Macon County teacher Emilee Higdon was appointed to help shape the future of education in North Carolina. Higdon is a Secondary ELA Teacher at Union Academy. Teachers…
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SYLVA, NC – Mental health services for students in Jackson County Public Schools will soon be expanded thanks to a five-year grant from Project AWARE…
To address the national teaching shortage, Senator Kevin Corbin (R-Macon) and Sen. Jim Burgin (R-Harnett) introduced a bill to allow people who complete one college…
Around $15 million has been allocated to the Macon County School System in funding referred to as ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund)…
Macon County manager Derek Roland presented his 2021-22 budget proposal to county leaders Tuesday night during. Roland’s proposed budget keeps the county’s tax rate of…
The annual fundraising event to support our New Century Scholars (NCS) program is now underway. This year, we’ve pivoted to a virtual campaign called “Dollars for New Century Scholars.” There…
Senator Kevin Corbin joined officials at Macon County Schools on Friday to welcome NC State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt to Macon County. Truitt…
Several years of debate ended Monday night in Cherokee County after a nearly four hours of debate regarding whether or not three high schools in…
Following Governor Roy Cooper’s announcement last week that students in elementary schools can transition to Plan A beginning October 5, the Jackson County Board of…
The Macon County Board of Education is scheduled to meet for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on September 28, at which time the board will…