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Town & County Meetings

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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 March 3, 2025. To view past meetings, visit www.maconmedia.com, which is a video service provided by Bobby Coggins. 

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. The next scheduled meeting will be held March 10, 2025. 

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 March 11, 2025. To view a meeting’s video, agenda, minutes, and handouts, visit: https://maconnc.org/roster.html. A report on the Feb. 11 meeting will appear in the Feb. 27 edition.

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. The February meeting will be held on Monday, February 17 at Franklin High School,100 Panther Drive. Meetings are live-streamed and can be accessed by visiting www.macon.k12.nc.us.