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...

As part of the America 250 celebration this year, The Franklin Advocate is asking residents to loan the newspaper pictures of Veterans in their families to be included in a...

The Franklin County Library will host its Summer Reading Program again this year, with a Dollar General Literacy Foundation (DGLF) grant helping fund the activities.The...

The following are calls and incidents responded to by the Franklin County Sheriff's Department for the week of May 18-24:Medical Calls/Transports: 24 incidents.Complaints:...

The Annual Homochitto River Festival's Reveal Party will be from 7-9 p.m. on Friday.This year's event will again be hosted by Ridge Point Ranch, located at 4522 Highway 84...

The work towards offering passenger rail service between Natchez and Brookhaven — which would also run through Franklin County — is continuing.Currently, the 65-mile Class...

During the Monday, May 18 meeting of the Franklin County Board of Supervisors, Kenyatta King of Bude was presented with a $500 check from the...

Tracy Cupit | Franklin AdvocateResidents saw their Memorial Day weekend get off to a stormy start as thunderstorms and even large hail stones fell....

Governor Tate Reeves last week announced he has requested a "Major Disaster Declaration" from President Donald Trump for five counties — including Franklin County —...

American Industrial Transport (AITX) is celebrating the country's semiquincientennial by launching a Project 250 railcar — a hopper car designed to...

Submitted | Franklin AdvocateMore than 200 cases of water were distributed to residents in the Garden City community on Saturday. Pictured here at...

State officials have released the numbers on the May 6 tornado that plowed its way through the area, and the numbers are impressive.The full...

The following are incidents and calls responded to by the Franklin County Sheriff's Department for the week of May 11-17:Traffic Stops: 9 incidents.Complaints: 11...

The Annual Homochitto River Festival's Reveal Party will be from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, May 29.This year's event will again be hosted by Ridge Point Ranch, located at 4522...

Franklin County American Legion Post 40 and Auxiliary invites the general public to its Annual Memorial Day Program scheduled for Sunday.The program will begin at 8:30 a.m....