The town of Franklin Board of Aldermen will hold their monthly meeting for September this evening. According to the agenda for tonight, aldermen plan to address street closing requests, a re-appointment to the ABC Board, a discussion on nuisance and related ordinances and will look at non-profit funding pool requests. In addition there will be…
The Franklin Panther football team couldn’t get past a very tough TC Roberson team Friday night as they fall at the Panther Pit. Turnovers and penalties hampered the Panthers as they lose by a final of 27-7. The predicted MAC champions Roberson brought in 27 seniors to Friday’s game and ended Franklin’s streak of unbeaten…
Work on a 60-unit affordable housing complex in Franklin is set to begin in January and town of Franklin officials say the project will come with an economic boost for the area. Earlier this year, preliminary approval was granted for the planned Westgate Terrace Complex which will be constructed on 4.4 acres behind the Westgate…
A nationwide program that enables students to overcome the difficulties of attending school is coming back to Macon County. The Board of Education granted approval to allow Highlands School to present the “Rachel’s Challenge” Program which has been seen by over 15 million people. Rachel’s Challenge was inspired by 17-year old Rachel Scott…
Additional teachers are being brought into the Macon County School System to help address the issue of excessive classroom size at two local schools. At their meeting Monday, the board approved three additional teaching positions and one teacher’s assistant position. Two teachers and the assistant would be allocated to Iotla-Valley Elementary School, which has classrooms…
Law enforcement agencies from across the Southeast partner to combat drunk driving. Wednesday night over 150 law enforcement personnel from three different states met in Rabun County for “Hands Across the Border,” a campaign to help prevent drunk driving in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Florida. Sergeant Jeremy Ledford with the North…
