Submitted | Franklin AdvocateDuring a Tuesday, Feb. 17 meeting, the Franklin County Board of Education recognized some of the members of the JROTC...

The Annual Franklin County Lion's Club St. Patrick's Day Parade will roll through downtown Meadville starting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17.Lineup for the parade will...

Franklin County High School's softball team picked up its first win of the 2026 season this past week, beating Enterprise on the road on Saturday.The victory was paired...

MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY COMMISSIONINVITATION FOR BIDSSTUMPAGE FOR SALE ON16-5N-5E, Franklin County, MississippiSealed bids will be received by the Franklin County Board of...

MISSISSIPPI FORESTRY COMMISSIONINVITATION FOR BIDSSTUMPAGE FOR SALE ON16-5N-5E, Franklin County, MississippiSealed bids will be received by the Franklin County Board of...

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 Jennifer Griffith-McCulloughThe final week of February at the library began with Lego Club on Monday, a lively story time on Tuesday and a...

BY PHYLLIS WHITTINGTONWe will Spring Forward this coming Sunday. You're going to lose that hour of sleep. Sympathy is extended to the family of Cynthia Littrell. She was...

Submitted | Franklin AdvocateDuring a Tuesday, Feb. 17 meeting, the Franklin County Board of Education recognized some of the members of the JROTC...

The Annual Franklin County Lion's Club St. Patrick's Day Parade will roll through downtown Meadville starting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17.Lineup for the parade will...

The following are incidents and calls answered by the Franklin County Sheriff's Department during the week of Feb. 23-March 1:Alarm Calls: 4 incidents.Unauthorized Vehicle:...

BILLIE ROSE STROUDDec. 21, 1928-Feb. 28, 2026Funeral services for Billie Rose Stroud, 97, of Meadville, will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2026 from Middleton...

DANIELLE RENATA STEVENSONFuneral services for Danielle Renata Stevenson were conducted on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 from Brown Funeral Home, with Rev. Jessie Givens and Rev....

Franklin County High School will present a production of "Little Women" starting at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 20.The play is an adaptation from Louisa May Alcott's classic...

Tracy Cupit | Franklin AdvocateMore than 80 Franklin County High School students descended on downtown Meadville on Thursday, Feb. 26 to collect...

Submitted | Franklin AdvocateOn Thursday, Feb. 19, Franklin County Robotics and Engineering students visited the United States Army Engineer...

Franklin County High School's softball team picked up its first win of the 2026 season this past week, beating Enterprise on the road on Saturday.The victory was paired...

Franklin County High School's baseball team dropped a pair of games to Enterprise during the last week of action.The Bulldogs traveled to Crystal...

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocateDeallen Howard on Wednesday, Feb. 18, signed a letter of intent to play football at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community...

It is a fundamental right of all Americans, and all eligible Franklin Countians need to turn out and cast a ballot in Tuesday's Democrat and Republican primaries. More...