Tuesday Update: Freeze may damage local crops

By Staff
The freeze that nipped through Franklin County the last two nights might have done a little more than put a little nip in the air.
Extension Specialist Tim Reed said many local peach trees had already begun to bloom, leaving them highly susceptible to cold weather.
Soybeans and wheat, two major crops in Franklin County, Reed said, should have been able to make it through the cold snap virtually unscathed.
For more of this story, see tomorrow's edition of the Franklin County Times.