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A Constitution Day event on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m. at the gazebo in downtown Franklin.
09/15/2026

A Constitution Day event on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 6 p.m. at the gazebo in downtown Franklin.

Reminder: Next Monday, Sept. 21, is the deadline for children ages 10-12 to submit their drawings for the "I Voted" stic...
09/14/2026

Reminder: Next Monday, Sept. 21, is the deadline for children ages 10-12 to submit their drawings for the "I Voted" sticker contest presented by The Franklin Press and the Macon County Board of Elections.

Turn in your drawings at the Press office, located at 133 E. Palmer Street, on the lower level of the Franklin Business Center.

The winning entry will be used for the sticker that voters receive in the November General Election in Macon County.

09/14/2026

🚧Cherry Street Closure for Paving - Beginning Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Cherry Street will be closed to through traffic beginning, Tuesday, September 15, 2026 for a resurfacing project. Local traffic will have access, but no through traffic is allowed.

09/14/2026

SAVE THE DATE:
2026 Halloween in the Park on Wednesday, October 28th from 5:30 to 8:00pm at Parker Meadows 4306 Patton Rd, Franklin, NC.

This is a FREE event for the community with over 50 vendors providing short activities or handing out candy, coupons and a giveaway. Biltmore Church is also providing inflatables. Hope you will join us next month!

If you represent a business or organization that would like to become a vendor for this event please contact Cody Brooks at 828-349-2093 or [email protected].

Help Homeless Veterans Week: Sept 13-19As they have since 2018, the First Presbyterian Men's Group is placing coin colle...
09/13/2026

Help Homeless Veterans Week: Sept 13-19

As they have since 2018, the First Presbyterian Men's Group is placing coin collection containers at 60 businesses around town to collect donations. The Men's Group donates the money collected to 828 VETS who then uses it to help Macon County veterans.

Pictured: First Presbyterian Men’s Group members (seated) Tom F**g, Ned Kraft and Fred Frankland, with 828 Vets members John Somerindyke, Bill Garren, David Schneider, Richard Pillifant and Dave Porter.
(Press photo/Mia Overton)

Office clean up…We’re doing an office clean up .. and have some extra stacking baskets… file holders… etc… and some file...
09/13/2026

Office clean up…
We’re doing an office clean up .. and have some extra stacking baskets… file holders… etc… and some file cabinets in decent condition. Any teachers that need these for your classroom or to share?
I’ll go in order of first to say me until they are gone.

This Fresh Access Franklin kiosk at First United Methodist Church on Harrison Avenue is one of three around town that pr...
09/12/2026

This Fresh Access Franklin kiosk at First United Methodist Church on Harrison Avenue is one of three around town that provides free food and includes a solar-powered refrigerator. The other two are located at Vecinos on the 441 Bypass (Sylva Road) and at Smoky Mountain Harm Reduction on Georgia Road.

The Franklin Farm Hub and International Friendship Center partnered with the church and nonprofits to make the kiosks available for those who need food assistance. Food donations are welcome with donation instructions posted at the sites. A grant from Dogwood Trust helped fund the project.

09/12/2026

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