The Franklinville Board of Commissioners’ regularly scheduled meeting of November 11, 2024 has been rescheduled to November 12th at 7:30 pm, because of the Veterans Day Holiday. The regular meeting schedule will resume in December.
Beverly E. O’Brien
Town Clerk/Finance Officer, Town of Franklinville
Our new Town Hall is located at 203 West Main St. (beside the Franklinville United Methodist Church). We have just a few things that will help you adjust to our new building:
*The driveway entrance is located on the right side of the building between the Town Hall and Church.
*Once you pull in, just drive around behind the building to the parking lot on the other side.
*Park close to the front (near the road) and make your way around to the front.
*Enter through the center door to make your payment, etc.
**Payments can also be dropped off in the black drop box located on the left side of the building at the door.
**Online payments can be made at: franklinvillenc.org
Thank you for your patience as we settle into our new office and finish a few projects.
You now have a safe, secure and easy online payment option. Make a payment at night, early in the morning or on weekends. To make a payment, go to our online payment portal, enter your account number (listed on the bill) and type in your credit or debit card number. Payment is quick, convenient, and the bill is immediately paid!
We also have automatic bank drafting available for those that prefer this method. The customer will just need to come into Town Hall with a voided personal check and sign the form for permission to draft from their account.
Asheboro Kubota, 125 Red Rock Road (U.S. 64), Franklinville, celebrated the opening of its dealership with a ribbon cutting on April 6. Attending were Asheboro Mayor David Smith, Asheboro City Council members, Asheboro/Randolph Chamber members, Randolph County Commissioners, Franklinville Mayor Perry Conner, Franklinville Commissioners Richard Goodwin, Mac Whatley and Priscilla Dunn, Asheboro Kubota General Manager Ben Millikan and Asheboro Kubota Owner Joey Millikan. www.asheborokubota.com.
The Steam Powerhouse was built in 1919 as one of the last actions of Hugh Parks as CEO of the Franklinville Manufacturing Company. Superintendent George Russell created a coal-fired steam turbine generating station that not only supplied electricity to both cotton mills, but to the entire village of Franklinville. Coal was brought in on the railroad and fed into two huge boilers. This powered a Westinghouse steam turbine to generate electricity. The expense of the installation, completed in 1921, caused a reduction of stock dividends which let to the shareholder revolt in 1923 that sold the company to David and John Clark, founders of Randolph Mills, Inc. By 1925, the local coal-fired powerhouse was made obsolete by the availability of power transmitted to Franklinville through the Carolina Power and Light distribution system. The cost of purchasing power was much cheaper than generating steam and electricity locally, and the powerhouse was closed. The chimney was demolished in 1975.
