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Vecinos spearheads one-stop services hub for low income WNC residents

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 5 Jan 20235 Jan 2023
  • News

Vecinos, a free and charitable clinic providing bilingual primary and behavioral health care in western North Carolina, is leading a $6.6 million effort to better serve the region’s uninsured and low-income residents by bringing multiple […]

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MC elects first all Republican Board of Commissioners in county history

  • by Brittney Lofthouse
  • Posted on 10 Nov 2022
  • News

By Brittney Lofthouse, The Southern Scoop With 56.47 percent (15,793 out of 27,966 registered voters) of registered voters casting their ballots in Macon County, voters elected the first fully Republican Board of Commissioners in the […]

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Downtown Highlands packed for Halloween on Main

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 10 Nov 2022
  • News

Hundreds of trick or treaters lined Main Street for the annual Halloween on Main in downtown Highlands on Oct. 31. Each year, trick or treaters make their way down Main St. stopping at participating businesses […]

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Former Fedex driver found guilty of 2021 Highlands burglaries

  • by Brittney Lofthouse
  • Posted on 10 Nov 2022
  • News

By Brittney Lofthouse, The Southern Scoop Law enforcement in Macon County began investigating a string of burglaries in the Highlands area just before the holidays last year that resulted in the arrest of Gregory Thomas […]

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MC Commissioners vote to bid out Highlands School soccer field project

  • by Brittney Lofthouse
  • Posted on 4 Nov 2022
  • News

Commissioner Paul Higdon voted no The Highlands School soccer teams have experienced substantial hurdles over the years due to the state of disrepair of the field at the school. Officials have skirted around the field’s […]

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Macon County BOC split on funding renovations at Highlands School

  • by Brittney Lofthouse
  • Posted on 4 Nov 2022
  • News

Commissioners Higdon and Young voted no Seven months after the Advancing Highlands Education Committee (AHEC) explained the need for renovations to the Highlands Middle School building and the need for two preschool classrooms, the board […]

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Mayor on Duty

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 11 Aug 202211 Aug 2022
  • News

We got it, you got it too! What? We have all recently received our Macon County 2022 Property Tax Notice, aka tax bill. The bills go out every August and are due by January 5. […]

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Franklin man sentenced to life in prison for killing infant son

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 10 Aug 202210 Aug 2022
  • News

District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said a Franklin man will serve life in prison after admitting today in Macon County Superior Court to killing his infant son. Jesse Wilson, 26, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in […]

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Franklin man drowns at Big Shoals

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 28 Jul 2022
  • News

Franklin man Joseph Orr, 25, drowned at Big Shoals off Walking Stick Road on Saturday despite the efforts of Good Samaritans who tried to help. Big Shoals is an approximately 20-foot waterfall along Big Creek that is a popular […]

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Highlands Hurricanes finish 2nd at Mountain Swim League Conference Meet

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 28 Jul 2022
  • News

On July 16, the Highlands Hurricanes Swim Team traveled to Franklin for the MSL (Mountain Swim League) Conference Meet. The Hurricanes finished 2nd (479 pts) to FAST (Franklin Amateur Swim Team) (1,037 pts) and ahead […]

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Golf Ball Drop to benefit The Literacy & Learning Center on July 15

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 30 Jun 2022
  • News

Join in the fun and get ready for an unforgettable good time while supporting The Literacy & Learning Center and the chance to win a minimum of $5,000 and up to $25,000! The Literacy & […]

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Packed race reveals election winners

  • by Brittney Lofthouse
  • Posted on 19 May 2022
  • News

Holbrooks is Sheriff, Shearl to face off with Moore, Reps. Antoine and Shields to face off Dems; Rep. Cawthorn loses re-election bid The Macon County Board of Commission races featured three seats, one in District I […]

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Planning Board to recommend STRs allowed in all districts

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 14 Jan 2022
  • News

At a special called Planning Board work-session meeting Tuesday night, the board tried to put the finishing touches on the short-term rental ordinance they last worked on in December. Except for a couple of items, […]

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Omicron Variant: What you need to know

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 13 Jan 2022
  • COVID-19

Article published at the request of Macon County Public Health and courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC is working with state and local public health officials to monitor the spread of Omicron. As […]

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Monoclonal Antibody treatment available in Macon County

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 24 Oct 2021
  • COVID-19

Monoclonal Antibody Treatment (mAb treatment) is available to Macon County residents through local hospitals (Angel Medical Center and Highlands-Cashiers Hospital). mAb treatment is the process of infusing antibodies to fight against infection in patients that […]

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