A hung jury resulted in a mistrial for the civil case against a former Macon County deputy who shot and killed a Franklin man in his home.
A “gavel-in-and-out” meeting of the Macon County Board of Commissioners on Valentine’s Day ended up lasting just over 10 minutes as two public comments on hot-button local issues were heard.
The Franklin Town Council met for its annual retreat this past weekend and identified priorities for the coming year.
Macon County School board members are grappling with ways to get more local funding for the 2023-24 budget, as discussed during its Feb. 15 board retreat.
Macon County’s Emergency Services Director Warren Cabe plans to have all the fire departments sign a new service contract this year as part of a total review of how the county’s emergency services
More than a dozen speakers spoke at the library board meeting last week advocating against library policies that allow the promotion of certain LGBTQIA books they feel are dangerous to children.
The Macon County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved committing $1.05 million to the next steps of the Franklin High School project, which is now estimated to cost $18 million less than bef
During the Feb. 6 Franklin Town Council meeting, Town Manager Amie Owens presented a contract for Artisan Skateparks to build the new skatepark on the Whitmire property (Sunnyside Park).
In a split vote Feb. 6, the Franklin Town Council approved a rezoning request for property on Belleview Road and Plantation Drive.
A man who was a youth pastor in Franklin for eight years until last summer is facing a felony charge of indecent liberties with a child from an alleged 2016 incident.