Macon County Schools’ CTE program makes graduates an attractive hiring choice to many local businesses. Superintendent Josh ...

Bryson City continues to produce some of the world’s top paddling talent. For the past several years Evy Leibfarth has put ...

The tables were laden with cookies, cupcakes, decorated cakes, pound cake, cookie bars, bread, biscuits, muffins, fudge. It ...

The Franklin Town Council approved the purchase of 10 speed cushions last week in an attempt to further combat speeding ...

Homer Holbrooks, Macon County Sheriff from 1986 to 2002 and father of Sheriff Brent Holbrooks, passed away at age 77 on Aug.

Additives slipped into illegal drugs can have tragic and unpredictable consequences, but the damage can be mitigated. The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office recently put out a warning ...

The First Presbyterian Church Men’s Group and 828 Vets are teaming up again for the annual Help Homeless Veterans Week.

Some Macon County parents are struggling to get their children to school with the school system down five drivers for its bus ...

Panther football is in the win column. After a disappointing loss to Murphy to start the season, on Aug. 29 the team ...

Panther football has earned its second straight win. One week after beating Robbinsville 28-7, on Friday, Sept. 5, the Panthers traveled to Bryson City for another nonconference game with ...

In voting to leave the Fontana Regional Library system, four Jackson County commissioners – John Smith, Todd Bryson, Michael Jennings and Jenny Hooper – cited reluctance from the FRL board in r ...

After a year of free lunches for everyone, some Franklin High and Highlands School students will pay $4 for school lunches this year. Macon County Schools is encouraging more parents to c ...