Scottish Tartans Museum gets new lease on life
Will Woolever
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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One of downtown Franklin’s most historic buildings has changed hands.
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K-5 students go back to class four days a week
Jake Browning
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
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Macon County’s K-5 students will be going to school for in-person instruction Monday through Thursday starting in October.
Dick Jones: 60 years of fond legal memories
News Staff
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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Toys For Tots finds new home
Will Woolever
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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The Smoky Mountain Toys for Tots campaign has a new home.
Absentee ballots pouring in
Lee Buchanan
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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Absentee ballot requests continue to flood the county election office.
No fair, but online livestock shows go on
Jake Browning
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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Like so many events in 2020, the Macon County Fair won’t happen in its traditional format, but some aspects of it will go on in a digital space.
Museum reopens with new exhibit
Will Woolever
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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The Macon County Historical Museum has opened its doors again and will soon be getting a new exhibit.
Macon schools weigh options
Jake Browning
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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Gov. Roy Cooper has given his blessing for students in kindergarten through fifth grade to return to full-time, in-person instruction.
Samuel Dewey “Pops” Wykle
News Staff
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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FRANKLIN - Samuel Dewey “Pops” Wykle, 76, passed away Friday, Sept. 18, 2020.
Preserving a tradition
Will Woolever
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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When the COVID-19 pandemic virtually shut down the nation’s economy and forced many Americans to shelter in place this spring, some worried how they might feed themselves and their families.