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Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - A view of the Franklin High School stadium construction site.

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - A view of the Franklin High School stadium construction site.

New FHS work ‘coming together’

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Around 90,000 cubic yards of earth, which will lower the former FHS practice field at least 13 feet, will be moved onto the now-treeless Frogtown property. Macon County Schools Facilities Director Tracy Tallent gave that update on the FHS project at the Board of Education’s Jan. 27 meeting.
Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - New Macon County Planning, Permitting and Development Director Joe Allen (right) at the Jan. 14 Board of Commissioners meeting.

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - New Macon County Planning, Permitting and Development Director Joe Allen (right) at the Jan. 14 Board of Commissioners meeting.

Commissioners table floodplain discussion ‘indefinitely’

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The re-hiring of a former county planner coincides with Macon County pressing “pause” on any future changes to the Watershed Protection Ordinance or Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. At the Jan.
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Cabe, five others applied for county manager position

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
The interim county manager is one of six applicants who have put their name in the hat for the county manager position. Interim County Manager Warren Cabe took the position at the end of October after 10-year county manager Derek Roland resigned in September.
Photo submitted - From left, N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, N.C. House Majority Leader Rep. Brendan Jones (R-Tabor City), N.C. Rep. Karl Gillespie (R-Franklin) and N.C. Sen. Kevin Corbin (R-Franklin), at a presidential roundtable at the Asheville Regional Airport on Friday, Jan. 24.

Photo submitted - From left, N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, N.C. House Majority Leader Rep. Brendan Jones (R-Tabor City), N.C. Rep. Karl Gillespie (R-Franklin) and N.C. Sen. Kevin Corbin (R-Franklin), at a presidential roundtable at the Asheville Regional Airport on Friday, Jan. 24.

Corbin, Gillespie meet with President Trump

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Franklin’s state representatives got a surprise Thursday night when they got invited to a roundtable discussion the next day at the Asheville Regional Airport with U.S. President Donald Trump on Hurricane Helene relief. Sen.
Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - Some of the trees around the clock tower square will soon be cut down because they are creating hazards. The work will be part of the overall improvements to the clock tower and surrounding area.

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - Some of the trees around the clock tower square will soon be cut down because they are creating hazards. The work will be part of the overall improvements to the clock tower and surrounding area.

Time to make improvements

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Seven downtown Franklin trees will soon be cut down as the Macon County Board of Commissioners approved funding to revitalize the clock tower square at its Jan. 14 meeting.
Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - Macon County Parks and Recreation Director Seth Adams (left) points out the new concept for Phase 1A of the Macon County Recreation Park Master Plan on a screen while Commissioner Danny Antoine shows an original concept of the same phase, which had been changed to his chagrin. Also pictured is Commissioner Barry Breeden.

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - Macon County Parks and Recreation Director Seth Adams (left) points out the new concept for Phase 1A of the Macon County Recreation Park Master Plan on a screen while Commissioner Danny Antoine shows an original concept of the same phase, which had been changed to his chagrin. Also pictured is Commissioner Barry Breeden.

County hits pause on park design

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
After years of waiting for pickleball courts and new tennis courts, players must wait a bit longer. At its Jan. 14 meeting, the Macon County Board of Commissioners declined to act on putting Phase 1A of the Macon County Recreation Park’s Master Plan out for bid.
Photo/Bob Scott - Participants listen during the Martin Luther King Jr. program held Jan. 19 at First United Methodist Church in Franklin.

Photo/Bob Scott - Participants listen during the Martin Luther King Jr. program held Jan. 19 at First United Methodist Church in Franklin.

Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.

News Staff
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
First United Methodist Church in Franklin held a program on Sunday, Jan. 19 honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Photo/Bob Scott - The Macon County Farmer’s Market on Iotla Street.

Photo/Bob Scott - The Macon County Farmer’s Market on Iotla Street.

Street closures impact Main Street businesses

Mia Overton
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Issues related to speeding, parking and street closures on Main Street were topics of discussion during the Jan. 6 Franklin Town Council meeting.
Press file photo - This building in Heritage Hollow (on the Frogtown Lane side) has been approved for the owner to establish a primary care clinic.

Press file photo - This building in Heritage Hollow (on the Frogtown Lane side) has been approved for the owner to establish a primary care clinic.

Rezoning approved for medical clinic

Mia Overton
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
The Franklin Town Council approved two rezoning requests at its Jan. 6 meeting, one of which will allow the opening of a medical clinic in Heritage Hollow.