Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - Carroll Daniel has started site preparation for the new Franklin High School. In the weeks ...

Panther Pit gets send-off After 75 years, the Panther Pit received a proper send-off this year. When county leaders ...

The Macon County Planning Board is slated to discuss the Lake Emory Dam at its Jan. 2 meeting. This follows a request made in 2024 by now-former Commissioner Pa ...

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Recent tensions and finger-pointing between Macon County Schools officials and Highlands School construction officials ...

Residents need not be alarmed when they see a big red object hovering over downtown Franklin on New Year’s Eve. Unlike the ...

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Press photo/Will Woolever - Isaiah Baldwin (left) and Jonah Brant swim the 100-yard breaststroke at Highlands Dec. 20. Halfway through the season, Panther swim and dive has not lost a meet. On Dec.

After weeks of anticipation, shopping and wrapping gifts, school and church programs, decorating and cooking, Christmas ...

It was a short and sweet pre-Christmas meet for Panther track. On Thurdsay, Dec. 19, Franklin sent a small, elite contingent ...