Source: Clarissa Donnelly-DeRoven, NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH NEWS, 7/25/22


In far western Macon County, U.S. 441 branches off and descends into downtown Franklin. Just before the interchange, a massive single-story beige and gray building sits empty on the east side of the rushing road. But on a sunny Friday morning in July, it wasn’t so. A pair of stray dogs meandered around the property’s three acres, while dozens of visitors carted in coffee, donuts, parfaits and plants.  Right now, the property doesn’t look like much: weeds spring up from breaks in the concrete outside, while inside, mysterious stains dot the ragged white carpet, and old security cameras poke out from the ceiling. 

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