The Franklin tree is extinct in the wild. All living trees are cultivated from descendants of specimens collected by William ...

The Macon County Board of Education held a joint meeting with the Board of Commissioners last week to discuss how the ...

The state school superintendent joined Macon County commissioners, school board members, school staff and N.C. Sen. Kevin Corbin for a tour of classrooms and campuses in Macon County. ...

Pawsitive Shelter Volunteers, a Franklin nonprofit, has proposed to take over the management of the Macon County Animal ...

The Board of Commissioners approved community funding grants to four applicants, providing a total of $37,000 of its $75,000 ...

Photo/Franklin Police Department - A Georgia woman driving a U-Haul led police on a chase through Macon County and into ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture posted a notice to its website saying it would not draw on contingency funds to extend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits as the now month-long go ...

On Sept. 22, the Macon County Board of Education banned cell phones during school hours. On Oct. 20, it changed its mind. In ...

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Another conference meet is in the books for Panther cross country. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, the team traveled to Jackson Park in Hendersonville for the Mountain Eight Championship meet. With ...