Franklin, North Carolina, The Next Big Motorcycle Destination

Franklin, in North Carolina, is one of the most beautiful places in the United States to ride your motorcycle. Franklin sits in the middle of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, provides easy access to the Blue Ridge Parkway, and is just miles from legendary rides like the Dragon's Tail in Deals Gap, NC.

The Town of Franklin Tourism Development Authority has just decided that they will try to take advantage of the town's great location. The TDA announced on Monday that they are planning to host a three day motorcycle rally next year in Franklin.

Macon News reports that the TDA has been debating a motorcycle rally in Franklin for the last few years. One side is arguing that a rally, which Thunderwind Publishing president Sylvia Cochran, one of the main promoters of the event, insists on calling a fest, will bring in big business for the small North Carolina town. The other side says that raucous motorcycles could give the family friendly town a black eye.

TDA Chairman Candy Arvey said that the event is tentatively scheduled for August 17th-19th, which will be the week after the Sturgis Motorcycle rally.

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Franklin, North Carolina, The Next Big Motorcycle Destination

The TDA announced on Monday that they are planning to host a three day motorcycle rally next year in Franklin. Macon News reports that the TDA has been debating a motorcycle rally in Franklin for the last few years. One side is arguing that a rally,



Family mourns Youngsville soldier killed in Iraq
Family mourns Youngsville soldier killed in Iraq

Youngsville, NC — A Franklin County soldier was killed in southern Iraq Friday morning when the vehicle he was driving hit an improvised explosive device, his family said Saturday. They remember Lucas Elliott, 21, a military police specialist in the



PA Restaurant Bans Kids Under 6, CLT Businesses React

CHARLOTTE, NC - If your children are under six years of age, they will not be dining at McDain's Restaurant and Golf Center in Monroeville, a western Pennsylvania town. The owner, a man named Mike Vuick, says there's "nothing wrong with babies,



Wood pellet manufacturers setting up shop in southeastern Va., NC

Franklin Pellets, a newly formed partnership between Multifuels and CMI. Franklin Pellets in April announced it was eyeing the possibility of opening a wood pellet shop at International Paper in Franklin. The mill is expected to begin manufacturing in



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“It was very unfortunate that IP (International Paper) closed its operation in Franklin, Va., last year and we've just recently learned of Georgia-Pacific's decision to close its plant over in Skippers, Va. However, we find ourselves in a position to




Pender Co. wildfire cost state $3 million so far | WWAY ...

PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- The state has now spent nearly $3 million fighting a wildfire that started from a lightning strike a month ago in Pender County. Because of the lack of evacuations and the almost barren location of the Juniper Road Fire in the Holly Shelter Game Land, the state won't get reimbursed by FEMA.

Crews from as far away as Alaska have come to help.

Firefighters say the soil could continue to burn for weeks and send more smoke over the region unless the area gets a prolonged, heavy rainfall.

"The big thing today is we've had about four or five days of drying since the last rain event, and we're trying to really step up the patrol, and we had a lot of flare-ups along the rode yesterday and a lot of re-burn issues, and we're trying to take care of that; some of the hotter spots this morning with like the helicopter drops we just looked at," Division Supervisor Keith Money said. "And the other big thing is just trying to hold the this in the containment line."

Pender is not the only county dealing with wildfires. Today in Brunswick County there were five wildfires totaling about 100 acres. All have been contained.


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