The Town Council of Franklin holds monthly meetings on the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m., in the Town Hall board room, 95 East Main Street, Franklin. The next regularly scheduled meeting is January 6, 2025. To view past meetings, visit www.maconmedia.com, which is a video service provided by Bobby Coggins.
The Macon County Board of Commissioners holds one regular meeting a month on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. Meetings are held in the Commissioners Board Room on the third floor of the Macon County Courthouse, 5 West Main Street, Franklin. The next regularly scheduled meeting is January 14, 2025. To view a meeting’s video, agenda, minutes, and handouts, visit: https://maconnc.org/roster.html.
The Macon County Board of Education holds a regular scheduled meeting on the fourth Monday of each month, beginning at 6 p.m., in the Board Room of the Macon County Schools Administrative Offices, located at 1202 Old Murphy Road, Franklin, or at a designated school. Meetings are live-streamed and can be accessed by visiting www.macon.k12.nc.us.
Tourism Development Association meetings are held the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Town Hall board room, 95 East Main Street, Franklin. At the December 9 meeting, the board received a report from Mary Guercio on the Oct. 11, 2024 “Come Together
Recovery Rally, to which the TDA donated $1,000. The fourth annual event focused on recovery from mental illness and substance abuse. Numerous organizations participated, including
Alcohol Anonymous groups, Downtown Door, Full Circle Recovery, and All Saints Episcopal
Church Outreach. Guercio reported that a new Narcan box, which can be used to help overdose victims, along with 10 lifesaving doses were purchased by All Saints. This provided Macon County with another location of availability within the Town of Franklin.
The next scheduled meeting will be held January 13, 2025.