Bradley Monteith, 24, of Franklin was killed after his vehicle was struck by an unsecured load from a commercial truck ...

A Franklin man who applied for a water tap 25 years ago came before the Town Council on June 2 to ask that the town honor his payment to now have the water installed. Larry Fouts paid $1, ...

Franklin Mayor Jack Horton closed Monday’s Town Council meeting with the announcement that he would not be running for ...

It’s been a good two years for Macon Middle School boys track and field. After winning the Blue Ridge Athletic Conference ...

Following up on the points of discussion at its May 22 work session, the Macon County Board of Commissioners reconvened on ...

Representatives of Burningtown-Iotla Fire and Rescue (BIFR) returned to the Board of Commissioners meeting on May 28 to speak ...

Franklin High School’s Class of 2025 graduates were joined Thursday, May 29, by family and supporters at Western Carolina ...

Press photo/Mia Overton - Franklin firefighters Joe Templeton and Darian Greene were presented Life Saving Awards for their ...

Panther JV women’s soccer has completed an unbeaten season. After a 6-1-1 campaign last year, Franklin was even more ambitious this spring, playing a jam-packed schedule of 13 games.

Franklin was well-represented at this year’s WNC Sports Awards. On May 25, the Mountain Amateur Athletic Club hosted its 63rd annual banquet at Asheville’s Omni Grove Park Inn, honoring the ...

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 ...

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