Local law enforcement, Franklin County residents and visitors and one summertime business came together on Tims Ford Lake recently to beat the heat and raise money for a special cause.

Let's explore the origin of some common sayings. After writing two columns about sayings like “Until the cows come home” and “Straight from the horse's mouth,” many readers suggested a ...

Although the Tennessee College of Applied Technology has announced that the aviation-maintenance-technology program at Winchester Municipal Airport has been canceled, TCAT President Jimmy Wright says ...

The Church of Restoration, 324 W. Cumberland St., Cowan, invites the public to join an evening of singing on Saturday at 7 p.m. The featured act will be Redemption Story with the performance taking ...

Firefighters are similarly leery of possessors of “poor-people” habits. It’s hard to sell beefcake calendars when your ...

When The Caverns’ founder, Todd Mayo, stepped into a cave nearly 20 years ago, there was no way to predict that one day he ...

David Carroll is a Chattanooga news anchor, and his latest book is “I Won't Be Your Escape Goat,” available from his website, ...

Municipal elections will be held today throughout the county with voters set to cast ballots regarding mayoral, city council and alderman races.

Former Winchester City Councilman Steve Cagley reclaimed the position he vacated in 2023 and will be joined by newcomer Tim Wright following Thursday's municipal elections.

Inmates at the Franklin County Jail have been hard at work cultivating a thriving garden within the facility’s secure perimeter, yielding a plentiful harvest that’s both nourishing and cost-effective.

Kary Robinson of Franklin County took home top honors for District III in the recent Tennessee Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award contest.

Winchester, recently announced that $175,000 in state funding has been awarded to the city of Whitwell and the town of Decherd.