Press photo/Will Woolever - Eighth-grader Sam Moore makes contact with a pitch in the Blue Ridge Athletic Conference ...

When the Franklin Town Council meets next week, they will hold a public hearing on the town’s proposed budget for 2025-26.

The continuing shortage of bus drivers was a topic during the May 19 Macon County Board of Education meeting. The board also ...

In spite of the threat of rain, the annual Memorial Day Ceremony took place Monday, May 26 at the Veterans Memorial Park in Franklin. Memorial Day is a United States holiday observed on the last ...

On May 22, Franklin High athletes, coaches and family members gathered in the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts for the school’s 2024-25 Athletic Awards Ceremony. Those awards are lis ...

At the closing of its May meeting, the Macon County Board of Commissioners heard an update on the state of Burningtown-Iotla Fire and Rescue from Chairman Mike Yacks. The chairman discussed deficie ...

County Manager Warren Cabe presented a proposed budget of $64,711,599 that maintains the current property tax rate of .27 per $100 property value. During the Macon County Board of Commiss ...

With Jackson County considering leaving the regional library system, Macon County residents showed up at the Board of Commissioners meeting on May 13 to voice their support for the library. ...

Macon Middle School softball has created a dynasty. For the past three years they’ve controlled the Blue Ridge Athletic Conference, racking up three straight titles and an unbeaten seas ...