The 31-W rivalry was renewed last Tuesday night at South Warren High School as Franklin-Simpson played a girls’/boys’ ...

All Simpson County offices, schools, and city hall were closed Friday in anticipation of a second round of cold temperatures ...

The Franklin-Simpson Wildcats’ basketball team placed themselves in a second quarter deficit that they could not overcome as ...

With 2024 in the rearview mirror, the News-Democrat & Leader takes a look back at community law enforcement and what officers ...

Simpson County Clerk Austin Johnson and Sheriff Jere D. Hopson’s proposed budgets for calendar year 2025 were reviewed and approved for inclusion in the county’s fiscal year 2025/2026 budget during ...

Life Choice Pregnancy Care Center has expanded its services to Franklin. The office at 127 Memorial Drive offers support for women facing unplanned pregnancies and free parenting resources to help ...

The Kentucky Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus (KACVB) is excited to announce Amy Ellis, executive director of ...

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As the new year begins, local law enforcement officials are reflecting on what they are glad was accomplished in 2024 and what they anticipate for Simpson County and the City ...

Simpson County Schools reopened for in-person learning on Tuesday, Jan. 7, following a two-week winter break and two additional days off due to winter weather.

Electric providers worked this weekend to restore power across Southern Kentucky in the wake of a winter storm that caused ...

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