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It was a week to remember for Panther men’s golf. Nearing the tail end of another strong regular season, the team’s coaches rewarded players with a special Easter break trip, visiting ...

Recently, the N.C. High School Athletic Association Foundation named head coach Josh Brooks a recipient of its 2026 Tony ...

A Franklin native is the Southern Wedge Late-Model Association Points Champion. For much of the past four decades, Chuck Southard has been one of WNC’s top stock car racers, winning tit ...

A vote on a resolution to rebrand the Main Street area as “uptown” was tabled Monday night following a recommendation from the Franklin Downtown Merchants Association. The rebranding ...

Panther cheer and dance has completed a state title sweep. After months of spurring on their classmates and attending their own competitions, Franklin High School and Macon Middle School ...

A discussion about redistricting continued April 2 at the Macon County Planning Board’s first meeting in a year. The board’s last meeting was April 9, 2025, since which the board was ...

A wildfire spreading in the Needmore area started Thursday afternoon and kept burning over the weekend. Local firefighters ...

In an effort to address a long-cited need in the community, on April 1 a new outpatient addiction facility opened in Franklin ...

Winter is coming and some people in Macon County have no place to go to escape the freezing temperatures. Downtown Door seeks to offer a temporary respite for homeless people who need a p ...