The Highlands Police Department is requesting information from the public in the following cases: HPD is asking for information on an incident of vandalism that occurred at the Highlands Skate Park at the Highlands Civic Center. During […]
Chestnut Hill of Highlands and Eckerd Living Center recently held parades on campus to give residents a chance to see family and friends since visitations were prohibited back in March because of COVID-19. Chestnut Executive […]
Due to their size, Highlands and Nantahala Schools are reopening Aug. 17 under different guidelines than the Franklin-area schools. During the Monday night Macon County School Board meeting, Superintendent of Macon County Schools Dr. Chris […]
I was gratified to see the Town Board vote at last Thursday’s meeting to require the wearing of face masks on all commercial sidewalks. Board members and I had been receiving concerns about people not […]
All students 5 days a week for Highlands & Nantahala The Macon County Board of Education sent out a survey to all parents on Wednesday to solicit input regarding how schools will be held this […]
Macon County Public Health announced today that a second Macon County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 has died. The person was over the age of 65 and had underlying health conditions. To protect the family´s privacy, […]
Commissioners came to a consensus at the July Town Board meeting on Thursday that the deadline for residential trash pickup customers to purchase bear-resistant toters remains fixed on Aug. 1, but enforcement will not begin […]
The road to Sunset Rock is often washed out from heavy rains making traveling to the top in a vehicle close to impossible. In an effort to maintain the road and smooth out some of […]
Encourages community members not to interrupt their care, and new provider and program enhances care in the community Planning for a disaster is one thing, but actually living it brings its real meaning home. This […]
Highlands Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an amendment to the Town’s Emergency Ordinance that mandates everyone wear face coverings on commercial sidewalks and inside businesses at yesterday’s monthly board meeting. The amendment went into effect […]
Nationally acclaimed painters from throughout the country set up their easels to capture the beautiful landscape and charming lifestyle of the North Carolina mountains at the 2020 Plein Air Festival that runs July 15-19. The […]
There has been a lot of controversy over whether or not “climate change” is real. Here in the mountains of western NC, we are only just now seeing some real changes with later autumns, earlier […]
Food banks in Highlands have had to adjust to the ‘new normal’ that came with life in a pandemic just like virtually everyone else. With the rise in unemployment over the last few months, food […]
NC Governor Roy Cooper paved the way for school superintendents to put a plan in place for when school starts Monday, Aug 17 – as concrete as can be expected given the mercurial virus. At […]