In November, it was announced that Cinven will bring TaxAct and Drake Software, a Cinven portfolio company, together over time under a new holding company, creating a leading, full-service tax ...

Bryant’s Antique Mall has moved to downtown Franklin and was welcomed by the Franklin Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting celebration. Located at 71 E. Main Street in historic downtown Franklin, ...

At the May regular meeting of the Jackson County Board of Education, Meagan Crews, LCSW, Director of Behavioral Health for Jackson County Public Schools, gave an update on Project AWARE. In September ...

At the final work session in 2022 of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners, Tiffany Henry, Economic Development Director, presented the board with a “good news update” of the expansion of two ...

The Macon County Public Library, as well as the Nantahala Library and the Hudson Library in Highlands, operates under a regional agreement with the Board of County Commissioners from Jackson, Macon, ...

Hospice House Foundation of WNC (HHFWNC), whose mission is to construct an in-patient hospice facility in Franklin to serve the residents of far western North Carolina and northeastern Georgia, has ...

District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch today announced that she intends to seek a third term in office. Welch, 42, a Republican, has been top prosecutor since 2016 for the state’s seven westernmost ...

With 56.47 percent (15,793 out of 27,966 registered voters) of registered voters casting their ballots in Macon County, voters elected the first fully Republican Board of Commissioners in the county’s ...

Western North Carolina hosted the Nikwasi-Cherokee Cultural Heritage Corridor Pilgrimage. The three-day event was held in conjunction with the 25 th Annual Trail of Tears Association Conference & ...

Franklin, NC – Congratulations to Angel Medical Center’s 2021 Colleague of the Year Award recipients Cara Smith, Administrative Supervisor, and Bridget Houston, Environmental Services. Their awards ...

At their regular session meeting this week, Jackson County Commissioners were presented with a gift from Foundation Forward, Inc. David Streater and Ron Lewis from the nonprofit organization presented ...