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Highlands Mayor Patrick Taylor announced that a Highlands Town Hall employee tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. All of the town hall’s employees -…
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Macon County continues to have the highest concentration of COVID-19 cases in Western North Carolina. BPR takes a deeper look at one of the…
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Macon County now has the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 proportionately in the Blue Ridge Public Radio listening area. At the end of May, Macon…
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Macon County reported just three positive cases of COVID-19 for 12 weeks. On Friday, Macon County Public Health has announced 42 positive cases have been…
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On Monday, the first case of COVID-19 in Western North Carolina was confirmed in a patient that is isolating in Macon County after visiting Asheville. The…
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Today is the Nantahala National Forest’s 100th birthday! The forest was established on January 29, 1920 by President Woodrow Wilson. Nantahala is the…
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It’s no secret that access to internet in western North Carolina is a big problem. A recent study found that 73% of people in the area find that their…
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The remote, Western North Carolina town of Highlands is known for its leafy mountains, tony shops and pricey living. Only 941 people claimed it as their…
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Highlands-Cashiers Hospital will stick with Mission through its potential sale to Hospital Corporation of America.The regional hospital had an “unwind”…
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North Carolina’s so-called ‘Brunch Bill’ gives local governments the option of allowing alcohol sales as early as 10 a.m. on Sundays, instead of the usual…