The Franklin Campus of Mountain Education Charter High School held a ribbon cutting and open house for its new location on the campus of Franklin County High School on Monday. The Franklin County Chamber of Commerce assisted with the celebration. Those attending were (from left) Rachel Howington, Claudette Gillespie, Scott Rhinehart, Brooke Dove, Darren Sledge, Steve Bartlett, Lydia Bennett, Dr. Joe Cash, Melanie Burton-Brown, Benjamin Khodadadi, Dr. Andrew Fowler, Dr. Kaila Steele, Bruce Brown, Dr. Kellie

A graph provided by the Franklin County Board of Education shows that 81 percent of the school system’s budget goes directly to the instruction of students.

Franklin County Schools Support Person of the Year, Stephanie Martin, has been described as the glue that holds the place together and the person that makes sure everything runs smoothly. Martin worked the past nine years as bookkeeper for the high school’s CTAE department but has recently transferred to South Franklin Elementary. She said it’s easy to be a great support person when you have great people to work with. (Photo by Charlie Eavenson)