A presentation turned into a surprise midday Tuesday as State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt presented Macon County and Macon County Schools with a grant for $62 million to b
Negotiations for contracts for pickleball and tennis courts at the Macon County Recreation Park and the Macon Middle School track got approval from the Macon County Board of Commissioners at its Tu
The first phase of the Nantahala broadband project could be completed in the next three months, and new broadband lines are slated for construction between Otto and Highlands within the year.
Eighty feet of embankment damage to U.S. 64 in the Cullasaja Gorge has ripple effects through Macon County as a major artery from Franklin to Highlands is closed for the rest of the month.
The application that hopes to net Macon County up to $62 million in grant funds for the new Franklin High School project is now in the hands of the state.
Franklin could have a social district by the time the summer tourist season starts. The Town Council approved on Jan.
Two were found dead inside a burned house on Prentiss Bridge Road last week. The fire is still under investigation.
Macon County Animal Control has been dealing with a massive increase in their shelter’s population.
Going into the last year to designate the 2021 ARPA funds, the Town of Franklin and Macon County have just over a combined half million dollars to use.
No Wrong Door is a local organization that provides assistance to various vulnerable groups within the community.