It’s been a good year for Kendall Rumans. Between leading Panther softball to a Mountain Seven Conference title and breaking ...

The Franklin Amatuer Swim Team has completed another stellar season. A week after claiming their 21st straight title at the ...

Just before filing closed on Friday, Matthew Holland added his name as the second candidate to run in the Town of Franklin mayor’s race. Holland will join current Vice Mayor Stacy Guffe ...

Panther baseball should have plenty of talent returning next spring. After Franklin won nine of their last 11 games to earn ...

A public comment period at the Macon County Board of Health’s special meeting on July 17 saw 15 speakers comment on ongoing leadership struggles at the health department and the county ...

Press photo/Mia Overton - Macon County Health Department staff, including Public Health Director Kathy McGaha (second from ...

Filing for the Town of Franklin and Highlands municipal elections closed at noon Friday, July 18. Town of Franklin Mayor: Stacy J. Guffey and M ...

Rather than appoint new Funding Pool Task Force members, the Macon County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to form a ...

The plan for a new playground at the Whitmire property is moving another step forward. Construction of the $1.15 million inclusive playground is expected to begin in mid-August. At the ...

More than 90 Macon County residents signed a letter to the Board of County Commissioners condemning the county’s lack of oversight on contractors charged with waterway cleanup and urging the ...

Franklin’s 8U softball All-Stars are district champs. After winning the N.C. District 5 Little League title, the team traveled to Lake Norman July 5-8 for the State Tournament. With a ...

Sipping an adult beverage at a restaurant outside the Franklin city limits might be on the menu one day. County Commissioner Barry Breeden asked that the topic be added to the July 8 Boar ...