Rachel Hoskins - rhoskins@thefranklinpress.com  Following a positive annual audit report by auditing firm Martin Starnes and ...

In the closest Macon County contest of the night, a referendum to raise the local sales tax by a quarter of a cent looks to ...

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - Veterans and local residents gathered at the gazebo in downtown Franklin for the 2024 Veterans ...

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - More than three dozen community members showed up for the Macon County Planning Board meeting ...

A Franklin High student can write off thousands of dollars in expenses, thanks to the school’s seventh annual Powderpuff ...

Panther cross country has defied all expectations. At the 3A state meet in Kernersville Nov. 2, Franklin’s top three runners ...

Panther football is through to the 3A state playoffs. On Friday, Nov. 8, the Panthers traveled to Sylva for their last game ...

Early voting in Macon County broke records in 2024, as more than 16,000 people cast their ballots in those 15 days. ...

Press photo/Will Woolever - Freshman Swiss army knife Paxton Sutton stiffarms a Tuscola defender at the Panther Pit Oct. 28.

Single mother Danielle Sewell waits every week during the school year for a message. The message will determine her schedule ...

Photo submitted - A photo showing flooding of farmland following Hurricane Helene. The photo is include in the Water Quality ...

Franklin’s top distance runners are through to the state meet. After strong showings at the Mountain Seven Conference meet, ...