Wilma Anderson retiring after 36 years with county

Over one hundred people gathered to wish Wilma Anderson a fond farewell Tuesday at a retirement reception in her honor in the Southwestern Community College annex behind the county administration building.

After 36 years of making sure Macon County government ran smoothly, Wilma (everyone knows her by her first name) is retiring from her long career as Assistant County Manager and Human Resources Director.

Narcotics officers aren’t always the most upbeat and cheerful people. They often deal with the worst side of humanity, people whose lives have been torn apart by drugs and addiction. But this officer had good reason to be excited on this particular day. “We did better than I would have expected,” said the veteran lawman, even grinning as he took a moment from stacking up and sorting the super-sized freezer bags full of prescription drugs, “especially considering the weather today.”

It was one of those damp, rainy days with an overcast grey sky that makes people want to stay indoors, but on this day the narcotics officer — whose name is withheld for obvious reasons — was thrilled to see people coming together to keep kids safe and keep massive amounts of prescription drugs off the streets.

Suspect charged with larceny and secret peeping

Officers with the Franklin Police Department arrested an alleged “Peeping Tom” in the early morning hours of Thursday, March 24.

At 1:56 a.m., officers Eli Kirkland and Timothy Lynn responded to a call advising that a male subject wearing a ski mask was peeping through the window of a residence on Bobwhite Lane, near Heritage Hollow in Franklin. According to reports, the home was occupied by 46-year-old woman, along with her two teenage daughters and grandchild.

After almost two years of work, a committee of local stakeholders and officials have completed a preliminary draft of a Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) for Macon County. The plan looks at transportation needs for the county as it grows over the next 25 years and includes a number of specific recommendations for future road projects and other transportation infrastructure investments.

The committee is now asking for public input on the preliminary CTP. On Thursday, March 24, a public workshop for the plan was held in the boardroom of the Franklin Town Hall.

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