Panther women’s track and field are 5A West Champions. On May 8, both Franklin teams traveled to Jay M. Robinson High School (Concord) for the regional title meet, battling 18 .

It’s pretty phenomenal what our town has,” said Lisa Leatherman, Duke Energy district manager, about the Little Tennessee River Greenway at the Ma ...

Due in part to unfunded mandates from the state, Macon County Schools anticipates needing at least $14.2 million to keep the schools running, according to MCS Finance Director Alayna Ledford.

Members of the Macon County Planning Board met last week to discuss creating voting districts with fairer representation in county government.The May 7 meeting began with the swearing in of ...

Panther men’s golf’s talisman will compete for a state title.On May 4, the team traveled to Highlands Falls Country Club, hosting 43 other players for the 5A West Regional. There senior ... County ...

Panther softball is on to Round 3 of the state playoffs.Having earned a first-round bye as one of the 5A West’s top teams, they entered the tournament’s second round Friday, May 8, ...

Teams participating in the Smoky Mountain Relay stopped for a free breakfast hosted by Cowee School volunteers. Each member of this team was from the S ...

The National Day of Prayer ceremony on May 7 in downtown Franklin brought together worshipers from different congregations, as leaders from different churches, local chaplains and faith leaders ...

The Macon County Board of Education wants to hire an architecture firm to assess East Franklin Elementary – and potentially build a new building.Masters Architecture, a firm based in ... County wide - ...

Members of Girl Scout Troop 10233 volunteered to plant flowers on April 28 and help beautify downtown Franklin.The girls planted 10 geraniums in five pots and more than 40 petunias in four r ...

The Franklin Town Council voted May 4 to join the N.C. Health Insurance Pool in order to reduce expenses.The NCHIP is made up of towns and county governments and has about 17,000 people in ...