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...

Gregory Thompson Tindle Sr., who served as Meadville’s mayor for more than two decades and who was also a fixture in the Franklin County School...

For Homochitto National Forest District Ranger Shaun Williamson, this week’s reopening of Franklin County’s Okhissa Lake couldn’t happen soon...

A grassroots effort to address unsightly, cluttered and debris-covered properties throughout Bude is coming next month, according to plans that...

The Franklin Advocate brought home a total of eight awards from the Mississippi Press Association’s Better Newspaper Advertising Contest. Winners...

Franklin County’s annual Saint Patrick’s Day parade — the highly-anticipated community outreach of the local Lions Club — will be held at 5:30...

Another slide has developed along Franklin County’s Berrytown Road, but in a different location than the one previously repaired by local...

An formal announcement could be forthcoming soon from the United States Forest Service regarding the much-anticipated reopening of Franklin...

The Franklin County Board of Education opened bids Thursday, Feb. 23 for the sale of various timber stands on several parcels of school trust...

If you’re more than a little groggy on Sunday morning, there’s probably nothing wrong with your overall health. Instead, it’s your body getting...

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department — in conjunction with officers from Mississippi and Louisiana — has arrested a suspect wanted for a...

Town of Bude representatives approached the Franklin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Feb. 21 with a plea to help repair or replace a wooden...

The Franklin County Board of Supervisors opened quotes for emergency repairs to Bill Lofton Road on Tuesday, Feb. 21 during the panel’s business...

The search for a new Franklin County Career and Technical Center administrator was concluded on Thursday, Feb. 23 with the hiring of Dexter Wilson...

Chief Deputy Roger Causey and Deputies Otis Dyer, Gordon Dover and Bubba Gabbert have been sworn officers in Franklin County longer than most —...