At a special called Planning Board work-session meeting Tuesday night, the board tried to put the finishing touches on the short-term rental ordinance they last worked on in December. Except for a couple of items, […]
At the October Town Board meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to accept Hotwire Communications’ contract as the closed system provider of the town’s broadband highway known as Highlands Smart Cities Network. The town officially sealed the […]
Town Attorney suggests grandfather status for vested STRs After being served with a lawsuit by Save Highlands regarding the town’s Aug. 24 decision to ban Short-term Rentals in R1 on Jan. 3, 2022, the commissioners […]
They ask commissioners to rescind hasty decision to ban STRs in R1 Unlike most of the public comments made at the August Highlands Town Board meeting against short-term rentals in the R1 zone, at the […]
At Thursday’s Town Board meeting, the Highlands Chamber of Commerce got permission to host a Snow Festival in K-H Founders Park Saturday, Jan. 29 complete with a slide and tubed merry-go-round both of which are […]
Since Tuesday, Aug. 24, a committee calling itself Save Highlands has galvanized support from homeowners and businesses to fight the town’s recent decision to ban short-term rentals in Highlands’ R1 district effective Jan. 3, 2022. […]
Bears are part of the scenery here in Highlands and they are dear to most everyone’s hearts. So, when an injured bear appears to be suffering, people get involved. Sadly, on Aug. 27, a severely […]
There are two sides to every story and Short-term Rentals are no exception. Here and across the country people are vehemently for or against them for a myriad of reasons. Though on the agenda as […]
On Monday, Highlands Mayor Pat Taylor announced that Town Hall is closed to the public due to a COVID outbreak. Several employees have tested positive for the virus. The mayor said specialty cleaning equipment is […]
Some things will be different the when the 2021-’22 Highlands school year begins on Monday, Aug. 23 and some things will be the same. For the first time in … well, a really, long time, […]
At a special called Town Board meeting Monday, commissioners voted unanimously to require masks be worn by employees and visitors inside any town facility, effective immediately. Those facilities include: Town Hall, the Community Building, the […]
A contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation recently started a safety project along a stretch of Highlands Road in Macon County that should have long-lasting benefits for residents and visitors. The project is funded […]
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. […]