The 2012 election is just around the corner and the Macon County Board of Elections is reminding voters of some important upcoming dates. • Deadline to register to vote is Friday, October 12. Voter registration forms must be postmarked or delivered in person by 5:00 p.m. for the November 6 General Election. • If you…
Members of the Silas McDowell Chapter, North Carolina Society of Sons of the American Revolution, are collecting items for homeless veterans in the region. The group is working with the Veterans Restoration Quarters (VRQ) in Asheville that serves veterans engaged in the Center’s residential program that includes housing, education and training programs, career preparation and…
Local officers arrest a Cherokee woman on multiple charges following an incident at the Franklin Walmart. Arrest reports filed by Franklin Police say 34-year old Marlena Loraine Toineeta was detained October 4 charged with three felony counts of obtaining property by false pretenses. She was also charged with misdemeanor larceny and resisting a public officer.…
After winning their season opener and competing closely against Wofford and Samford, the Western Carolina Catamounts have struggled in their last two against Furman and Georgia Southern. The Cats now 0-4 in the Southern Conference and 1-4 overall will look to get back in the win column this Saturday against a team that has also…
Macon County health officials say no clinics or hospitals in the county received any of the steroid medication used for spinal injections linked to a national outbreak of meningitis. There has, however, been a second patient in North Carolina diagnosed with meningitis after a spinal injection, according to the NC Department of Health and Human…
On Saturday, September 08, 2012, the community came together to raise funds for the Outpatient Medicine and Chemotherapy Treatment Expansion at Angel Medical Center in Franklin. “The community’s support of the Radiothon was overwhelming,” said Jim Bross, CEO and President of Angel Medical Center. “More than 200 people volunteered their time and talents to assist…
