Macon County citizens headed to the polls on Tuesday and voted to run all three county commissioners up for re-election on the ballot in November. According to the unofficial results, incumbents Jimmy Tate (R- District I), Kevin Corbin (R-District II), and Bobby Kuppers (D-District III) each beat out their challengers in the primary and will run for re-election in November. Corbin and Tate will likely run unopposed.
Each of the four alcohol related measures on the ballot in Jackson County passed, with voters coming out in favor of alcohol sales being permitted countywide, making Jackson only the third county in Western North Carolina to have countywide sales. Jackson residents voted to allow the on-premises and off-premises sale of malt beverages, unfortified wine, the operation of ABC stores and the sale of mixed beverages in hotels, restaurants, private clubs, community theaters and convention centers countywide.
Franklin High School held its Senior Awards Day Friday, May 4.
Among the awards handed out were in the categories of Academics, Civic, Athletics, Cultural Arts Vocational and others.
Senior Class president Madison Brown welcomed the assembly of students, family, friends and faculty.
Student body president Eric Phommakisone offered inspirational remarks.
At noon on Saturday, May 4, 1957, Franklin residents gathered around their radios and turned the dial to 1050 for the very first time to listen to the launch of WFSC-AM. Last Friday, 55 years to the day that Franklin's First Voice got its start, the power switch was flipped and for the first time, the radio station could be heard from down in Clayton to Waynesville and even parts of Pigeon Forge.
Just in time to celebrate WFSCAM's 55th birthday, the radio station completed a nearly three-year process of upgrading the station’s frequency to 5,000 watts in order to provide a clearer signal to reach a wider audience.
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Macon County citizens headed to the polls on Tuesday and voted to run all three county commissioners up for re-election on the ballot in November. According to the unofficial results, incumbents Jimmy Tate (R- District I), Kevin Corbin (R-District II), and Bobby Kuppers (D-District III) each beat out their challengers in the primary and will run for re-election in November. Corbin and Tate will likely run unopposed.
Each of the four alcohol related measures on the ballot in Jackson County passed, with voters coming out in favor of alcohol sales being permitted countywide, making Jackson only the third county in Western North Carolina to have countywide sales. Jackson residents voted to allow the on-premises and off-premises sale of malt beverages, unfortified wine, the operation of ABC stores and the sale of mixed beverages in hotels, restaurants, private clubs, community theaters and convention centers countywide.
Franklin High School held its Senior Awards Day Friday, May 4.
Among the awards handed out were in the categories of Academics, Civic, Athletics, Cultural Arts Vocational and others.
Senior Class president Madison Brown welcomed the assembly of students, family, friends and faculty.
Student body president Eric Phommakisone offered inspirational remarks.
At noon on Saturday, May 4, 1957, Franklin residents gathered around their radios and turned the dial to 1050 for the very first time to listen to the launch of WFSC-AM. Last Friday, 55 years to the day that Franklin's First Voice got its start, the power switch was flipped and for the first time, the radio station could be heard from down in Clayton to Waynesville and even parts of Pigeon Forge.
Just in time to celebrate WFSCAM's 55th birthday, the radio station completed a nearly three-year process of upgrading the station’s frequency to 5,000 watts in order to provide a clearer signal to reach a wider audience.
FHS Drama Department performaned Willy Wonka Junior last weekend under the direction of Robert Jessup.
View more photos of the production after the jump!
Three FHS seniors chosen to receive $1000 each.
The Wayne Proffitt Memorial Scholarship was awarded for its third year last Saturday, during the Future Farmers of America annual fundraising banquet at the Wayne Proffitt Agricultural Center on Georgia Road.
With the scent of barbecue in the air, and the sounds of Madison County-based bluegrass troupe Appalachian Harmony, more than a hundred people turned out for the event.
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Paige Roberson to assume the position July 1.
