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...

Sheriffs Tom Tindle is warning residents of a text message scam presenting itself as being tied to law enforcement and the court system.Tindle said...

WESSON — Barry Tyson of Franklin County was recently elected Chairman of the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Board of Trustees.Tyson was elected...

Tickets are still on sale for three college lap quilts handmade by Franklin County's Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers (MHV), with a related contest...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) last week expressed optimism after President Trump's pick to oversee the U.S. Forest...

Work has begun on the Sanitary Sewer System Improvements Project for the Town of Bude.Last week, signage from the Mississippi Development Authority...

The bridge project over the Homochitto River on Highway 98 will be delayed at least four months after state officials met with county officials last week.According to...

(All vote totals are unofficial and still need to be certified, which can take up to five days as mail-in absentee ballots could arrive during that...

The following are incidents and calls responded to by the Franklin County Sheriff's Department for the week of May 25-31:Accidents With Injury: 2 incidents.Medical...

A mechanic working on a Madison/Rankin County interdiction vehicle was arrested in Franklin County after taking the vehicle for a joy ride over the weekend.According to...

On Sunday, May 25, approximately 25 people attended the Memorial Day Service at Midway Cemetery.Bo Fleming opened the program and led with prayer,...

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocateThis year's Homochitto River Festival will honor those who write the songs everyone sings, with the festival...

Submitted | Franklin AdvocateEach year, Farm Bureau sponsors a coloring contest for second graders and sponsors an art contest for students in...

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocateThe Franklin Chess Center celebrated a decade of dominance and growth during an informal ceremony Sunday at the...

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocateAccording to officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation, no new timeline has been established for the completion of replacing...