by Kali Bradford | Jul 1, 2022 | Stories
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER Week was recently observed April 17-23. To further mark the importance of the week, President Joe Biden declared it National Volunteer Week in a presidential proclamation to remind the nation that America is a country built on service and to call on...
by Kali Bradford | Jul 1, 2022 | Stories
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS in designing a flier for a friend’s business have led to a quarter century of business for Catherine Murray. Known affectionately by the community as “Cat,” she is the sole owner of McMurr’s, a print and copy shop that provides almost anything one...
by Kali Bradford | Jul 1, 2022 | Stories
WHAT HAPPENS when local industry and a high school team up? They create an endless amount of opportunities for students to find employment in their own hometown, post-graduation, and they offer local industries the ability to recruit talented graduates to boost the...
by Kali Bradford | Jul 1, 2022 | Stories
SENIOR YEAR for a high school student can be lots of things. It’s a time of wrapping up your secondary education, spending as much time as possible with your friends before graduation, and making big plans for what happens next in your life. For Franklin County...
by Kali Bradford | Jul 1, 2022 | Stories
THE ANNUAL High on the Hog Festival welcomed the summer festival season. For the past 35 years the festival has been welcoming locals and visitors alike with seven days worth of events that all do one important thing: raise money for local charities in Franklin...
by Wesley Bryant | Jul 1, 2022 | Stories
IF YOU took a snapshot of any 10 years in our country’s history, there is a hurt we were trying to heal. The same is true today. It’s our independence that lets us correct that, to heal, and to build our country up for a more perfect union. We can all be made by the...
