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Snow Hill and Memorial United Methodist churches held a Blessing of the Animal services. The ceremonies are traditionall...
10/15/2025

Snow Hill and Memorial United Methodist churches held a Blessing of the Animal services.

The ceremonies are traditionally held on Oct. 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, and celebrate the human-animal bond while recognizing animals as part of God’s creation.

As part of the service, the church leader reads: “God said, ‘Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind,’ and it was so – cattle, creeping things, and wild animals. The people respond, “And God saw that it was good. All creatures are part of God’s beautiful, diverse creation.”
(Press photos/Vickie Carpenter)

Read these front page stories and more in the Oct. 15 edition of The Franklin Press. Get your copy of the paper at local...
10/15/2025

Read these front page stories and more in the Oct. 15 edition of The Franklin Press.
Get your copy of the paper at local newsstands or at the newspaper office on Depot Street.
Read us online at www.thefranklinpress.com. The e-edition is available for $1.50. Subscribers have full access to the e-edition and the website.

A family of Franklin distance runners achieved a rare feat. At the Mountain Heritage 5K Sept. 27 at Western Carolina Uni...
10/14/2025

A family of Franklin distance runners achieved a rare feat. At the Mountain Heritage 5K Sept. 27 at Western Carolina University, all five members of the Modlin family earned top finishes in their respective divisions:
Saya, 10, 3rd place in the girls 14 and under bracket
Jake, 13, 1st place in the boys 14 and under bracket and 5th overall
Ken, 16, 1st overall with a time of 18:55
Etsuko, 52, 2nd place in the women’s 50-59 bracket
John, 60, 2nd place in the men’s 60-69 age bracket
Photo courtesy of John Modlin

Fog surrounded the Nikwasi Mound in downtown Franklin this morning.On Thursday, Oct. 16, Moccasins Across America will v...
10/14/2025

Fog surrounded the Nikwasi Mound in downtown Franklin this morning.

On Thursday, Oct. 16, Moccasins Across America will visit the mound for a ceremony at noon offering prayers of healing and restoration.

The group has been traveling across the U.S. since May and will arrive in Washington, D.C. later this month. They say their purpose is “to sow prayers of forgiveness and repentance across America reaping the fruit of reconciliation and healing.”

In addition to the Nikwasi Mound, while in WNC they will visit the Spikebuck Town Mound in Hayesville, the Cherokee County Historical Museum in Murphy, Fields of the Woods, and sites in Robbinsville and Cherokee.
(Press photo/Mia Overton)

The N.C. Department of Public Safety, Emergency Management, will hold an open house on Thursday, Oct. 16, to review and ...
10/14/2025

The N.C. Department of Public Safety, Emergency Management, will hold an open house on Thursday, Oct. 16, to review and discuss the latest updates to local flood hazard and flood risk data. The event is open to the public and will be held from 5-7 p.m. in the meeting room of the Macon County Human Services Building, 1830 Lakeside Dr.

The open house will give participants the opportunity to:
• Review the results of the preliminary flood risk data
• Learn how to submit appeals and comments on the revised studies
• Ask questions about the updated flood studies and the National Flood Insurance Program.

Sponsors are needed for Macon County for Progress’ Holiday Angels program.Call 828-524-4471 or email Felicia at froberts...
10/13/2025

Sponsors are needed for Macon County for Progress’ Holiday Angels program.
Call 828-524-4471 or email Felicia at [email protected]

The Macon County Chaplains and Macon County fire chiefs will lead a memorial service to honor local and national firefig...
10/13/2025

The Macon County Chaplains and Macon County fire chiefs will lead a memorial service to honor local and national firefighters on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at noon, at the gazebo on Main Street.

The Macon County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14 in the board room on the third floor of the...
10/13/2025

The Macon County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14 in the board room on the third floor of the Courthouse.

Note: This is the current agenda - earlier this morning we posted the September agenda. Apologies for the confusion.

Mums are one sure sign of fall’s arrival and Mark DeHart’s are putting on a big show. (Photo submitted)
10/12/2025

Mums are one sure sign of fall’s arrival and Mark DeHart’s are putting on a big show.
(Photo submitted)

Do you want to grow your own “seng”? The Macon County Cooperative is offering a ginseng workshop on Oct. 21.
10/11/2025

Do you want to grow your own “seng”? The Macon County Cooperative is offering a ginseng workshop on Oct. 21.

10/11/2025

828 Vets held their fourth annual Warriors Walk this morning with veterans, families and friends walking 828 meters along the Little Tennessee River Greenway, followed by a social and cookout.
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