By Tracy CupitFranklin AdvocateOnly one person was reported injured but multiple homes were damaged or destroyed as severe storms and some...

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocateJhalayah Tillman has positioned herself nicely for her upcoming senior softball season.Tillman, the daughter of...

Submitted | Franklin AdvocateFranklin County High School senior Eddie O'Quinn on Thursday won a State Championship in the High Jump at the MHSAA...

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocateThere were good things and plenty of areas that need work during the summer after last week's spring football game...

A total of 13 youths participated in the 4-H Shooting Sports program this year. Recently, the group traveled to the Mississippi Law Enforcement...

As part of National Police Week (which runs May 10-16 this year), Franklin County officials are honoring those law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice.More...

WESSON — Copiah-Lincoln Community College sophomore Benson Schexnaydre of McCall Creek has won a $4,000 scholarship awarded by the...

Graduation ceremonies for the Franklin County High School Class of 2026 will be broadcast live and free of charge at www.franklinadvocate.com.The ceremony is scheduled to...

Franklin County High School senior Tristan Wallace is the 2026 recipient of the Percy J. Peeler Leadership Award.Wallace was presented the award...

Submitted | Franklin AdvocateThanks to a generous anonymous donor, 20 students and teachers — including five from Franklin County — were recognized...

By Jennifer Griffith-McCulloughWelcome to May! I have a short update from the library this week. On Friday we will host the Friends of the Library....

Officials with the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency released preliminary damage reports as crews continue to respond to Wednesday night's...

Schools are closed Thursday while power crews and emergency officials work to help bring life back to some level of normalcy after Franklin County...

Jennifer Griffith-McCullough | Franklin AdvocateRay Carlock (left) is interviewed by Kevin Scarborough (right) on Monday at the Franklin County...

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocateThe Bulldogs of FCHS will put the wraps on spring football drills when the team travels to Amite County High School for a spring game...