EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — More than 7,100 people attended the “God Loves You Frontera Tour” with Franklin Graham Sunday night, March 3 at the Don Haskins Center. This was the seventh stop on the tour, and over 180 churches from around the Borderland attended the event, according to the organizers. Photos courtesy of Billy […]
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Part of Lovers Lane Road in Franklin, source of ‘a lot of complaints,’ to be reconstructed
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers recently signed a $9.8 million contract to reconstruct Highway 45 (Lovers Lane Road) from Rawson to College avenues in Franklin. It’s a stretch many motorists are familiar with ― and not in a good way. “I know that this section of roadway has been getting a lot of complaints on the […]
Franklin County cancels weekly tornado siren test Wednesday, citing possible severe weather
The Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security agency has announced that the weekly test of its outdoor warning siren system scheduled for noon Wednesday has been canceled due to the forecast of possible severe weather. “Franklin County and central Ohio are at a Slight Risk for severe weather (Tuesday and Wednesday),” the agency said […]
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Woman accused of killing 5-year-old boy extradited to Franklin County, faces murder charge
Pammy Maye, who is being charged with the murder of 5-year-old Darnell Taylor at her Columbus South Side home, is expected to be extradited n Thursday from the Cleveland area, where she was arrested after she fled. The woman accused of kidnapping and killing a 5-year-old boy who was the subject of last week’s statewide […]
Franklin introduces campground zoning law
Feb. 21—The town of Franklin has introduced a local law to address campgrounds. Franklin Code Enforcement Officer Gregg Pitula said the Vacation Campgrounds Local Law was created after a resident on Oak Hill Road presented an idea of placing a campground on their property and the town realized its zoning law doesn’t address campgrounds. The […]
Homes in Franklin County sold for lower prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data for November shows that potential buyers and sellers in Franklin County saw houses sell for lower than the previous month’s median sale price of $319,000. The median home sold for $190,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means November, the most recent month for which figures are available, was down […]
Kansas father charged with murder in death of one-month-old baby in Franklin County
A Franklin County father was arrested and charged Wednesday in the January death of his newborn son. Jason P. Marnell, 24, faces charges of first-degree murder and abuse of a child after his arrest during a traffic stop in Richmond, close to Highway 59 and Clark Road, according to a Kansas Bureau of Investigation news […]
In historic ‘Peanuts’ special, Franklin – the comic strip’s first Black character – gets the limelight
Just 11 days after the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, Harriet Glickman, a teacher and mother of three who lived in the California suburbs, typed a letter to Charles M. Schulz, requesting that he add a Black character to his popular “Peanuts” comic strip. Shortly thereafter, a little boy […]
Franklin county officials searching for chase suspects near County Road 4115
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said that anyone who lives near south east County Road 4115 should stay indoors while they search for two suspects from a chase. Alto ISD coach, teacher arrested for improper relationship with student, officials say The sheriff’s office was reportedly chasing two vehicles on Interstate […]
Former Franklin Catholic clergy member jailed on sex crimes accusations involving minors
A former associate pastor at St. Philip Catholic Church in Franklin who was removed from that position amid an investigation of sexual misconduct involving a youth is now charged in the case. Juan Carlos Garcia has been booked into the Williamson County Jail with a $2 million bond, according to jail records. Garcia was indicted […]
Ivy Tech hosting special Homeschool Visit Days in Columbus, Franklin
Feb. 7—Ivy Tech Community College is hosting special college visit days designed specifically for homeschool students in grades 9 to 12 and their parents to learn about the college. The Homeschool College Visit Days are from 9 a.m. to noon March 1 at Ivy Tech Columbus, 4475 Central Avenue, and from 9 a.m. to noon […]