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Author: Kim Lewicki

Annual Highlands Fire & Rescue awards ceremony celebrates a year of service

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 2 Feb 2023
  • News

On Saturday night, the Highlands Fire & Rescue Dept. celebrated a year well done at its annual awards ceremony and banquet held at OEI’s Spring House.   Firefighters, spouses, and retired firefighters gathered for the […]

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Scaly Mountain bridge construction to take 2 years

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 2 Feb 20232 Feb 2023
  • News

No detours necessary for replacing bridge on N.C. 106 By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper An 84-year-old bridge on N.C. 106 in Macon County is in the process of being replaced with a modern structure that […]

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Proposed ABC Store façade will be reminiscent of the old fire station

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 2 Feb 2023
  • News

By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper ABC Store representatives, Manager Kevin Vinson and President of the board Steve Mehder, returned to the Town Board in January to present a rendition of the proposed ABC Store in […]

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STRs brought up during public comment period at Highlands TB meeting

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 2 Feb 20232 Feb 2023
  • News

By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper The short-term rental issue was brought to the forefront on Jan. 19 when Cathy Henson, president of the Highlands Neighborhood Coalition, spoke during the public comment period. Except for the […]

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Electric vehicle charging stations move one step closer to Highlands

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 2 Feb 2023
  • News

By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper With construction specifics in hand, moving forward with electric vehicle charging stations in town is now in the Chamber of Commerce’s court. At the Highlands Town Board meeting on Jan. […]

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Highlands Attorney resigns

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 2 Feb 2023
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By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper On Friday, Jan. 27, Highlands Mayor Pat Taylor announced the resignation of Town Attorney JK Coward. James Kent Coward, Jr. of the law firm of Coward, Hicks and Siler who […]

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Man arrested for attempted robbery at Wells Fargo Bank

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 5 Jan 2023
  • News

On Dec. 13, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to an attempted bank robbery at Wells Fargo Bank on 107 south in Cashiers, N.C.  At 11:18 a.m., a masked Hispanic male, who spoke broken English, initiated an […]

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ABC Store looking for new digs; has sights on the Fire Dept. building

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 20 Dec 2022
  • News

The Highlands ABC Store has outgrown its space and it’s looking to the town for help. At December’s Town Board meeting earlier this month, ABC Store Manager Kevin Vinson and Chairman of the ABC Board […]

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Man tried to rob Wells Fargo in Cashiers

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 20 Dec 202220 Dec 2022
  • News

At 11:18 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13, an attempted robbery took place at the Wells Fargo Bank on 107 south in Cashiers. A masked Hispanic speaking male, who spoke broken English, initiated an attempted bank robbery […]

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A new Catholic church in Highlands will soon replace the old

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 20 Dec 202220 Dec 2022
  • News

Over the last 20 years most every church in the Highlands downtown area has been renovated or expanded except for the Catholic church – Our Lady of the Mountains on Fifth Street. But the time […]

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A look at the new PAC

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 4 Nov 20224 Nov 2022
  • News

The public was invited to the Performing Arts Center’s open house and ribbon cutting on Sept. 18 to see all the bells and whistles required of a first class, 21st century performance center. Below is […]

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‘A Wrinkle in Time’ to kick off new TYA program

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 4 Nov 2022
  • News

Lease extended through May for additional TYA spring performance – the last performance at The Playhouse Mountain Theatre Company is launching its new Theatre for Young Audiences program with “A Wrinkle in Time” set for […]

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Donors could make the NC 106 sidewalk a reality

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 6 Oct 2022
  • News

At the September Town Board meeting, Mayor Patrick Taylor said two donors had stepped up to potentially help finance the construction of a sidewalk on NC 106 from Spring Street to Happoldt Drive. Pictured at the top of the article […]

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Community urges BoE to repair soccer field at Highlands School

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 6 Oct 2022
  • News

Though the soccer field at Highlands School was heralded as a huge step forward for school soccer, it’s been plagued with environmental problems since its inaugural season the spring of 2009. Now, 13 years later, […]

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STRs won’t be amortized … for now

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 6 Oct 2022
  • News

At the September Town Board meeting, much to everyone’s surprise, the amortization of existing STRs in R1 and R2 was no longer on the table. The ordinance passed 4-1 with Commissioner Marc Hehn the dissenting […]

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