REACH of Macon County held its 5th annual American Girl Tea Party on Saturday, May 11 at the Holly Springs Baptist Church. The annual event, held each Mother’s Day weekend, is hosted by the staff of REACH as a fundraiser for the organization. “Today is meant to be a fun day for women of all…
A Franklin man accused of unthinkable crimes against children has been indicted on 56 counts. Christopher Lee Burk, of Franklin, appeared before a special called session of the Macon County Grand Jury on Monday. During this session, investigators with the MCSO and State Bureau of Investigation provided testimony against the defendant. Deputies have now served…
North Carolina Law Enforcement Officers who lost their lives in the line of duty last year were remembered in Franklin Friday during a Memorial Service at Town Square. Congressman Mark Meadows shared his gratitude for all the officers that protect the citizens of Western North Carolina. “Each and every time I reach out in a…
It’s not a fast recovery, but the economy in western North Carolina is growing—this according to a new report out from the Center for Economic Research and Policy Analysis at Appalachian State University. The Asheville Citizen-Times reports for the second straight month, the WNC Economic Index has grown, indicating recovery after a bleak economic end…
Asheville-based Ingles Markets, Incorporated is reporting higher sales and net income for both the second quarter and entire first half of fiscal year 2013. Second quarter net sales rose $36.9 million to $918.6 million and net income increased to $8.1 million, compared with net income of $6.5 million for the prior year’s second quarter. For…
Cattlemen in Macon County and other parts of the mountains are now getting some help transporting livestock to the Western North Carolina Regional Livestock Center in Canton. The center, which opened in 2011, ended a five year hiatus in which in which the western mountains had no central place to conduct livestock trades. Representatives of…
