The Town of Franklin is applying for a $500,000 grant that would be used to start Phase 1 of the park planned for the Whitmire property in East Franklin.
Graduating students from Franklin High School, Macon Early College and Bartram Academy participated in the annual Grad Walk on Monday, April 22.
By a unanimous vote, the Macon County Board of Commissioners bought three tracts of land next to the Nantahala School to build a septic system.
The Peeks Creek community mostly opposed selling the old Pine Grove School to a private developer during a public hearing at the April 9 Macon County Board of Commissioners meeting.
The passing of the torch signified the start of the 34th annual Macon County Senior Games at the Robert Carpenter Community Building on Monday, April 15.
A potential increase in Pre-K tuition rates was among the topics discussed at the Macon County Board of Education retreat on March 20.
More than 400,000 people across the state have signed up for Medicaid since enrollment was expanded four months ago. Macon County is a third of the way to its projected signups.
Local business owners give varying accounts of outdoor tourism as a new study details what travelers prefer in Macon County and Western North Carolina.
The 2024 total solar eclipse might not have brought totality to Franklin as it did in 2017, but those who ventured out to see the sun nearly 85% covered got to see glimpses between the clouds on Mo
All but two Macon County Schools met growth expectations in 2022-23, according to state data presented to the Macon County Board of Education at its March 25 meeting.