Mayor on Duty

I’ve had a bird problem. It started last summer when I went to fire my large gas kiln. After loading the kiln, I turned to access a small shed where I keep some 75 firebricks […]

A Macon County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 has died, reported Macon County Public Health on Aug. 11. The person was over the age of 65 and had underlying health conditions. To protect the family´s privacy, […]

The annual Highlands tradition of Zahner Conservation Lectures continues next week in a new digital format. Join the Highlands Biological Station’s Associate Director, Jason Love, next Thursday, August 20 at 6 p.m. on Zoom as […]

Macon County Emergency Management and Macon County Public Health will be hosting a COVID-19 testing clinic for the community in Franklin today. The clinic will be held at Macon Middle School from 8 to 11 […]

Highlands School held an outdoor graduation ceremony on Saturday celebrating the Class of 2020 after a chaotic year cut short due to COVID-19. Graduates and their families were spread out on the end of the […]

Governor Roy Cooper announced yesterday that North Carolina will remain paused in Safer At Home Phase 2 for another 5 weeks as students and staff return to schools, colleges and universities and the state doubles […]