Fran Farrer owns a newspaper, The County News, based in Statesville, NC. Fran consistently publishes articles about Down syndrome (Ds) events and news that many other media outlets tend to ignore.
The County News, an African American owned paper, publishes information about Down syndrome, and has published articles about John from the award winning reality series about specially-abled individuals, Born This Way and the disparity in longevity for minorities with Ds, just to name a few.