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E Winchester’s new airport manager may only be 24 years old, but she had the right kind of experience to garner the job amid a field of 30 applicants, according to Airport Authority Chairman Carey Wofford. Katelyn Sanders, a Gordonsville…

Treating the family to a great, getaway adventure doesn’t have to involve traveling very far with nearby South Cumberland, Savage Gulf and Tims Ford state parks offering an array of exciting guided hikes and relaxing boat tours. South Cumberland State…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information on arrests made by state and local authorities is taken from Franklin County Jail intake reports.) Jose Daniel-Hernandez Aguilar, 24, 2101 Highway 64 West, Shelbyville, arrested on June 17, public intoxication, released $1,000 bond, court…

E The Finance Committee has approved a contract totaling $600,000 annually with Priority Ambulance LLC that will go before the County Commission on Monday. The commission will meet at 7 p.m. at the Courthouse. Franklin County’s ambulance service has recently…

Franklin County High head boys basketball coach Zach Holt has been relieved of his duties after two years with the program, according to FCHS Athletic Director Kelly Kennedy. Kennedy said that the decision was made to make a change at…

S The Sewanee TigerSharks and the Winchester Penguins competed in the Race League championship meet Saturday at the Fowler Center in Sewanee. The 10-team meet was split across three sessions over the course of the day with 5-8-year-olds competing in…

Catherine Hare’s rocketry team, Noah’s TARC, from St. John Paul II Catholic High School in Huntsville, Alabama, recently placed third in the world’s largest student rocketry competition, the American Rocketry Challenge, which took place at Great Meadow in The Plains, Virginia.…

The town of Estill Springs will celebrate its 75th anniversary of incorporation on July 29 with a big day of fun for the entire family. The celebration will kick off with an open-house reception at 10 a.m. at the Young…

D I am taking a vacation for the first time since 2019. Before I start packing, let’s clean out the inbox. Dear David: You have written in the past about poor customer service, even before the pandemic. Will it ever…

The City Council has approved Cowan’s 2024 fiscal year budget with no property tax increase and no opposition. The tax rate will remain at 96 cents per $100 in property valuation. That means the taxes on a $100,000 home will…