The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee recently recognized those making vast contributions to conservation here in the Mountains. Tom Hatley, a member of Blue Ridge Sustainability Institute’s Leadership Team, received the 2012 Robert and Virginia Ramsey Brunner Land Conservationist of the Year Award during LTLT’s annual Fall Celebration on November 3. The award recognizes…
As People’s Department Store prepares to close, the store’s founder JC Jacobs is being honored this week for his contributions to the community. Jacobs, who turns 94 today, opened the Franklin landmark on Main Street in 1957, and will close the store at the end of the year. A special celebration for Jacobs is scheduled…
The Macon County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to purchase 48 acres in Macon County for the construction on a new baseball/softball complex. The board formally made an offer for $550,000 for the property at the former Parker Meadows Golf Course. The current plans call for an 8-field, double-cloverleaf complex with space for…
Franklin Police are investigating a report of fraud at a location on Wilkie Street. Reports indicate the victim was defrauded out of $2,800 worth of property including Amish stoves, antique items, furniture, and home goods. The victim also reports $18,000 in cash was involved in the fraud. The incident was reported November 10. Officers are…
Consumers need to be taken into account when setting utility profit margins and evaluating requests for rate increases, Attorney General Roy Cooper said this week as attorneys with his office argued in court against a rate hike proposed by Duke Energy. Attorneys for Cooper’s office appeared before the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday…
A 30-year old Franklin man has been killed reportedly due to a gunshot wound. According to Macon County 911, a distressed caller altered dispatchers that Cy Levi Fouts, of Franklin, had been shot in the leg by his father, Ricky Lee Fouts. Upon arrival at 132 Hazel Fouts Road, Deputies discovered Levi Fouts had been…
