Franklin County News

A North Carolina man who was accidentally declared dead, placed in a body bag, and refrigerated in Franklin County, N.C., has sued the medical examiner who allegedly ignored the suggestions of many paramedics that the man was still alive.

A logger is dead after he was hit by a falling tree while trimming another tree's branches in the Hardy area of Franklin County.

The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Wednesday heard arguments as to whether the family of a Franklin County man mistakenly declared dead has grounds to sue the county's medical examiner.

A quick look at new Senate Majority Leader Martin Nesbitt, D-Buncombe: Name: Martin L. Nesbitt Jr.

Family and friends describe Oghazi McJohn Woherem as a charismatic family man with a bundle of energy and a million-dollar smile.

Mayor Pete Oa Geary at the start of Monday eveninga s City Council meeting read a prepared statement saying that he felt compelled to respond to remarks that the city is not working fairly with Vance County for the sale of water for the proposed countywide water system.

Deputies arrested two Nash County residents this week believed to be responsible for between 15 and 20 burglaries in a five-county area.

Three wastewater spills occurred Wednesday in Franklin County as a result of the recent heavy rainfall.

Henderson Mayor Pete O'Geary opened Monday's meeting of the Henderson City Council by responding to accusations of bad faith negotiations made in The Daily Dispatch and what the mayor characterized as "conversations around town". Here is the text of O'Geary's response: " There have been many comments made in the local media, via letters to the ...

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Alcohol is a $720 million a year business in North Carolina, and state law allows North Carolina government to have a monopoly on sales.

People are already lining up to replace Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand one day after he announced he was leaving the Legislature for North Carolina's parole commission.

Arrests a Daniel Martinez, 31, of 492 Merriam St. was served with an order for arrest on Nov.

An Israeli foam manufacturing company is investing more than $7 million to open a North Carolina facility and add 72 jobs.

Franklin County police said a young girl was found wandering near a busy road eating wood , WSMV-TV reported.

A Pennsylvania man is dead after his motorcyle ran off the road in Peters Township on Thursday afternoon.

Section 8 housing has gotten a bad reputation. Those were the words of Sharon Sneed, of Franklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity, to the City Council in an informational talk about the Section 8 program at a council work session on Monday.

More than four years after a Franklin County man was mistakenly declared dead in a traffic accident and sent to the morgue in a body bag, his family has reached a $1 million legal settlement against the county and two paramedics.

The US Department of Justice has filed a federal lawsuit against Franklin County, alleging the county retaliated against a former employee who claimed she was sexually harassed.

I drove by my old elementary school a couple of years ago and had to stop and take a few photos.