Macon County Commissioners approved the NCDOT’s allocation of funds to help improve secondary roads for the 2013 fiscal year. District 14 DOT representatives presented the planned secondary road projects to county leaders on Tuesday saying Macon County would receive $565,374 for 2013. Part of those funds will go to finishing up projects scheduled for fiscal…
Tonight a special Salute to Veterans Ceremony will take place prior to the Franklin and Brevard Football game at the Panther Pit. During the ceremony Veterans will be honored and there will be special signing from Luke and Rhonda Bateman and Blue Ridge. Veterans will also be admitted into the ball game free. The Franklin…
The Asheville Citizen-Times is reporting a school here in the mountains that is growing in enrollment has again made the list as one of the best in the south. According to the U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Colleges 2013” rankings, WCU placed as 14th for public regional universities in the southern region that offer…
Macon County School Officials will take the next step in finding a new superintendent. The school board will hold a special meeting this afternoon at 4 p.m to select from the pool of applications about 10 prospective superintendents they want to interview. Leanne Winner, of the State School Board Association that is assisting in the…
The 59th annual Macon County Fair is in full swing this week and the Fair Office has announced the winners of Wednesday night’s hog shows. In the Performance Hog Show, the Grand Champion was Lindsay Owenby and the Reserve Champion was Julie Cooney. In the Market Hog Show, the Grand Champion was Holly Taylor and…
Plans to transform the Cowee School into a cultural heritage center in Macon County are moving along. On Tuesday, the Macon County Commission approved $69,000 to contract with a coordinator for the project and provide additional supplies and furnishings to help get the project started. The county has hired Stacy Guffey as the coordinator for…
