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Photo/Town of Franklin Officials from the Town of Franklin and representatives from local organizations met Dec. 6 to talk about ideas for the old hospital on Riverview Street.

Photo/Town of Franklin Officials from the Town of Franklin and representatives from local organizations met Dec. 6 to talk about ideas for the old hospital on Riverview Street.

Housing main topic of meeting about old hospital

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Whether it’s senior housing, a commercial kitchen, a mental hospital, affordable housing or some combination of those or other ideas, town and county officials are highly interested in figuring out the future for the old Angel Medical Center.
Press photo Retired sheriff Robert Holland has been hired as Macon County Schools safety and security coordinator.

Press photo Retired sheriff Robert Holland has been hired as Macon County Schools safety and security coordinator.

Holland hired as school security coordinator

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
The former Macon County sheriff was the only one interviewed for a school safety and security coordinator position approved by Macon County Schools on Dec. 5. Robert L. Holland, who retired as sheriff the end of November, will start as MCS safety and security coordinator on Jan. 3, 2023.
Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - The Macon County Board of Education held its first meeting with newly board members Stephanie Laseter and Diedre Breeden on Monday morning following a swearing-in ceremony. Jim Breedlove was selected to remain as board chairman and Melissa Evans will serve as vice chair. Pictured are Laseter, Hilary Wilkes, Breedlove, Superintendent Chris Baldwin, Evans and Breeden.

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - The Macon County Board of Education held its first meeting with newly board members Stephanie Laseter and Diedre Breeden on Monday morning following a swearing-in ceremony. Jim Breedlove was selected to remain as board chairman and Melissa Evans will serve as vice chair. Pictured are Laseter, Hilary Wilkes, Breedlove, Superintendent Chris Baldwin, Evans and Breeden.

Teachers receive supplemental pay

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Macon County School employees will be seeing a post-holiday supplemental payout after a discussion and approval by the Macon County Board of Education at Monday’s meeting. MCS will use $756,516 in state supplemental funds to pay each MCS employee $1,472 in January.
Photo submitted - A smoke test at Macon Middle School detected leaks in vent pipes, which causes a methane odor in the school. It is thought the pipes were never correctly connected at the time of construction.

Photo submitted - A smoke test at Macon Middle School detected leaks in vent pipes, which causes a methane odor in the school. It is thought the pipes were never correctly connected at the time of construction.

Dislodged pipes cause stink at MMS

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Macon County Board of Education members and staff did not mince words when receiving an update Monday night on what has caused a long-time odor at Macon Middle School.
Press photo/Rachel Hoskins - Brent Holbrooks is joined by his wife, Sarah, and children Knox, Tripp and Saylor, as Chief District Court Judge Roy Wijewickrama administers the oath of office to the newly elected sheriff of Macon County.

Press photo/Rachel Hoskins - Brent Holbrooks is joined by his wife, Sarah, and children Knox, Tripp and Saylor, as Chief District Court Judge Roy Wijewickrama administers the oath of office to the newly elected sheriff of Macon County.

Newly elected officials take oath of office

News Staff
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
As Macon County Commissioner Ronnie Beale said his farewell in a fairly empty commissioner’s board room of the Macon County Courthouse, an upstairs courtroom was standing room only as family and friends waited to observe the swearing in of newly elected commissioners, the register of deeds and the...
Public Health officials recommend getting the flu vaccine to protect yourself. In addition to the vaccine, you can help prevent spreading the flu and other illness by avoiding close contact with sick people, avoiding touching your eyes, nose, and mouth, covering your coughs and sneezes, and washing your hands frequently with soap and water.

Public Health officials recommend getting the flu vaccine to protect yourself. In addition to the vaccine, you can help prevent spreading the flu and other illness by avoiding close contact with sick people, avoiding touching your eyes, nose, and mouth, covering your coughs and sneezes, and washing your hands frequently with soap and water.

Flu cases on the rise

News Staff
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
North Carolina experienced an early surge in flu cases this year. High levels of RSV, flu, strep and rhinovirus/enterovirus have been reported across the state, and Macon County Public Health has seen the same trend.
Press photo/Mia Overton - The Franklin Planning Board has approved the rezoning of the former Angel Medical Center site on Riverview Street from MICR to C-2 commercial. The Town Council will hold a public hearing on the request before the final vote in January. The town requested the property be rezoned since it will no longer be a medical facility and to open the possibility for senior housing on the site.

Press photo/Mia Overton - The Franklin Planning Board has approved the rezoning of the former Angel Medical Center site on Riverview Street from MICR to C-2 commercial. The Town Council will hold a public hearing on the request before the final vote in January. The town requested the property be rezoned since it will no longer be a medical facility and to open the possibility for senior housing on the site.

Planning Board approves rezoning requests

Mia Overton
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
The Franklin Planning Board gave its OK on two rezoning requests that will now be forwarded to the Town Council for public hearings and final approval. During the Nov.
Press photo/Anissa Holland - Volunteers for Warmth on Wheels met in the classroom at A Stitch In Time to continue making hats and mittens for elementary school bus riders.

Press photo/Anissa Holland - Volunteers for Warmth on Wheels met in the classroom at A Stitch In Time to continue making hats and mittens for elementary school bus riders.

Warmth on Wheels

News Staff
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Three local businesses have banded together to help warm the hearts, hands and heads of elementary school students in Macon County.
Photo/Town of Franklin - Winter Wonderland will be held in Franklin Nov. 26 and Dec. 3. The tree lighting ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26.

Photo/Town of Franklin - Winter Wonderland will be held in Franklin Nov. 26 and Dec. 3. The tree lighting ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26.

Winter Wonderland in Franklin

News Staff
Monday, November 21, 2022
The Town of Franklin will officially welcome the holidays during Winter Wonderland, a two-night event held in downtown Franklin on consecutive Saturdays, Nov. 26 and Dec. 3 from 5 to 8 p.m. each evening.
Photo/Franklin Chamber of Commerce - Santa will make an appearance in the Franklin Christmas parade on Nov. 27.

Photo/Franklin Chamber of Commerce - Santa will make an appearance in the Franklin Christmas parade on Nov. 27.

Franklin Christmas parade set for Nov. 27

News Staff
Monday, November 21, 2022
The Franklin Chamber of Commerce will officially ring in the holiday season with the annual Christmas parade beginning at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 27. Entries will line up along Church Street behind the Courthouse. The route will begin by pulling out on the top of Town Hill beside Town Hall.