Earlier today the MCSO responded to the Nantahala area after a body was discovered in a vacant field.
Read More »Macon County Jail suspends visitation due to COVID-19
Due to an increase in Covid exposures in our facility, the Macon County Sheriff’s Office is suspending
Read More »Trump endorses Burt Jones for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
JACKSON – Today, September 2, 2021, President Donald J. Trump endorsed conservative candidate Burt
Read More »FDA fully approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been
Read More »MVI Roundabout creates safer intersection for students
After nearly ten years and what was initially requested as a two-week daily assignment for deputies,
Read More »Investigation concludes on recent murder-suicide in Franklin
As reported in a previous press release, deputies with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office responded
Read More »Traffic Stop Results in the Arrest of Two Men and Approximately 16 Grams of Methamphetamine Seized
On August 5, two detectives with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office were out conducting a routine patrol
Read More »Macon Sheriff’s Office respond to machete incident
On Sunday, August 8, 2021, Macon County Deputies responded to 441 South area of the county where a person
Read More »Guzman Arrested on a Variety of Drug Charges
On July 1, following an investigation which was initiated following tips from the public, the Macon County
Read More »Body found in Nantahala Lake
MACON COUNTY, NC – On Tuesday, July 27, the MCSO, NC Wildlife officers, Macon County Emergency
Read More »Franklin man enters a guilty plea for drug trafficking
District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said a Franklin man will spend 70 to 96 months in prison for his
Read More »Franklin man admitted to sexually abusing a child
District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said a Franklin man admitted this week in court to sexually abusing
Read More »Franklin man admits to break in and sexual assault
A Franklin man admitted in Macon County Superior Court to forcing his way into a woman’s house and
Read More »COVID-19 Cases Declining Rapidly in North Carolina Long-Term Care Settings
RALEIGH — New COVID-19 cases in North Carolina long-term care facilities have declined rapidly in the
Read More »New K9 making a diffence for Macon County Sheriff’s Office
MACON COUNTY, NC – After only being “sworn in” for less than two months, K9 Jax is already
Read More »Two arrested on child pornography charges in Macon County, NC
MACON COUNTY, NC – Two investigations and subsequent arrests in cases that were first initiated
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