Submitted | Franklin AdvocateTo start the new year, steel frames were erected at the site of the new O'Zion Baptist Church. Roughly a year ago, a...

By Stone ClantonThere's something about the turning of the calendar from December to January that makes folks sluggish yet very anxious at the same time. Maybe it's the...

OngoingSeeking Interest In Bryant ReunionOrganizers are seeking interest in having a 60th Class Reunion for the Lillie Mae Bryant High School Class of 1966. The reunion...

Submitted | Franklin AdvocateResidents and staff members both had a good time recently by playing the bow game. Participants were blindfolded and...

By Jennifer Griffith-McCulloughHello dear readers! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and recovered from any sugar induced euphoria. We had...

BY PHYLLIS WHITTINGTON2026 is off to a fast start. School will be starting again this week, and it won't be long and we will be seeing the seniors graduate.I spent last...

By Mary Alice HiggsHappy New Year to everyone! With a new year, we try to focus on new changes. Well, for me, one of those new changes is a haircut. Yep, yesterday, my...

OngoingSeeking Interest In Bryant ReunionOrganizers are seeking interest in having a 60th Class Reunion for the Lillie Mae Bryant High School Class of 1966. The reunion...

BY PHYLLIS WHITTINGTONHappy New Year 2026! As we go into a new year, I pray for peace in the world and good health for my family and friends.Congratulations to Braden Ezell...

By Mary Alice HiggsGoodbye, 2025, hello, 2026. Looking back over this past year and the years prior, I think about the things I didn't do in addition to all the things I...

Submitted | Franklin AdvocateMeadville Convalescent Home hosted its December Store for residents to purchase items both for themselves and as gifts...

OngoingSeeking Interest In Bryant ReunionOrganizers are seeking interest in having a 60th Class Reunion for the Lillie Mae Bryant High School Class of 1966. The reunion...

By PHYLLIS WHITTINGTONMerry Christmas to all my friends and family. I know some of you I have never met, but I consider each of you a friend.Dec. 28, 2024 was the day the...

By Mary Alice HiggsHappy birthday to you; happy birthday to you; happy birthday dear (fill in the blank); happy birthday to you. And what a happy birthday!! This time of...

The SkillsUSA and FFA students at the Franklin County Career and Technical Center is hosting a Foster Care Toy Drive from now through Dec. 22.Students are collecting new...