Voter ID or no Voter ID… that is the question
Just before flipping the calendars to 2020, a Federal court ruled that voters in North Carolina will NOT have to show their ID during the 2020 March Primary… beyond that, it is yet to be […]
Author: Brittney Lofthouse
‘Gun Sanctuary’ debate comes to Macon County
On the heels of state vs. federal gun rights debates, gun owners are demanding that their local government leaders establish sanctuaries for gun rights. The “sanctuary” movement began last year in Illinois and quickly spread […]
Select Bank is coming to Highlands Entegra location
The Highlands Entegra Bank location will soon have a new owner. As part of the merger agreement between Entegra Bank and First Citizens Bank, three Entegra Bank locations, including the Highlands location, had to be […]
Primary election ballot will be full in March
Just 24 hours ahead of the filing deadline for the 2020 election saw candidates come out in droves for local elections. Macon County voters will head to the polls next year and cast their ballots […]
Meadows announces retirement; eyes position in Trump’s cabinet
Despite the United States House of Representatives passing articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump this week, Congressman Mark Meadows is confident enough in Trump’s potential for re-election that he announced he was retiring from […]
Who will fund Highlands kindergarten teacher: state or county?
The North Carolina Senate is in its second week of session and has yet to take up consideration of hearing a vote on overriding Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of the budget. With no vote, the […]
‘JAWbreaker’ accomplices still racking up charges
Just days after appearing in Superior Court in Macon County for drug charges stemming from the April 2018 “Operation JAWbreaker” arrest, James Steele was arrested and charged with felony possession of heroin and misdemeanor drug […]
Local legislators are fighting the opioid crisis
The opioid epidemic is devastating communities around the nation, including right here at home. Last week, the Macon County Sheriff’s Office Patrol unit was forced to deploy Narcan, a drug that reverses the effects of […]
Highlands Mayor Taylor urges support of ‘Fiber Act’
Rep. Corbin takes on his own party to fight for rural broadband expansion House Bill 431, also known as the FIBER ACT, would allow local governments to build broadband infrastructure and lease it to private […]
Municipal election filings are adding up
Filing for the 2020 municipal election opened on July 5 at noon and is already shaping up to be an interesting election season for both Highlands and Franklin. There are three seats open on the […]