Helicopters have been spotted across Western North Carolina over the last two weeks, which Duke Energy confirmed to be part of the aerial herbicide application…
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Just before the Super Ingles on the Georgia Road, next to the old concrete plant, extensive grading work is nearly complete, which has resulted in…
On August 3rd, the Macon County Sheriff’s Officer Narcotics Unit and Franklin Police Department executed a search warrant on a residence that has been suspected…
2020 would have marked the 24th annual PumpkinFest for downtown Franklin – an event that has drawn thousands of visitors to Macon County for the…
Macon County Public Health has identified a COVID-19 outbreak in staff and residents at Drake Cottage, a congregate living facility. Four individuals have tested positive…
BRYSON CITY – N.C. Department of Transportation crews have cleared and reopened U.S. 19/74 in the Nantahala Gorge after a slide closed the highway on…
BRYSON CITY – A band of heavy rains late Friday night started a mudslide that closed U.S. 19/74 in the Nantahala Gorge. N.C. Department of…
A Macon County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 has died. The person was over the age of 65 and had underlying health conditions. To protect the…
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to identify the deputy injured. A Haywood County Sheriff’s Deputy is in the hospital after being shot while…
Erik Madsen was first arrested in November 2019 after charges of sexual battery were pressed against him by a former patient. Since the first victim…