Lady Highlanders defeated by Murphy

The Lady Highlanders varsity volleyball team lost to Murphy on Aug. 16 in a clean sweep of 3 games to zero. The team’s next game is at 5 p.m. at home at Highlands School against […]

The community spirit of Highlands was alive and well this past Saturday evening. I saw it first hand as a runner in the Annual Twilight 5K Run. Under Derek Taylor’s leadership, this race has evolved […]

Town crews have finished painting the street lines and crosswalks in Highlands said Public Works Director Lamar Nix. Work began back in April but poor weather and a shortage of paint caused some minor delays […]

Highlands Fire and Rescue held its annual open house earlier this August. To add to the festivities, HFR celebrated its 65th year. Families and visitors were able to enjoy rides on the fire truck, listen […]

The USFS will be accepting objections from the public in regards to a proposal called the Southside Project that aims to create young forest growth or early successional habitat, on lands within the Nantahala Ranger […]

Wiley Sloan, husband of Rotary Club member Sarah Sloan, was the featured speaker at the meeting of the Rotary Club of Highlands on August 14, 2018. His talk covered a winter trip for the two […]

I appeared on WLOS News last week. The reporter was questioning me about a derogatory post that had been placed on the Facebook page of the Highlands Police Department. I stated that the Town of […]

Both the Highlands girls’ varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams started the season with a tough loss against Hayesville on Monday. Varsity lost 3 games to 0 and JV lost 2 games to 0. Before […]

Conditional Zoning hearing set for tonight’s Town Board meeting Despite the Planning Board’s three “yes” votes and one vote not to endorse the Performing Art Center’s expansion plan, the Zoning Board of Adjustment heard PAC’s case […]

Marlee McCall Beres, graduate of the Highlands School and daughter of Bert McCall, a member of Rotary Club of Highlands, was the featured speaker at the meeting of the Rotary Club of Highlands on August […]

Children ooo’d and ahh’d when they recently got the chance to meet a live corn snake, Sassafras, at the Hudson Library. Tori Duval, education outreach specialist at the Western North Carolina Nature Center, taught the […]

The Literacy Council hosted a first-time event, a Celebration of Education, on July 26 at Highlands Falls Country Club to raise funds for numerous educational programs throughout Macon County that the nonprofit operates. “We began […]

On July 26-29, 2018 11 members of the Highlands Hurricanes Swim Team traveled to Des Moines, Iowa for the Amateur Athletes Union (AAU) 2018 Junior Olympic Games (JO’s). The Hurricanes scored 454 points to place […]

We recently vacationed on the shores of the Florida Panhandle. It was wonderful to be with grandchildren and children. I never get away from Highlands where I do not stop to compare notes. The same […]

Highlands Playhouse is wrapping up 80 years of performances and staff and guests celebrated this anniversary on July 27. Dwight Bryant has spent 25 years at the Playhouse serving in a variety of roles including […]