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Roadblocks frustrate school board

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Frustration and incredulity were some of the emotions expressed about the lack of action by the county on multiple capital needs projects during the Macon County Board of Education meeting on Jan.

Fire ruled murder-suicide, arson

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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.

County gets $62 million for new FHS

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A presentation turned into a surprise midday Tuesday as State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt presented Macon County and Macon County Schools with a grant for $62 million to b

Broadband projects set for construction

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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.

Highlands Road washout

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Eighty feet of embankment damage to U.S. 64 in the Cullasaja Gorge has ripple effects through Macon County as a major artery from Franklin to Highlands is closed for the rest of the month.