Mayor on Duty
The Highlands Town Board meets tonight at 7 p.m. at the Highlands Conference Center next to the ball field. Like in the past, the June meeting is one of the biggest meetings of the year. […]
Month: June 2019
Woodruff comes through for Highlands Fire & Rescue Department
Jane Woodruff has done it again. Thanks to her years of philanthropic work Highlands has a civic building at the Rec Park, a hospital, and a post office. Now Highlands is about to get a […]
A ‘green’ link from Highlands to Cashiers
A Greenway connecting Highlands and Cashiers is a lofty concept but there are folks who think it’s worth a try. In recent weeks, Mayor Pat Taylor has met with various members of the communities to […]
Author Diane McPhail will be Guest Speaker at TLC’s Celebration of Education
Diane McPhail will be the guest speaker at The Literacy Council’s Celebration of Education on June 23. McPhail is a local writer, artist, art therapist, retreat leader, teacher, and minister. She holds an M.A. in […]
County and towns to get Airbnb room tax proceeds
Like homeowners, Macon County stands to profit from Airbnb’s success. Over a 19-month period, Macon County has collected $178,000 in occupancy taxes paid by Airbnb, Inc. on behalf of homeowners who have rented their property […]
Highlands Hurricanes outswim Jackson County Swim Team at home
The Highlands Hurricanes were joined by the Jackson County Swim Team on Thursday, June 13. The Hurricanes scored 726 to JCST’s 195. The Hurricanes set 55 Personal Records (PR’s), 3 Team Records, 2 Pool Records […]
Highlands School Academic Awards Banquet Class of 2019
Highlands School held the Academic Awards and Scholarship Banquet last month in honor of the Class of 2019’s academic achievements. Scholarship Recipients American Red Cross—Mattson Gates Art & Angela Williams Award–Jesus Damian Clemente & Grace […]
Highlands High School Field Day 2019
Last month at the end of testing Highlands High School students spent the afternoon signing yearbooks, and cutting loose at the end of the school year. Editor’s Note: You didn’t see last year’s Field Day? […]
Hospice House Foundation of WNC within $650,000 of campaign goal
Hospice House Foundation of WNC (HHFWNC), being well on its way to closing the gap to its $4.5 million Campaign goal, broke ground on a 6-bed Hospice House in Franklin, N.C. on February 22, 2019. […]
Blue Ridge School Summer Soccer Camp wraps up successful week
Last week Blue Ridge School held their inaugural 3-day summer soccer camp, with 20 children from second through eighth grade learning the fundamentals of the game. Coach Nick Pressler said he’s trying to get players […]