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E A ‘nuisance law,’ geared to get owners to clean up their unkempt property, will be considered by the County Commission when it meets Monday at the Courthouse at 7 p.m. The Legislative Committee voted on June 6 to forward…

A 32-year-old Fayetteville man drowned in Tims Ford Lake Saturday, marking the first water-related death in Franklin County this year. The victim was identified as Tate Mustin, according to Franklin County Sheriff’s Office reports. Franklin County Emergency Management Agency reports…

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following information on arrests made by state and local authorities is taken from Franklin County Jail intake reports.) Joe Anthony Adams, 25, 208 Zandi Lane, Winchester, arrested on May 10, criminal trespassing, released $1,500 bond, court date…

The Franklin County Garden Club, a member of the National Garden Club, recently offered a “#Play Outside” challenge to help encourage students to spend more time playing outside all year long.  Club President Lola Eslick explained the great benefits of…

The Franklin County 4-H program recently presented county-wide and regional 4-H demonstrations and interactive exhibit contests. “4-H demonstrations empower young people with skills for a lifetime,” Hunter Isbell, UT Extension agent II, said. For the undertaking, 4-H’ers are tasked with…

S The Estill Springs 6U all-star team competed in the District 8 6U tournament Saturday at home with the team dropping its two games for the day. The tournament was played under modified Coach Pitch rules with each batter seeing…

Then-Cowan Mayor Mark Ledbetter recently announced that a pollinator garden located outside the Artisan Depot Gallery in Cowan is now certified and registered as an official monarch-butterfly way station. The Monarch Watch Organization certified the garden, and Ledbetter made the…