This year’s Highlands Motoring Festival was the most successful in festival history by every measure, including financial support that will be donated to local human needs charities. The festival’s net proceeds of $105,000 will be […]
Caution urged when driving The first snowfall of 2022 comes with a winter storm warning from the National Weather Service for several counties, including Macon and Jackson until noon on Jan. 3. Pictured below is […]
Macon County Appointments are available now for everyone over the age of 18. Those who want to receive a COVID-19 vaccine must call Macon County’s Vaccine Call Center at 828-524-1500 to register and schedule an […]
PLS provides free civil legal services essential during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond Locals Ray and Diane McPhail have pledged to match up to $25,000 in donations to sustain free civil legal aid for local people […]
Half of the students in the state returned to in-person instruction Monday for the Fall 2020 semester, but before students even made it to the classroom, Macon County Schools learned a member of the staff […]
Macon County Public Health received notice on Wednesday that a third Macon County resident has tested positive for COVID–19. The individual is between the ages of 25-49 and the patient had contact with a known […]
Firefighters made significant progress containing the two wildfires burning on U.S. Forest Service lands in Western North Carolina, reports the North Carolina FS today. Fire crews are continuing operations today to further increase containment on […]
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper ordered public schools closed on March 15, and since then cafeteria crews have been busy whipping up hundreds of meals a day for children to be delivered along bus routes […]
On the heels of state vs. federal gun rights debates, gun owners are demanding that their local government leaders establish sanctuaries for gun rights. The “sanctuary” movement began last year in Illinois and quickly spread […]
Just 24 hours ahead of the filing deadline for the 2020 election saw candidates come out in droves for local elections. Macon County voters will head to the polls next year and cast their ballots […]
On Tuesday the quarterly joint meeting of Macon County, the Town of Franklin and the Town of Highlands was held in Franklin. These meetings provide elected officials an opportunity gather together and exchange information. The […]
Macon County School System’s Teacher of the Year and Support Person of the Year for each school was announced last week. For Highlands School, Math Teacher Gina Billingsley was voted “Teacher of the Year.” The […]
Trials of those arrested in Operation JAWbreaker are underway in Macon County and will continue in the months to come. Several of the 25 suspects nabbed back in April 2018 have seen their day in […]
Filing for the 2020 municipal election opened on July 5 at noon and is already shaping up to be an interesting election season for both Highlands and Franklin. There are three seats open on the […]
Like homeowners, Macon County stands to profit from Airbnb’s success. Over a 19-month period, Macon County has collected $178,000 in occupancy taxes paid by Airbnb, Inc. on behalf of homeowners who have rented their property […]