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...

A Louisiana man was killed Monday night in a fatal accident in Roxie.According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, at approximately 7:20 p.m....

By Paul KeaneThe Wayne County NewsWhile the high jump bar has been cleared, there are still plenty of hurdles to get over, but Franklin County...

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocatePlans for the 11th Annual Nathan Steele Foundation Skeet Shoot got under way on Friday.Members of the charitable organization met on Friday to...

Due to pennies no longer being produced, every office at the Franklin County Courthouse is asking that everyone making payments with county offices to please have exact...

Submitted | Franklin AdvocateMembers of the Franklin County High School JROTC Drill Team — the Bad Batch — are hosting a raffle to help raise money...

Franklin County Middle School and Franklin County High School were both closed Thursday and Friday due to a gas leak shutting down service to the two facilities.Students...

President Donald Trump signed a bill containing five appropriations packages Tuesday afternoon that contained language to keep Franklin County...

The Franklin County Baptist Association wishes to thank the community and local churches for helping make this year's Wounded Warrior Hunt such a...

By Paul KeaneFranklin AdvocateA bill currently in the state legislature could help finance tourism projects for the Town of Meadville.A private and local bill implementing...

The following are calls and incidents responded to by the Franklin County Sheriff's Department for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1:Abandoned/Disabled Vehicles: 2...

First Baptist Church of Bude will host a program entitled "Biblical Sexuality vs. Disordered Sexuality" starting at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the church.The program will be led...

Photos courtesy of Jennifer Griffith-McCulloughResidents in Franklin County — and much of the state of Mississippi — suffered through brutal cold...

A meeting of the Franklin County Cattlemen's Association will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12. The meeting will be at Meadville Methodist Church, located at 101 South...

Franklin County native Daphne Tillman Perry has announced the release of her latest book, "Refrigerator Soup," which was released on Dec....