Press Photo/Thomas Sherrill - Sen. Kevin Corbin takes the oath of office for his third term in the N.C. Senate. With his ...

Two Macon County Special Olympians have won gold in state competition. For the past few years, Jason Hedrick and Eric Hall ...

Panther women’s wrestling continues to break ground. Having earned the team’s first-ever dual team win Dec. 10, Franklin’s ...

Press photo/Thomas Sherrill - Carroll Daniel has started site preparation for the new Franklin High School. In the weeks ...

Ryan Hanchett - [email protected] While it didn’t reach the level of a Christmas miracle, motorists in Highlands ...

The Macon County Planning Board is slated to discuss the Lake Emory Dam at its Jan. 2 meeting. This follows a request made in ...

Panther Pit gets send-off After 75 years, the Panther Pit received a proper send-off this year. When county leaders ...

Recent tensions and finger-pointing between Macon County Schools officials and Highlands School construction officials ...

After weeks of anticipation, shopping and wrapping gifts, school and church programs, decorating and cooking, Christmas ...

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Press photo/Will Woolever - Isaiah Baldwin (left) and Jonah Brant swim the 100-yard breaststroke at Highlands Dec. 20. Halfway through the season, Panther swim and dive has not lost a meet. On Dec.