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Corbin, McCracken vie for state Senate seat

Mia Overton
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Early voting began last Thursday, Oct. 20. According to the Macon County Board of Elections, 1,904 people had voted as of Tuesday morning. Early voting will continue through Saturday, Nov. 5. Voting is being held at the Community Building in Franklin and the Highlands Civic Center. Hours are 8 a.m.
Press photo/Mia Overton - Cheryl Contino-Conner presents information about the PEAK Explorers program at the August Board of Education meeting.

Press photo/Mia Overton - Cheryl Contino-Conner presents information about the PEAK Explorers program at the August Board of Education meeting.

Macon County Schools leading PEAK Explorers

News Staff
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
A collaboration between Southwestern Community College (SCC) and Macon County Schools (MCS) will deliver a new career readiness program to middle and high school students next year.
Devin Holland

Devin Holland

Holland named Franklin police chief

News Staff
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Franklin Police Department’s longtime employee Devin Holland will be the town’s next chief of police effective Dec. 1, according to Town Manager Amie Owens. Holland currently serves as captain of patrol for the Town of Franklin.
Photo provided - Divinity Aleza Guest has been charged with the second-degree murders of her mother, Levia Lee Guest, and Brandon John Thomas Ownby.

Photo provided - Divinity Aleza Guest has been charged with the second-degree murders of her mother, Levia Lee Guest, and Brandon John Thomas Ownby.

Franklin woman charged with double homicide

Mia Overton
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
A Franklin woman has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection with the discovery of two bodies in a home on Mack Branch Road on Oct. 10. Divinity Aleza Guest, 22, is charged with the murders of her mother, Levia Lee Guest, 42, and her friend, Brandon John Thomas Ownby, 31.
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School board candidates want to ensure student success

Mia Overton
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Early voting for the General Election begins on Thursday, Oct. 20 and will continue through Nov. 5. Voting will be held at the Community Building in Franklin and the Highlands Civic Center. Hours will be 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays (Oct. 22, Oct. 29 and Nov. 5).
Photo/Eric Haggart - Dry Falls is a popular destination during fall leaf season. The Oct. 12 issue of The Franklin Press includes the Leaf edition of our Destination magazine. You can also read the magazine online; it will be posted at bottom of our homepage.

Photo/Eric Haggart - Dry Falls is a popular destination during fall leaf season. The Oct. 12 issue of The Franklin Press includes the Leaf edition of our Destination magazine. You can also read the magazine online; it will be posted at bottom of our homepage.

Peak Leaf Season

News Staff
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Western North Carolina is always beautiful, but in October, residents anticipate, and visitors arrive from around the world to see more than 200 species of trees dressed in colors that can be found in Crayola crayons: red-violet, goldenrod, asparagus, yellow-orange and more.
Photo submitted/Jimmy Teem - A truck parked in a building at the landfill was a total loss after it caught fire last week.

Photo submitted/Jimmy Teem - A truck parked in a building at the landfill was a total loss after it caught fire last week.

Debris ignites fire at landfill

Mia Overton
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Firefighters were called out last Tuesday, Oct 4, when a tractor-trailer caught fire in a building at the landfill. The first call came into the 911 center at 7:48 p.m. from a caller on the Greenway reporting she could see smoke and heard an explosion.
Caitlin Lambert

Caitlin Lambert

Lambert named student teacher of the year

News Staff
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Anissa Holland thefranklinpressnews@gmail.com The North Carolina Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (NCACTE) recognized Caitlin Lambert as the 2022 Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year.
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County Commissioner candidates talk about top issues

Mia Overton
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
This Friday, Oct. 14 is the deadline to register to vote in the General Election and early voting will start next week on Thursday, Oct. 20. In the Board of Commissioners race, Jerry Moore (U) and John Shearl (R) are running for the District 1 seat.
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Voter registration deadline: Oct. 14

News Staff
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Next Friday, Oct. 14 is the deadline to register to vote in the November General Election. In the local elections, voters will be casting their ballots for County Commissioner, Board of Education, Clerk of Court and the state senate race.