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 September ...

The first doctor known to practice medicine in Macon County was a physician by the name of Dr. John M. Lyle. He received his education from the University of Nashville School of Medicine in the ...

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, ...

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 ...

At the final work session in 2022 of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners, Tiffany Henry, Economic Development Director, presented the board with a “good news update” of the expansion of two ...

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 Conference & ...

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 small town without ...

FRANKLIN – Harris Regional Hospital is pleased to welcome board-certified general surgeon Gilberto Robles, MD to Harris Surgical Associates. Dr. Robles will see patients at Harris Medical Park ...

Over the Christmas holiday, western North Carolina experienced subzero temperatures causing problems for many residents and businesses. The unusual freezing temperatures over several days resulted in ...

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 county’s ...