Photo submitted - A spotlight shines on the area where the man was located. This photo was taken at about 4:30 a.m. – the moon is just below the horizon and the dot that looks like a star is the Macon County drone that was used in the search and rescue operation.

Man rescued from Cullasaja Gorge

Multiple emergency crews responded to the Cullasaja Gorge area over the weekend to rescue a man who had fallen down the mountain. The man told rescuers he had been there about three days, according to the 911 call log. The call came into the Macon…

Fair play for all

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The Town of Franklin is applying for a $500,000 grant that would be used to start Phase 1 of the park planned for the Whitmire property in East Franklin.

Vecinos celebrates 20th anniversary

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Owen Marsten, Intern - thefranklinpressnews@gmail.com

Vecinos is a nonprofit health agency that provides free health care to uninsured people, with a focus on farmworkers and the