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College scholarships were presented to area seniors during the May meeting of the Southern Tennessee Ladies’ Society. This meeting is the most important meeting of the year for the STLS…

A Everyone is invited to join in on June 9 for The Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice Tour in Montgomery, Alabama. The tour bus will leave…

J I have some advice for Tennessee’s new commissioner of education, Lizzette Gonzales-Reynolds. Please know that you will never be everyone’s cup of tea, and that statement of fact is…

A 62-year-old Hillsboro man remains in Franklin County Jail on a $25,000 bond after being arrested Sunday in Decherd, suspected of possessing fentanyl and methamphetamine. The man has been identified…

D Some years back, I had lunch with a now-deceased friend who was a former state senator. When I asked if he missed interacting with the public, he said: “Oh,…

S Seven members of the Franklin County High School boys and girls track and field teams competed in the Class AAA state championship meet Thursday at Middle Tennessee State University.…

ANN MCGOWAN  MCGOWAN, Ann E., age 87, of Winchester, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at Magnolia Manor in Midway, Georgia.  A native of Franklin County, she was born on Feb.…

May 28 Homecoming Homecoming services will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. (Sunday school at 10 a.m.) at Walnut Grove Community Church, 980 Walnut Grove Road, Belvidere. Meet the new…