Panther baseball should have plenty of talent returning next spring. After Franklin won nine of their last 11 games to earn ...

County Commissioner Barry Breeden asked that the topic be added to the July 8 ...

Rather than appoint new Funding Pool Task Force members, the Macon County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to form a ...

Mountain Alliance delivered a prebuilt home to lifelong Franklin resident Madeline Maynard and her 17-year-old son Wednesday, ...

The Fontana Regional Library Board of Trustees shared a lengthy discussion about the kinds of policy and budget changes that the system will need to make as Jackson County undergoes the year-long p ...

Press photo/Mia Overton - Macon County Health Department staff, including Public Health Director Kathy McGaha (second from left) listen to issues brought up during the joint meeting of the Board of ...

The Macon County Board of Education marked its June 30 meeting with a discussion and approval of food and produce bids for ...

Franklin’s 8U softball All-Stars are district champs. After winning the N.C. District 5 Little League title, the team traveled to Lake Norman July 5-8 for the State Tournament. With a ...

Nearly 10% of Macon County’s residents receive help through SNAP – the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Legislation ...

The Franklin Amateur Swim Team has continued an incredible streak. For the past two decades the Fins have controlled the ...

The Franklin Amateur Swim Team has earned their 21st straight league title. One week after completing their 17th straight unbeaten regular season, on Saturday, July 12, the team returned ...

Franklin’s Major League baseball All-Stars are district champs. Starting June 23, the area’s best 10-12-year-old players ...