There’s a lot to love about mountain towns—cozy lodging, gorgeous scenery, and endless opportunity for outdoor adventure, just to name a few. Towns in and around the Great Smoky Mountains have their ...

Autumn is, arguably, the most-beautiful time of year, and few towns do the season justice like Franklin, North Carolina. Watching the colorful leaves unfold in the their mountains is an experience ...

The north Georgia mountains turn brilliant colors in fall, an inviting setting for a drive along U.S. 23. And if you continue to follow it north, you’ll find Franklin not far beyond the North Carolina ...

Data is from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalization data is a daily average of Covid-19 patients in hospital service areas that intersect with Franklin County, an area which ...