4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (466+ words) Swain County Manager Tommy Dills at a Sept. 1 commission meeting proposed the county purchase 67 Lakeview Drive, colloquially known as the airport property, for nearly $3 million. No tax increase would be necessary, he said, to finance the transaction. Commissioners appeared unanimously…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (911+ words) Jackson County Public Schools students have access to the N.C. Cardinal Student Access Initiative once again after the county withdrew from the program last year following concerns over its compliance with the Parents’ Bill of Rights. “As a former school librarian,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (287+ words) The town of Highlands will hold a public hearing on a proposed data center moratorium ordinance at the Thursday, Aug. 20, town commissioners meeting. The ordinance comes right on the heels of Macon County Commissioners’ vote to implement a one-year moratorium…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (335+ words) Macon County Commissioners passed an ordinance amendment meant to deter data centers from setting up shop. The county’s approach is markedly different from what other Western North Carolina local governments have done. Later in the meeting, Commission Chair Josh Young…...