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ASE' Extraordinary Kids Camp produces play

Creativity took center stage during the ASE' Extraordinary Kids Camps' "Tales from the 'Sip" Theater Camp.Campers spent the week exploring creative...

Annual Sales Tax Holiday moved up to July 10-12

The Annual Sales Tax Holiday — normally used to help families purchase clothes and supplies for the upcoming school year — has been moved up.Senate Bill 2470 of the 2026...

Private Pesticide Applicators program set for July 20

A private pesticide applicator training will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, July 20 at the Franklin County Extension Service located at 20 Walnut St. in...

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Public Notices 07-02-26

File: MS23446SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALEWHEREAS, on March 27, 2017, Floyd R. Mitchell and Meleasia Shaw husband and wife executed a certain Deed of...

Public Notices 06-25-26

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPICHANCE JACKSON EVANS, PLAINTIFFVS.GAYLE J. EVANS, JR., DEFENDANTCAUSE NO. 25-cv-0069 SHERIFFS NOTICE OF SALEWHEREAS, on...

ASE' Extraordinary Kids Camp produces play

Creativity took center stage during the ASE' Extraordinary Kids Camps' "Tales from the 'Sip" Theater Camp.Campers spent the week exploring creative...

Private Pesticide Applicators program set for July 20

A private pesticide applicator training will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, July 20 at the Franklin County Extension Service located at 20 Walnut St. in...

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Front yards are getting more personalized.

Better Gardening with Felder Rushing 07-02-2026

Do you have a landscape like everyone else, or a garden that says something about you? Gardens are specific places, human constructs that don't...

Franklin County News

Schools keep mask usage requirements for time being

August 14, 2026

The ongoing mandatory use of face masks within local public schools won’t immediately change, but Superintendent of Education Chris Kent said he hopes to be able to address...

Sheriff's Report 07-02-26

The following are calls and incidents responded to by the Franklin County Sheriff's Department for the week of June 22-28:Extra Patrols: 5 incidents (Bude 1, Roxie 1,...

Annual Sales Tax Holiday moved up to July 10-12

The Annual Sales Tax Holiday — normally used to help families purchase clothes and supplies for the upcoming school year — has been moved up.Senate Bill 2470 of the 2026...

Obituaries 06-25-26

THOMAS BYRDJuly 20, 1938-June 18, 2026Funeral services for Thomas Clyde Byrd,87, of Bude, were conducted on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 from Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist...

Schools keep mask usage requirements for time being

August 14, 2026

The ongoing mandatory use of face masks within local public schools won’t immediately change, but Superintendent of Education Chris Kent said he hopes to be able to address...

Campus Kudos 07-02-26

Five Earn Hinds DegreesRAYMOND — Hinds Community Cllege awarded more than 1,500 degrees and certificates to 1,100 Hinds Community College graduates May 13-15. The following...

Jamario Winters

Winters to lead FCHS football program

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocateJamario Winters will take the reins of the FCHS football program after being officially hired during a meeting of the...

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