UPDATE Sept. 30 from Jackson County Emergency Management: At this time, the emergency shelter at the Department on Aging in Sylva will be closed. Thank you to Jackson County, NC Department of Public Health, Department […]
Macon County Emergency Management is hosting a targeted COVID-19 testing clinic in Highlands today for those who believe they may have been exposed to the COVID-19 virus. The clinic will be held at The Farm […]
42 Macon County residents test positive for COVID-19 in 48 hours The Macon County Public Health Department announced yesterday at a press conference that 42 new positive cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Macon […]
Rescue crews made their way through rugged terrain today and located the wreckage of a single engine private plane at approx. 12:45 p.m. in southern Jackson County near Whiteside Mountain. The aircraft’s sole occupant was […]
Crews from Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad and Highlands Fire & Rescue combed areas throughout Macon and Jackson counties for a possible downed aircraft after receiving reports of a missing plane on Thursday evening. Details were scarce […]