Mayor on Duty

At last month’s town board meeting I thanked all who have made the Highlands Cashiers Vaccination Clinic possible. I want to take the time to again recognize this outstanding service to the community again. The […]

Students enrolled in The Literacy & Learning Center’s afterschool program spent the past couple of weeks creating handmade thank-you cards for volunteers who help made recent vaccination clinics in the community possible. 50 cards were […]

Tonight is the February Highlands Town Board meeting by way of ZOOM. The access codes are on the town website (or click HERE and use passcode: 359319). The meeting begins at 7 p.m. with public […]

Today, Governor Roy Cooper and Emergency Management Director Mike Sprayberry outlined impacts and response to today’s winter storm, including weather-related delays to vaccine distribution. “Delays in vaccine shipment from the federal government are frustrating to […]

NCDHHS announces state timeline to vaccinate Group 3 The Jackson County Department of Public Health (JCDPH) has followed NCDHHS’s guidelines for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines since vaccines became available in late December 2020. Progression […]

Educators, school personnel and childcare workers will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine beginning Feb. 24; North Carolina has administered more than 1 million first doses of vaccine Today Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department […]

Due to inadequate supply of COVID-19 vaccine from NC DHHS, Macon County Public Health announced on Jan. 29 they must reschedule first dose appointments. Those who have already scheduled appointments for their first dose of […]

Research continues to show mitigation measures allow safe in-person learning, low transmission among students and teachers Top state education leaders joined Governor Roy Cooper on Feb. 2 to call on K-12 school districts across the […]

Jackson County has temporarily depleted its inventory of COVID-19 vaccines after several successful vaccination events over the last two weeks. “We have 6,000+ on the waiting list and we are currently receiving anywhere from 0-300 […]

Macon County Public Health has streamlined the COVID-19 vaccination registration and appointment scheduling process in an effort to register individuals and schedule appointments in a timelier manner. Beginning this week, individuals who need to register […]

I have two important updates this week. Both will impact our community in the coming weeks. The Highlands/Cashiers Community Vaccination Clinic is a great success. On Sunday about 480 people were vaccinated. The clinic is […]

Updated as of Jan. 18 Macon County Public Health is now registering individuals to receive the COVD-19 vaccination at two Call Centers as well as online. The options are as follows: Option 1: Individuals may […]

The North Carolina Division of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) modified their guidelines for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines on Jan. 14. For consistency’s sake, the Jackson County Department of Public Health (JCDPH) will modify […]

After challenges with the County phone system and delay in the release of a link to the NC DHHS registration portal, Macon County Public Health and Macon County IT have developed an internal web link […]