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Bulldogs step out of district play to face Hornets

October 20, 2026

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocateFranklin County High School's Bulldogs step out of District 7-3A play this week to host Loyd Star.Kickoff between the...

Bulldogs win wild one over Indians

October 20, 2026

HAZLEHURST — In a back-and-forth affair that wasn't decided until the final minutes, Franklin County High School's Bulldogs held off the Indians of...

October 20, 2026

Submitted | Franklin AdvocateMeadville Convalescent Home is still soliciting donations of candy from the local community. The candy box is located...

Printed Paper Online

October 22, 2026

Homochitto Triathlon

Public Notices 10-22-26

October 20, 2026

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPIIN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JON JOSEPH RATCLIFF, DECEASEDCAUSE NO. 26-0049-DKHSUMMONS BY PUBLICATIONTHE STATE OF...

Public Notices 10-15-26

October 13, 2026

Yard SaleFriday & SaturdayOctober 16-179:00 am-5:00 pm13835 Hwy. 98 - Smithdale, by the Dollar StoresVintage GlassFurnitureHousehold itemsKeyboardsStep 2...

The Good Life 10-22-26

October 20, 2026

Editor's Note: At the request of the family, from time to time articles by Rev. Marvin Howard will be reprinted. Howard wrote the column for many years for The Franklin...

Photo courtesy of Felder Rushing
Felder truck xeriscape redo.

Good Gardening With Felder Rushing 10-22-26

October 20, 2026

This summer and fall have been garden-brutal weatherwise. I lost several plants I once touted as unkillable; you know it is unusual weather...

Community Calendar 10-22-26

October 20, 2026

OngoingCandy Donations SoughtMeadville Convalescent Home is seeking donations of Halloween candy so that it can be handed out to trick-or-treaters by residents of the...

Franklin County News

Sheriff's Report 10-22-26

October 20, 2026

The following are incidents and calls responded to by the Franklin County Sheriff's Department for the week of Oct. 11-17:Alarm Calls: 5 incidents.Animal Complaints: 3...

October 20, 2026

Submitted | Franklin AdvocateMeadville Convalescent Home is still soliciting donations of candy from the local community. The candy box is located...

Homochitto Triathlon Saturday

October 20, 2026

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocateThe Homochitto Triathlon will begin at 7:30 a.m. Saturday.Directed by Joe Elliott and Mary Alice Higgs, the event will feature a 5K run or...

Obituaries 10-15-26

October 13, 2026

BOBBY FORD MCGEHEEMarch 27, 1938-Oct. 7, 2026A Celebration of Life for Bobby Ford, McGehee, 88, of Brookhaven, was conducted on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026 from Riverwood...

FCSD Breakfast, Lunch Menus 10-22-26

October 20, 2026

The following are breakfast and lunch menus for the Franklin County School District for the week of Oct. 19-23:BreakfastMonday, Oct. 26Pancake on a stick with syrup or...

FCHS Honor, Merit Rolls announced

October 20, 2026

The following students at Franklin County High School have been named to the Honor Rolls for the First Nine Weeks. Students on the Honor Roll earned all A's for the first...

FCSD Breakfast, Lunch Menus 10-15-26

October 13, 2026

The following are breakfast and lunch menus for the Franklin County School District for the week of Oct. 19-23:BreakfastMonday, Oct. 19French toast sticks with syrup or...

Bulldogs step out of district play to face Hornets

October 20, 2026

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocateFranklin County High School's Bulldogs step out of District 7-3A play this week to host Loyd Star.Kickoff between the...

Bulldogs win wild one over Indians

October 20, 2026

HAZLEHURST — In a back-and-forth affair that wasn't decided until the final minutes, Franklin County High School's Bulldogs held off the Indians of...

Homochitto Triathlon Saturday

October 20, 2026

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocateThe Homochitto Triathlon will begin at 7:30 a.m. Saturday.Directed by Joe Elliott and Mary Alice Higgs, the event will feature a 5K run or...

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