Franklin News

A public hearing over a sewer discharge permit into the Little Tennessee River will be held on Tuesday, July 7, in Rabun County, Ga.

Jason Jackson sits in the living room of his West Augustine home Wednesday afternoon, June 24, 2009, while recuperating from a 70-foot fall off of a waterfall in North Carolina earlier this month.

Folly, utter folly! How could any citizen of Jackson County and the town of Franklin know what is good for themselves--compared to the wisdom and environmental sensitivity of a huge electric power monopoly such as Duke and a bunch of so called 'stakeholders'? Mark Singleton, executive director of American Whitewater, and recent resident of Jackson ...

A man died Sunday afternoon rescuing his son from a Macon County waterfall. The man got his leg stuck in a hole and apparently drowned, according to information from county and Highlands emergency officials.

At one recent place that Scotty Corbin's group, The Overlook Theatre Company, performed, there were more spaces reserved for books than spectators.

The Folkmoot 5K Run/Walk & Kid's Fun Run announces improvements to this year's race, which will be held July 18 at the Folkmoot Friendship Center.

Climbing out onto the top of a waterfall just isn't worth the better view. Jason Jackson said he learned that lesson after surviving a 70-foot plunge down Glen Falls in Macon County that left him with broken bones and bruises.

When Wanda Akers moved to North Carolina, she discovered her insurance agent misinformed her and her individual health insurance policy didn't transfer with her.

The terms of Duke Energy's counter-offer to Jackson County and the town of Franklin in exchange for dropping their opposition to Dillsboro dam removal have been made public.

The Rt. Rev. Bishop Louis Campese, Bishop Ordinary of the Anglican Church in America's Diocese of the Eastern United States, has announced the appointment of Fr.

When I was a kid, my parents took me on all kinds of adventure rides in and around our county.

Mixed-use developments where residents live, work, shop and dine within a few block radius are popping up in cities around the nation, but have been slower to take hold in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

We will publish his weekly travelogues each Sunday. PORTLAND, Ore. -- A popular bumper sticker here pleads for locals to "Keep Portland Weird." Nothing to worry about there.

Southwestern Community College is hosting a public ceremony Friday to dedicate a new 6,000-square-foot facility that will house its early college program.

Former President Bill Clinton is coming to North Carolina to speak at an event honoring the late historian John Hope Franklin and his wife, Aurelia.

A strong thunderstorm will affect western Macon County through 6:15 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Charges Christopher Willix, 26, of 3159 U.S. 70 Apt. B, Hildebran, was served a criminal summons Thursday for communicating threats.

It took nearly 10 years, but the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame found its home at the "home of science." Located in the old Kannapolis jailhouse, the hall of fame honors musicians, singers, songwriters and producers from the Old North State who have made contributions to American music.

Bojangles Famous Chicken n' Biscuits has opened a new store in Franklin. It is the 18th restaurant in the WNC Bojangles franchise group, owned by Jeff Rigsby.

A potential clash between downtown Franklin merchants and street vendors was headed off the pass this week.