waste fee increases, led to a vote that approved those hikes after an hour-long Board of Commissioners meeting Monday morning.
An Otto man is facing felony fleeing charges after leading Franklin Police officers on an early morning chase and then driving into the Franklin Chamber of Commerce building.
By a 4-1 vote, the Macon County Board of Commissioners approved an interlocal agreement that will lease the Higdon property across from Franklin High School to Macon County Schools.
The Franklin Town Council held a special called meeting on June 15 and unanimously approved its $11,080,577 budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year.
It took two meetings, four votes, and several angry shouts from county employees in the audience, but by a 4-1 margin, the Macon County Board of Commissioners passed a $63,754,537 budget for the 20
By a 3-2 margin, the Macon County Board of Commissioners voted against the proposed 2023-24 fiscal year budget during their meeting on Tuesday, June 13, necessitating a continuation of the meeting