As part of North Carolina’s effort to encourage more North Carolinians to receive COVID-19 vaccines, Governor Roy Cooper announced $4 Million Summer Cash and College Tuition…
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Within the same week in early May, Franklin High School’s head coach Josh Brooks and Swain High School’s Neil Blankenship announced they would be resigning…
Even if it is overcast and cloudy, the temperature inside a car can exceed 120° in a matter of minutes—even with the windows partially open.…
Macon County Public Health received notification that a Macon County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 has passed away. To protect the family ́s privacy, no further information…
Joining hundreds of civic, community, and faith leaders across North Carolina, the town of Franklin voted to pass a resolution Monday night in support of…
The Macon County Public Library and Jackson County based business Local Yokel Weather teamed up to install a weather station on the library campus last…
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service has started sending letters to more than 36 million American families who, based on tax returns filed with the…
The Town of Franklin unanimously voted to award an economic development loan to expand town water and sewer facilities for Hendon Tiller Franklin, LLC, the…
When Macon County Manager Derek Roland first presented his proposed budget for 2021-22, he proposed keeping the county’s tax rate of .374 flat with a…
The Macon County School System is required by law to submit a long-term facilities plan to the North Carolina Department of Instruction every five years.…