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Counties should loosen pursestrings To the Editor: It is totally baffling. At a time when the pandemic is pretty much out of control, vaccines are rolling out in larger numbers daily, our local officials seem oblivious to the urgency to develop a solution needed to save the lives of our local population and their constituents. Not addressing the issue will not make it go away. Macon County has amassed a contingency fund of over $23 million for a “rainy day.” Well, it could not be raining any harder in Macon County. Covid-19 cases are spiking, deaths are on the rise, and Macon Co...

Singer-songwriter Anna Victoria will perform from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, at Lazy Hiker Brewing in Franklin.  The performance is free and op...

Let a court decide Cawthorn’s accusations To the Editor: In your article, “Words matter: Rhetoric became rage in D.C. insurrection,” Rep. Madison Cawthorn admits that he cannot prove fraud in the presidential election, but is quoted as saying “...what I can prove is that the Constitution was definitely subverted and circumvented.” He does not share his proof so we, his constituents, can evaluate his position, but there is a larger question. For over 200 years, the courts — and especially the United State Supreme Court — have been the arbiters of constitutional question...

Help clean up the Tuckasegee River with Trout Unlimited at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30.  The group will meet at the church parking lot near the Webs...

Rathbone hired for state ag role Waynesville resident Kaleb Rathbone is now serving as an assistant commissioner to N.C. Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, overseeing Western N.C. agricultural programs and small farms.  Rathbone most recently served as director of the Research Stations Division, leading the state’s 18 research stations scattered from the mountains to the coasts. Prior to that he was superintendent of the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville for nearly eight years and served as that station’s research specialist for more than five years. He replaces Bil...