Over 4,600 Columns: Remembering Barbara McRae - a podcast by Blue Ridge Public Radio - BPR News

The town of Franklin lost one of its matriarchs this month. Vice Mayor of Franklin Barbara McRae passed away on March 2 nd after a long battle with cancer. Long before she entered politics, McRae had a career in a different public service: journalism. She worked as a reporter, columnist and editor for the Franklin Press for 10 years. Rachel Hoskins, now the publisher of the Press, worked with McRae for six years. "I watched her mentor, younger reporters. I watched her make an impact on their

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