A recent court ruling affecting same-day registration verification is one of many new parts of the 2024 elections, starting with the primary in March.
Less than a month after closure, U.S. 64/Highlands Road going through the Cullasaja Gorge could be open to the public early next week.
In a split vote on Jan. 27, the Franklin Town Council voted to allocate $200,000 toward a new truck for Franklin Fire and Rescue.
Students and teachers in the Franklin area, Nantahala and Highlands will have the same school calendar in 2024-25 as unanimously approved Monday, Jan.
A Jan. 4 house fire on Prentiss Bridge Road where two people were found dead has been determined to be a murder-suicide, the Macon County Sheriff’s Office stated on Friday, Jan. 19.
Multiple “threatening calls” to 911 caused a hectic hour of police sirens and panicked parents at Mountain View Intermediate School on Tuesday, Jan. 16.
Negotiations for contracts for pickleball and tennis courts at the Macon County Recreation Park and the Macon Middle School track got approval from the Macon County Board of Commissioners at its Tu
The first phase of the Nantahala broadband project could be completed in the next three months, and new broadband lines are slated for construction between Otto and Highlands within the year.
The application that hopes to net Macon County up to $62 million in grant funds for the new Franklin High School project is now in the hands of the state.
Franklin could have a social district by the time the summer tourist season starts. The Town Council approved on Jan.