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Walgreens to offer vaccine

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While Macon County Public Health waits for the state to increase its allocation of COVID-19 vaccines, the federal government is shipping 31,200 doses to Walgreens stores across North Carolina for p

Equity firm buys stake in Drake

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A global private equity firm now has an ownership stake in Drake Software after making a “significant” investment in the Franklin-based company.

Nonprofits face cut in county funding

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With money matters still complicated by the pandemic, Macon County’s nonprofits can’t count on quite as much help from the county government and their community funding pool this year.