Opinion

A positive impact on this community, its newspaper and the business profession and civic leadership here was made by the life of the late Claude E. Sp...

A month from now, five queens will be reigning in Franklin County. Perhaps the pinnacle of high school football season is each team’s homecoming game ...

Hi folks, Twenty-seven years ago, it was my pleasure to attend a graduation ceremony from a University in Tennessee. The remarks that were said made a...

As September slowly winds down to October, we want to make sure you have taken the chance to feast your eyes on the September/October issue of Frankli...

Hi folks, September is a month of change. We see the summer coming to a close. We roll the clocks back, and we see the trees and plants going to sleep...

Across Franklin County, local elementary schools have been giving students the opportunity to create lasting memories with some special people – their...

To the editor: While attending several local festivals and events within the past month, I have been privileged to encounter an extraordinary young ma...

I was trying to choose a column topic for this month when I realized what day it was: Sept. 11. I was 6 years old when this tragedy struck our nation,...

I had just arrived at the office and sat down at my desk. I turned on my computer and went to my “go to” news website, The Drudge Report. If you’ve ne...

Hi folks, Last week I was talking with a person about how our towns of yesteryear were so different from our cities of today. We talked about Russellv...