Two suspects were arrested yesterday following the theft of a vehicle from one location, an attempted larceny at another location and a breaking and entering at a third location. An out-of-town homeowner called to report […]
Highlands varsity girls basketball team took the win against Hiwassee Dam at home on Tuesday in the first round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) basketball playoffs with a final of 66-43. […]
Before accepting the February Town Board agenda as written which was item #3 – Review and Approve the Agenda – Commissioner Marc Hehn asked to move item #15 – Request for Reimbursement for Attorney Fees […]
After the Feb. 1 Town Board work session on short-term rentals, the board came away thinking it needed another legal view concerning the Planning Board’s recommended changes to the UDO as they apply to STRs. […]
At the February Town Board meeting, the Board of Commissioners again considered two items regarding document requests Commissioner Marc Hehn has made of the town. His requests involved copies of the red-line version of the […]
An overdose at the Jackson County Detention Center on December 25, 2021 initiated an investigation and resulted in the arrest of Former Detention Officer Patty Stillwell and the investigation The inmate was transported to Harris […]
This afternoon the public hearing concerning the Highlands Planning Board STR recommendations will begin at 5 p.m. at the Highlands Community Center. A signup list will be at the door for folks wishing to speak. […]
Highlands girls varsity basketball team won the Little Smoky Mountain Conference tournament championship on Thursday on the road against Hiwassee Dam with a final of 55-32. Highlands won the first round of the LSMC tournament […]
Highlands varsity boys basketball team traveled to Hiwassee Dam for the Little Smoky Mountain Conference tournament championship last week and lost to the HD Eagles 88-44. It was the second time the Highlanders travelled to […]
Highlands advances to LSMC Tournament Championship Highlands boys and girls varsity basketball teams both won their first round of the Little Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament hosted by Hiwassee Dam on Tuesday and will head back […]
Want to attend not one, but two epic weekends on the Plateau in 2022? Here’s your chance. Purchase Bear Shadow tickets by Feb. 18, and you’ll be entered to win tickets for Highlands Food & […]
It doesn’t happen often, but several-consecutive days of below freezing temperatures following Winter Storm Izzy has frozen Lindenwood Lake on the North Campus of the Highlands Biological Station in January. Pictured below is an aerial […]
How many birds can you find from February 18-21? That’s the question the Highlands Nature Center is asking as they take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, and anyone can join. This global event, […]
The town board will hold its February meeting tonight at the Highlands Community Center next to the ball field. It will begin at 7 p.m. with public comment being the first agenda item. The agenda […]
By Highlands-Cashiers Hospital CEO Tom Neal With COVID-19 permeating every aspect of our lives these last two years, there’s hardly been a subject that has been more discussed than the COVID vaccine. I continue to […]