Mandatory masks may be in FCCSC students’ near future

By John Estridge Franklin County Community School Corporation Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting Monday afternoon, August 23. First on the school board’s 5:30 p.m. agenda is “discussion on COVID-19 procedures.” That could be a discussion about making masks mandatory at the schools within the system. Or some other safety procedures could be …

FC commissioners said people should make own decisions on masks

By John Estridge Franklin County Commissioner Tom Wilson read a statement concerning the county’s policy on masks into the official record near the end of their meeting Tuesday, August 10. It essentially said conditions concerning COVID in Franklin County do not match other places in the country, and commissioners believe individuals should make health choices …