Panther women’s wrestling continues to break ground. Having earned the team’s first-ever dual team win Dec. 10, Franklin’s ...

Two Macon County Special Olympians have won gold in state competition. For the past few years, Jason Hedrick and Eric Hall ...

Press Photo/Thomas Sherrill - Sen. Kevin Corbin takes the oath of office for his third term in the N.C. Senate. With his ...

The Macon County Planning Board is slated to discuss the Lake Emory Dam at its Jan. 2 meeting. This follows a request made in ...

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 ...

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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 ...