A Franklin City Commission meeting this week ended with a heated confrontation between two elected officials, with intervention from another commissioner before the body moved into executive session.

FEMA has opened a Disaster Recovery Center at the Simpson County courthouse to assist residents affected by the February ...

“My love is like a glowing tulip that in an old-world garden grows.” ...

The Franklin-Simpson Planning and Zoning Commission has unanimously approved drafting a text amendment to prohibit ...

During National FFA Week, FFA chapters across the country celebrate National FFA Week. To kick off the week’s activities in ...

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A Simpson County official is denying allegations he violated a resident’s First Amendment rights by blocking him from an official social media page, following a lawsuit filed by the Liberty ...

With the start of the 2025 high school baseball/softball seasons this week. The Franklin-Simpson Lady Cats’ softball and ...

A newly discovered fossil shark species found in Mammoth Cave National Park has been named after a Franklin resident, ...

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The Simpson County Grand Jury met in session on March 12, 2025, and returned into open court indictments against the following individuals: ...

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