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Election simulation set for Jan. 25

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
The Macon County Board of Elections will conduct a simulated election with new equipment during the last full week of January. Elections Director Melanie Thibault told the Board of Commissioners the work will start Monday, Jan. 23, and the actual simulation starts 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan.
Photo submitted - MMS students finalizing the details on their latest mural, which pays homage to Dolores Huerta, an activist for migrant farm workers in the 20th century.

Photo submitted - MMS students finalizing the details on their latest mural, which pays homage to Dolores Huerta, an activist for migrant farm workers in the 20th century.

Student art adds color to MMS

News Staff
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
For the first time in nearly a decade, students at Macon Middle School are back in the art room. When the program was cut in 2012, fellow educators and community supporters formed “ARTS for MCS,” a movement dedicated to the preservation of visual and fine arts education.
Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - The Macon County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education held a joint meeting on Dec. 21 to discuss school improvement projects.

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - The Macon County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education held a joint meeting on Dec. 21 to discuss school improvement projects.

Board questions school projects

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
Strong public comments in favor, including from a mother of a special needs child who struggles to get around Franklin High School, buoyed a sense of moving forward with the new Franklin High School project during a joint meeting of the Macon County Board of Commissioners and Board of Education on...
Photo/Bob Scott - Hannah Post, of Tampa, Florida, dressed for the 12-degree weather at Bridal Veil Falls on Saturday.

Photo/Bob Scott - Hannah Post, of Tampa, Florida, dressed for the 12-degree weather at Bridal Veil Falls on Saturday.

Winter arrives

News Staff
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
An arctic front moved through Macon County over Christmas weekend bringing single-digit temperatures and wind chills below zero. High winds and falling trees brought down power lines. Friday morning, Duke Energy reported 2,823 customers in Macon County without power.
Press photo/Thomas Sherrill = Jack Morgan gives a presentation on the Nantahala library/community center during the Dec. 13 Board of Commissioners meeting.

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill = Jack Morgan gives a presentation on the Nantahala library/community center during the Dec. 13 Board of Commissioners meeting.

County approves Nantahala plans

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
After what Nantahala residents feel like was too long without action, on Dec. 13, the Macon County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved going forward with quarter-million-dollar renovations to the Nantahala Library/Community Center.
Press file photo - Steps are being taken to correct a finding of “lack of controls over cash controls” in the transit department, as indicated in a recent report on the county audit.

Press file photo - Steps are being taken to correct a finding of “lack of controls over cash controls” in the transit department, as indicated in a recent report on the county audit.

Transit gets red flag on audit

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Macon County Transit had a “red flag” related to cash controls in its annual financial audit, according to a presentation made at the Board of Commissioners meeting on Dec. 13.
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County to reopen landfill sections

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
The county is aiming to temporarily reopen two full landfill sections and vertically expand the cell currently in use, giving the solid waste department time pay off debt and build a new cell.
Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - Students watch as a Macon Citizens Habilities resident opens one of many Christmas presents delivered as part of an gift-giving event on Dec. 14.

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - Students watch as a Macon Citizens Habilities resident opens one of many Christmas presents delivered as part of an gift-giving event on Dec. 14.

Students deliver Christmas cheer

Thomas Sherrill
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Franklin High and Macon Middle students brought cheer and presents to the residents of Macon Citizens Habilities on Wednesday, Dec. 14. “It is one of our most exciting days of the year,” said MCH Director Christi Huff.
Press photo/Mia Overton Human Resources Director Nicole Bradley (left) was sworn in as Town Clerk during the Dec. 5 Franklin Town Council meeting. She will assume that role in addition to her human resources director duties. Bradley attended the UNC-SOG New Clerk’s Academy in November, which was the first step to her becoming a certified municipal clerk, and was the initial training needed to assume the full duties of the clerk. She is pictured with Town Manager Amie Owens and Mayor Jack Horton administerin

Press photo/Mia Overton Human Resources Director Nicole Bradley (left) was sworn in as Town Clerk during the Dec. 5 Franklin Town Council meeting. She will assume that role in addition to her human resources director duties. Bradley attended the UNC-SOG New Clerk’s Academy in November, which was the first step to her becoming a certified municipal clerk, and was the initial training needed to assume the full duties of the clerk. She is pictured with Town Manager Amie Owens and Mayor Jack Horton administerin

Town Council discusses ordinance amendments

Mia Overton
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
The Dec. 5 Franklin Town Council meeting included discussions on several topics including the old hospital property, campaign signs and skateboarding in town. Town Manager Amie Owens gave an update on the feasibility study being conducted at the old Angel Medical Center on Riverview Street.