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Want to learn contra dancing?

There will be a contra dance class offered from 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin.  Contra dance is c...

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Traditional mountain dancing in Macon

An evening of traditional mountain dancing will be held from 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin.   The...

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Silers gather in Macon for 172nd 'family meeting'

The Silers were at it again.     For 172 years, they have held their Family Meeting in Macon County. Do not call it a reunion — although tec...

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Want to learn contra dancing?

There will be a contra dance class offered from 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday, June 3, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin.  Contra dance is co...

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Franklin launches 'ArtFest'

Uptown Gallery’s “ArtFest” will be held Aug. 11-13 at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin.  The event will benefit art programs in Macon...

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Vaccine availability increases

Vaccine availability increases
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Watch now: Inside Decatur's operation to give COVID vaccines to dozens of health workers


DECATUR — Danielle Heckwine, 34, arrived two hours before she could get a COVID-19 vaccination. “I was here at 10 o’clock,” she said.
Heckwine was the first one in line to receive the immunization on Wednesday afternoon during the Macon County Health Department’s Drive-Through COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at an outbuilding on the Decatur Airport property.
“I’m an in-home health care aide. I take care of a elderly man,” Heckwine said. “I wanted the shot. I didn’t want to take a chance.”
Wednesday afternoon was devoted to administering the first of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to health care workers. Those getting vaccinated included doctors, nurses, respiratory technicians, dentists and hygienists, nursing assistants, assisted living facility staff, long-term care facility staff, group home staff, home caregivers, and EMS workers.

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Another COVID cluster reported in North Carolina, this one at 911 center, officials say


Another COVID cluster reported in North Carolina, this one at 911 center, officials say
Simone Jasper, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Dec. 24—Several coronavirus cases are tied to an emergency call center, marking another cluster of infections in Western North Carolina, officials say.
Five workers at the Macon County 911 Communication Center tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said Wednesday in a Facebook post.
The coronavirus cluster was reported days after another group of cases was announced within the local sheriff's office, McClatchy News reported. Six people who work for the department received positive COVID-19 test results, according to Macon County Public Health.

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