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Drews pens historical fiction on 1899 Tigers football
S The 1899 Sewanee Tigers have been regarded as one of the toughest and most accomplished teams in the history of college football, and their story recently served as the…
Hornets, Trojans play in preseason conference jamboree
S The Huntland Middle School Hornets and the South Trojans competed in the Elk Valley Conference’s Lion’s Club football jamboree Saturday at Lincoln County High School. Each of the exhibition…
Opinion: What is education for?
J What is education for? People have debated this question for centuries. Different people define education differently. Our current period in history is described as the information age, and we…
Hometown heroes to be honored Aug. 5
As a way to increase awareness and simultaneously say thanks to Franklin County’s first responders, the Sheriff’s Office is inviting the public to a special “Hometown Heroes” celebration on Aug.…
Rebels fall to Fayetteville in road scrimmage
S The Franklin County Rebels lost to the Fayetteville Tigers 26-13 on the road Friday in a preseason scrimmage. Each team conducted six drives in the exhibition contest with the…
Cowan beefs up street labor force
E The Cowan City Council took steps at its July 11 meeting to mitigate turnover in its Street and Sanitation Department by hiring three new employees. Hired were August Gregory…
Opinion: Leave my CPAP out of it
D You know you’re getting old when you remember that we used to elect a president every 4 years, and we didn’t think about the next election until at least…
County Commission OKs ambulance contract
E The County Commission has approved a contract totaling $600,000 annually to have Priority Ambulance LLC be Franklin County’s main emergency-services provider. Franklin County’s ambulance service has recently faced a…

