Five compete for Highlands Commission
Highlands will have at least one new member on its Board of Commissioners after Election Day this November.
State budget commits substantial funding to critical needs in WNC
This year’s state budget process may have been one of the most discordant in recent memory, but Western North Carolina’s legislative delegation was able to secure record-setting funding for critical needs in a relatively poor region that sometimes feels overlooked when Raleigh gets to dishing out the dough.
Master plan adopted for Macon rec park
Macon County Commissioners have adopted a master plan for the county’s recreation center and surrounding park.
School board approves Higdon property lease
After months of back and forth, the Macon County School Board has approved a lease agreement for the Higdon property, purchased by the county earlier this year for use by the school system.
Above the law: Sheriffs largely silent on sovereign group’s meeting
A controversial law enforcement association that holds a fringe interpretation of the Constitution and has ties to white nationalism, the sovereign citizen movement, election denial and COVID-19 conspiracy theories will host a meeting in Cherokee County this weekend, but Western North Carolina sheriffs have been largely reluctant to say whether they’ll attend.
Legislature ignoring citizen needs
To the Editor:
Union Academy transforms to Bartram Academy
Union Academy, an alternative high school in Macon County, will henceforth be known as Bartram Academy, home of the Explorers.
Franklin opens pickleball courts
The Town of Franklin has modified the basketball court at Memorial Park to include two new pickleball courts.
Silers gather in Macon for 172nd ‘family meeting’
The Silers were at it again.
County to lease Higdon property to school system
After Macon County declared its intent to purchase the Higdon property earlier this year, there was some confusion as to how the property would be used.
