The Macon County Public Library, as well as the Nantahala Library and the Hudson Library in Highlands, operates under a regional agreement with the Board of County Commissioners from Jackson, Macon, ...

By Kristin Fox At the May regular meeting of the Jackson County Board of Education, Meagan Crews, LCSW, Director of Behavioral Health for Jackson County Public Schools, gave an update on Project AWARE ...

In November, it was announced that Cinven will bring TaxAct and Drake Software, a Cinven portfolio company, together over time under a new holding company, creating a leading, full-service tax ...

After successfully serving the Murphy area since 2017, Kids in Stride, a full-service occupational therapy provider, has expanded operations to open a Franklin, NC location. Kids in Stride, which is ...

By Kristin Fox Western North Carolina hosted the Nikwasi-Cherokee Cultural Heritage Corridor Pilgrimage. The three-day event was held in conjunction with the 25 th Annual Trail of Tears Association ...

In 1991, a new two-story building was added to the back of the hospital to house the surgical suite and the intensive care unit. The front of the hospital was renovated in 1996 with a new addition to ...

District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch today announced that she intends to seek a third term in office. Welch, 42, a Republican, has been top prosecutor since 2016 for the state’s seven westernmost ...

Franklin’s future Chick-Fil-A is starting to take shape as walls have been erected for the fast food chain. Chick-Fil-A wont be the only thing located in the retail development as both Aspen Dental, ...

When newly elected Sheriff Doug Farmer took office on December 5, Jackson County not only got an entirely new Sheriff, but for the first time in over two decades and two different administrations, the ...

Asheville, N.C., October 9, 2024 — The USDA Forest Service updated Closure Order #08-11-00-24-02 related to Hurricane Helene on the Nantahala National Forest in Western North Carolina. The Forests ...

Letter to the Editor: When I moved to Macon County a few years back, one of the things that stood out to me is what a wonderful place it is to raise a family; we could finish raising our daughter in a ...