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Rendering/Town of Franklin - Rendering of the Scott-Griffin Hotel on Main Street shows the exterior view of the building.

Rendering/Town of Franklin - Rendering of the Scott-Griffin Hotel on Main Street shows the exterior view of the building.

Town seeks investors for hotel project

Mia Overton
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Town Planner Justin Setser gave an update on the Scott-Griffin Hotel project during the May 1 Franklin Town Council meeting.
Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - Gracie Parker, megaphone in hand, leads a march to and from Franklin Town Hall to deliver a list of goals of her Mental Health Help Rally on Sunday, April 30.

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - Gracie Parker, megaphone in hand, leads a march to and from Franklin Town Hall to deliver a list of goals of her Mental Health Help Rally on Sunday, April 30.

Kids lead Mental Health Help Rally

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
As Gracie Parker said, sometimes you just need to do it yourself. Even if you’re still in elementary school.
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Town considers ‘no camping’ policy

Mia Overton
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
The Franklin Town Council will hold a public hearing for input on a proposed ordinance amendment regarding camping on public property. The hearing will be held as part of the regular council meeting beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 1. Town Attorney John Henning Jr.
Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - The Board of Education plans to adopt a MOU asking the county to use the Higdon property for School Board to request use of Hidgon property for educational purposes. The county has started the process to purchase the $1.35 million property on Wayah Street.

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - The Board of Education plans to adopt a MOU asking the county to use the Higdon property for School Board to request use of Hidgon property for educational purposes. The county has started the process to purchase the $1.35 million property on Wayah Street.

What will the Higdon property be used for?

News Staff
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
That is the question on a lot of people’s minds as the Macon County Board of Commissioners started the purchasing process for the $1.35 million parcel across from the current Franklin High School site earlier this month.
Press photo/Will Woolever Junior Jayden “Knuckles” Rogers pitches versus North Henderson at McConnell Field April 11.

Press photo/Will Woolever Junior Jayden “Knuckles” Rogers pitches versus North Henderson at McConnell Field April 11.

Baseball sweeps North Henderson

Will Woolever
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
anther baseball is in the mix for a conference title. On the week of April 10, Franklin faced their fifth Mountain Seven foe of the year, playing a home-and-away series with 3-3 North Henderson.
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Local leaders push for earlier school start date

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Renewed efforts at the state level to give local school boards more flexibility in setting their calendars have passed the N.C. House of Representatives, the furthest such bills have gotten in recent years. A total of 11 bills, one of them statewide, have passed the state House.
Press photo/Mia Overton The Franklin Town Council and department heads met Monday for a budget workshop.

Press photo/Mia Overton The Franklin Town Council and department heads met Monday for a budget workshop.

Town mulls budget options for new fire trucks

Mia Overton
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
he need for two new fire trucks was the primary discussion during the Franklin Town Council budget workshop on Monday evening. Town Manager Amie Owens presented a list of capital requests that included a new pumper truck and a new pumper/tanker for Franklin Fire and Rescue.
Photo/Bob Scott It was a standing-room only crowd at the April 11 Board of Commissioners meeting. Most attendees were there to speak about the library. Due to the size of the crowd the meeting had to be moved from the commissioners’ board room to the courtroom on the fourth floor of the courthouse.

Photo/Bob Scott It was a standing-room only crowd at the April 11 Board of Commissioners meeting. Most attendees were there to speak about the library. Due to the size of the crowd the meeting had to be moved from the commissioners’ board room to the courtroom on the fourth floor of the courthouse.

Macon library to remain in Fontana system

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
The Macon County Commissioners will not pull the county out of the Fontana Regional Library (FRL) System at this time but will look into provisions to restrict what minors can check out as well as the governing structure itself.
Press photo/Thomas Sherrill Town of Franklin, Macon County, Sk828 and other representatives, community members and youngsters all take part in a ceremonial groundbreaking of the Whitmire property skate park during a ceremony on Friday, April 14.

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill Town of Franklin, Macon County, Sk828 and other representatives, community members and youngsters all take part in a ceremonial groundbreaking of the Whitmire property skate park during a ceremony on Friday, April 14.

Town breaks ground on skate park

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Dodging raindrops, local leaders got together with local skate park advocates to officially break ground on the Town of Franklin’s skate park the afternoon of Friday, April 14.