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Brittney Burns – Staff Writer The Franklin High School Marching Panther Regiment has risen to fame over the last few years, winning awards, marching in...

Brittney Burns – Staff Writer In the last week, REACH of Macon County has had a total of 21 shelter residents, 12 kids and nine...

Brittney Burns – Staff Writer North Carolina's BRIGHT Futures Act, also known as House Bill 68, is intended to clarify rules governing the ability of...

Brittney Burns – Staff Writer The Macon County Commissioners boardroom was silent last week, as members of the community shared heart-wrenching stories about the county's...

Brittney Burns – Staff Writer While law enforcement is responsible for making arrests, the bonds which keep criminals behind bars are ultimately recommended by the...

Harry Taylor -- Contributing Writer On Wednesday, Feb. 15, a joint funeral detail of the Franklin American Legion Post 108 and Veterans of Foreign Wars...

Brittney Burns – Staff Writer Special doesn't even begin to describe what happened Friday. On Friday, I watched as an entire community rallied around a...

Education key to making America great again Donald Trump has been elected on a promise to Make America Great Again. He defeated a host of...

Brittney Burns – Staff Writer Elementary schools in Macon County have done all they can to accommodate enrollment growth, including moving students to office spaces,...

Brittney Burns – Staff Writer Approximately 40,000 babies are born each year in the United States with a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD). About one out...