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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper announced Tuesday afternoon that Duotech Services, LLC, an engineering company specializing in the repair and maintenance of legacy defense equipment based in Macon ...

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 ...

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 ...

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… ...

Nearly 100 years after Dr. Angel launched Angel Medical Center, new hospital facility to hold ribbon cutting on Tuesday ...

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Patty Stillwell, who started working at the Jackson County Detention Center a few months ago after a career with the Haywood County Detention Center, was arrested and charged on Friday with five ...

By Kristin Fox With record enrollment, Summit Charter School located in Cashiers, North Carolina has embarked on a $6.5 million campaign, Help Us Reach Our Summit, to support phase II of its expansion ...

One young girl has decided to break the cycle of addiction and use her personal tragedies to help others. Last Sunday, 10-year-old Gracie Parker put together the first-ever Youth Mental Health Help ...