Local Wiki
Macon County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners Boardroom (3rd Floor), Macon County Courthouse, 5 West Main Street, Franklin, NC 28734.
- Register of Deeds
- Todd Raby · 828.349.2095 · deeds@maconnc.org
- Agendas posted at
- https://maconnc.org/roster.html
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected for staggered four-year terms by residency district (Districts 1-3). Chairman: Gary Shields (District 2). Vice Chairman: Joshua "Josh" Young (District 2).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Towns (2)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (1)
- Macon County Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (11)
- Burningtown-Iotla Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc.
- Clarks Chapel Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
- Cowee Volunteer Fire/rescue, Inc
- Cullasaja Gorge Fire and Rescue, Inc.
- Franklin Fire And Rescue Department
- Highlands Fire & Rescue
- Mountain/Valley Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc.
- Nantahala Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc.
- Otto Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc.
- Sky Valley - Scaly Mountain Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Incorporated
- West Macon Fire and Rescue, Inc.
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Drainage (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026