During the public comment period of the July Town Board meeting, commissioners heard from Bob Irwin concerning Short-term Rentals, (see story above) from Dennis Wilson about renovating the Community Building kitchen and from Dr. Scott […]
Finally, there is light at the end of the tunnel concerning Hotwire coming online as a system-wide broadband provider for Highlands. At Thursday night’s Town Board meeting, Town Manager Josh Ward asked IT Director Matt […]
Like the Planning Board on Tuesday, on Thursday night, the Town Board got a look at the Comprehensive Community Plan – a plan that the state wants all municipalities with zoning to adopt by 2022. […]
A new home for the Fire & Rescue Department has been in the works for about three years, and now that construction is underway people have lots of questions. The foremost question is “Why does […]
At a special Planning Board meeting Tuesday night, board members and four citizens who turned out for the meeting got a chance to ask questions, make comments and voice concerns about the draft Highlands Community […]
The pickleball courts at the Highlands Rec Park were bustling with players at the official ribbon cutting of the new court system on June 28. “I am amazed at the turnout for pickleball,” said Mayor Pat […]
The June Planning Board meeting was short; mostly cleaning up verbiage in the Unified Development Code, until Chairman Brad Armstrong invited the public to participate. Since “Review of the Draft Community Plan” was on the […]
Though somewhat confusing, since the Highlands Historic Village campus on N. 4th Street has been open for numerous years, the recent Grand Opening referred to the opening of the revitalized exhibits inside – exhibits that […]
Citizens on the west side of Highlands woke up on the morning of July 5 with no power. Did the incredible fireworks that reverberated through town even after the official display was over cause the […]
Seven years ago, when Evans Crews was diagnosed with melanoma, her daughters took it personally and decided to fight right along with her. Though Evans’ fight entailed targeted chemotherapy, Attie and Callie took the artistic […]
Draft Plan Virtual Public Meeting tonight from 6-7 p.m. As comprehensive plans go, the Highlands Community Plan has moved along at record pace. In July 2020, when the town learned the state had mandated a […]
Very little has changed since the FY ’21-’22 budget was finalized in early May and again in late May when commissioners voted to hold the required public hearing prior to passage at the June Town […]
The Town of Highlands is now the first BearWise Certified Community in the state of North Carolina. Over the last few years, the town has worked hard and been proactive by following BearWise tactics when […]
Every year the board of the Mountain Findings Thrift Store disburses its proceeds to area nonprofits including the Town of Highlands Scholarship Fund whose total is disbursed among annual graduates. However, this year, in addition […]
Though the Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the town holds litter pick-ups a couple times a year, it’s clear twice a year isn’t enough. Highlands’ byways are consistently littered with garbage. At a recent […]