‘Biggest election we’ve ever had’: Macon gets ahead of illegal signs, voter intimidation, misinformation

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Wednesday, 18/09/2024

Macon County officials held a press conference last week to address illegal political signs and get ahead of some misinformation that has been circulating about absentee voting in the county. 

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Hung jury leads to mistrial in police-involved wrongful death case

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Thursday, 16/02/2023

After a seven-day trial and several hours of jury deliberations, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina failed to return a verdict in the case of a Macon County Sheriff’s Deputy who shot and killed a Macon County man nearly five years ago.

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