Macon Action Rallies at Speakers Corner

Civic Coverage 
May 01, 2026

Franklin, NC

Rally | Macon Media

Macon Action group rallied at the Speaker's Corner at the courthouse in support of workers across America over billionaires. They also held a food drive to benefit Macon Carenet. Macon Media spoke with Lisa Walker, the organizer of the rally. Summary She highlighted how inflation and rising cost of living have squeezed middle- and lower-income people, while a few are getting very wealthy.

She pointed out North Carolina's poor rankings — teachers paid 46th and state troopers 50th in the country — calling it embarrassing and shameful for essential workers. She emphasized that the state can and should do better to support them.

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Rolling Trump Rally in Franklin

Several supporters of President Trump held a rolling rally that passed through Franklin Saturday morning shortly after 10am. Here is a video and some photos.

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Published at 11:25am on Saturday, September 12, 2020

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News and Weather Briefing for Saturday, June13, 2020

OUTLOOK

Surface high pressure will allow for dry and quiet conditions today. Rain chances return on Sunday and will continue through midweek as an unsettled weather pattern allows for isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms each day.

GoFundMe Established to Benefit Children of David and Dawn Head

On Saturday, 5/23/2020, Macon County Sheriff's Deputy David Head and his wife, Dawn, a Physical Therapist with Highlands/Cashiers Hospital, were tragically killed in an automobile accident. They leave behind four children, Jeslyn Head (17), J.D. Head (13), Erin Sanborn (17), and Sidney Sanborn (19). This fund has been set up by the employees of the Macon County Sheriff's Office in an effort to help all 4 children of David and Dawn Head. [LINK]


Second Black Lives Matter Protest in Franklin



There was another Black Lives Matter protest in Franklin last night. Here are videos streamed live by Macon Media from the event. A produced video and photos of the event, and the one on Tuesday, will be published Monday morning.

These are raw and unedited videos with audio from the event, there may be graphical language or visuals. Please preview them before allowing children to view them.

Part One (includes march and speeches)
Post Link so you can see what the community had to say [LINK]





Part Two (this was shot with a phone so my encoder could cool down, so the video and audio quality are not as good)
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Part Three
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Most recent Local Government Meetings

The Macon County Board of Commissioners met on June 2nd. [LINK]

The Franklin Town Council met on June 1st. Members of the public and local media outlets were allowed in the town hall. [LINK]



General Forecast Through Sunday Night

Today

Sunny. Highs in the 70s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the 70s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph in the morning, shifting to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Sunday Night

A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.

Hazards

Hazardous weather is not expected today. An isolated thunderstorm is possible in the afternoon.



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Tropical Weather
(The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1st through November 30th)








Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jun 13 2020

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.



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Published at 6:38am on Saturday, June 13, 2020

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Families Belong Together Rally in Franklin

Activists gathered in Franklin on Saturday to protest the separation of families caught trying to cross the border between Mexico and the United States. The event lasted about an hour and a half and Macon Media was there to document in video and photographs what happened at the rally.


VIDEO



Media Roll Call
Media outlets with representatives present

Macon Media (me)
The Franklin Press (reporter + photographer)
Mountain Stream TV [LINK]


PHOTOS





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Published at 3:15 am on July 02, 2018

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