Not Enough Homes or Businesses Damaged in 2015 Christmas Holiday Storm to Qualify for State Assistance in Recovery

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety has notified Macon County that not enough damage was caused by the storms that struck Macon County over the Christmas holidays to qualify for state assistance. A press release from the Macon County Emergency Management and a copy of the memo from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety are posted for your convenience. Press Release Macon County Emergency Management Released Jan 29, 2016 Posted...

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2016 Mid-Year Review Begins Annual Budget Process for Macon County

The Macon County Commissioners held their annual mid-year budget review and budget work session on January 26, 2016. Video and supporting documents are posted in this article. A text play by posted from the meeting can be seen on Facebook. VIDEO MEDIA ROLL CALL (media outlets present at the meeting) Macon Media Macon County News and Shopping Guide WFSC-AM/WNCC-FM The Franklin Press Here is the agenda and the proposed calendar...

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Nathan Henry March 13, 1947 - January 11, 2016

Nathan Henry, of the Burningtown Community, was laid to rest on Sunday, January 17, 2016 in cemetery of Burningtown Baptist Church. He was born on May 13, 1947 and was drafted into the Army in Septmeber 1966 and was serving in Vietnam in February 1967. His unit was overrun by the NVA on July 12, 1967 and he was captured and held prisoner by the Vietnamese until March 5, 1973. He retired from the Army in 1974. Below are video and photos taken...

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Macon County Board of Education Changes Jan and Feb Meeting Times, Plans to Begin Meetings in Closed Session

JANUARY AND FEBRUARY MEETING DAYS CHANGED The Macon County Board of Education has rescheduled the Thursday, January 28th meeting of the board to Monday, February 1st and the meeting that was scheduled for Monday, February 22nd has been moved to Monday, February 29th. MEETING TIMES CHANGED All regular scheduled meetings of the school board in 2016 are to start at 6 pm with an Executive, or Closed, Session. The board will then come back into...

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County Commissioners to begin 2016/207 budget planning

The Macon County Commissioners will be holding their annual mid year budget review on Tuesday, January 26th at 1 pm and here is the meeting agenda and proposed budget calendar for the budget process. The meeting is open to the public. Here is the agenda and the proposed calendar for the budget planning process: Here is what the process looked like the last three times the commissioners met to begin the annual budget process: 2015 2014 2013 Macon...

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Macon County Commissioners January 2016 Regular Meeting Agenda

**update Jan 14th** Here is the video and a copy of the Hazard Mitigation Plan for Macon and Clay County that was approved during the meeting. VIDEO  (now with a Table of Contents and internal navigation between segments of the meeting for those without the intestinal fortitude to watch the whole meeting) During the meeting, commissioners approved a Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan for Macon and Clay Counties. A copy is currently available...

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Franklin Tourism Development Authority Regular January 2016 Meeting

The Franklin Tourism Development Authority met late yesterday afternoon in the lower level of the Franklin town hall for their regular January 2016 meeting. the board heard from the Financial Subcommittee and the Franklin Appalachian Trail Community Committee and voted to decline an advertising opportunity with Allison Outdoor Advertising. The video, public agenda and the agenda that is shared with the local media outlets are posted below....

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Sustainable trail work to start on the Upper Chattooga Wild and Scenic River

PRESS RELEASE National Forests in North Carolina 160A Zillicoa Street Asheville, NC 28801 Mike Wilkins (828) 524-6441 January 8, 2016 Gainesville, Ga. (January 8, 2016) - Beginning in December 2015, forest visitors may notice new signage and trail work at some access sites on the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River. These improvements are part of the continuing implementation of the 2012 Chattooga River final decisions. "Boaters, hikers...

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Franklin Aldermen -- January 2016

The Franklin Town Board of Aldermen met last night for their first meeting of 2016. The full video is posted below and has a Table of Contents that will allow you to navigate to segments within the video if you have neither the time nor the intestinal fortitude to sit through the whole thing. You may wish to pause the video after the Table of Contents appear to choose what segment you wish to watch. In order to return to the Table of Contents...

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