CORNHOLE TOURNAMENTS, carnival rides, live music, loads of craft vendors and a world-famous barbecue competition — this was the annual High on the Hog Festival where there’s always “smokin’ good...
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Amanda West
The Lucas House: Reviving Belvidere’s Hidden Gem
FOR NEARLY seven years, John and Janie Lovett watched with sadness as the old Lucas house, rumored to be one of the first homes in Franklin County to be electrified, slowly withered away behind...
Brittney Graves – “Do Your Best” Echoes Throughout the Halls of Clark Memorial
THE SCHOOL motto, “Do your best,” not only echoes throughout the festive halls and colorfully decorated classrooms of Clark Memorial in Winchester, but it’s also demonstrated by one of their newest...
Katie Sherman – Local Pork Producer Credits Success to Her Village of Women
AS A highly dedicated wife, mother, and beloved co-worker, Katie Sherman is a woman who deserves to be recognized. When Sherman began working for one of the country’s top 25 pork producers, Tosh...
Franklin County Garden Club: Blooming Where They’re Planted for the Past 94 Years
FRANKLIN COUNTY has changed over the years, but the mission of its garden club hasn’t changed a bit. Established in 1929 by Elizabeth Drake of EB Drake Nursery, the club passionately beautifies the...
Family and Community Education Club: Giving Their Hearts and So Much More
OPEN HEART surgery spared his life, but the sporadic coughing that followed left him with excruciating pain radiating across his chest. Desperate to provide relief, his nurse grabbed a heart-shaped...
Kayla Doney – A Lifetime of Love for Franklin County
LOCALS HAVE been calling Kayla Doney a “mover and a shaker” because of her many note-worthy accomplishments as the chamber of commerce executive director. With roots that run deep in both Cowan and...
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