A half-billion-dollar Hurricane Helene relief bill is scheduled for a full state House of Representatives vote this week as ...

Press - The Macon County Board of Commissioners rejected two more bids on the old Gulf station in East Franklin. It was ...

Panther women’s hoops are Mountain Seven Tournament Champions. On the week of Feb. 17 Franklin’s four teams were hard at ...

To meet the growing needs of the Otto community and southern Macon County, the Otto Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department held ...

A Panther wrestler has made program history. On Feb. 14, Franklin’s top male wrestlers traveled to Pisgah for the 3A West ...

Senior guard McKenna Plemmons (holding plaque) is honored for her FHS-record eight 3-pointers at West Henderson Feb. 7, which ...

Another strong state meet is in the books for Panther track and field. On Feb. 15, the team traveled to Winston-Salem for the 3A State Championships, locking horns with elite opponents fr ...

The season is at an end for Panther women’s wrestling. On Feb. 8, the team traveled to North Henderson for the Women’s West Regional tournament, featuring nearly 200 wrestlers from mo ...

Animal shelter volunteers and workers filled the Macon County commissioners’ chamber on Feb. 11 to press the board to invest in the county’s animal services to combat the local rise in strays a ...

An email message conspiring to find a way to leave the Fontana Regional Library system was the subject of many public comments at the Feb. 11 commissioners meeting. The message came from ...