Citing his father’s age and physical condition making it difficult to continue on, Hammer’s Department Store is closing, according to Josh Hammer, son of the man who has managed the Winchester ...

Grayson Michael Andrew FuquaAshley Drake Gann and Jason Daniel Gann of Estill Springs proudly announce the birth of their son, Emmett Koah, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Highpoint Health — Winchester.

The School System has a problem with how unruly students are being disciplined and needs to do more to discourage bad behavior, according to Board Member Sandy Schultz.

A Cuban-born immigrant on a temporary work visa, detained under suspicion of credit-card fraud and theft of property, has become Franklin County’s most recent transfer into Immigration and Customs Enf ...

Kicking off the Christmas season in community style, the third annual ’Tis the Season event is scheduled for Friday in downtown Winchester and is planned to be a nearly all-day ...

WILLIAMS, Betty J., age 76 of Lynchburg, passed away on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. She was born in Sherwood on January 11, 1949, to the late Chester E. and ...

Increasing its presence in the immediate area, Winchester Christian Academy officially broke ground on Feb. 23 on the new building expansion at the school’s 1230 S. College St. campus.

Former Franklin County High football coach Harold “Red” Roberts was recently named to the Ohio Valley Conference’s 75th Anniversary Team for football in recognition of his accomplishments as ...

The Decherd Board of Mayor and Aldermen made cutbacks to the 2026 fiscal year budget in a special workshop on Monday but deemed a property-tax increase remains necessary to achieve ...

The South Middle School 2024 homecoming court was presented on Tuesday during halftime of the Trojans' game against Huntland. The members of the court include, from left, sixth-grade attendant ...

Yes, kittens (and pets in general) ask for so little. Granted, they ask for it repeatedly, in an annoying manner and at the ...

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