The Press also publishes an annual medical directory and special sections.

[2] The Franklin Press was preceded by four other Macon County newspapers: the Macon Advance, The Franklin Observer, The Western Carolinian, and The Western Reporter.

Later owners included Bob Sloan and Jerue Babb, who started Community Newspapers, Inc. in the late 1960s.

[2] In 2003, the Franklin Press headquarters at Depot and Wayah streets was modernized.

[2] Community Newspapers, Inc. also operates the Cherokee Scout in Murphy, the Clay County Progress in Hayesville, and the Smoky Mountain Times in Bryson City, among other publications in the southeastern United States.