Running for re-election Tuesday, Nov. 5 are Commissioners, John Dotson, Eric Pierson, and Brian Stiehler. Opposing them are Marc Hehn, Nick McCall, Michael Rogers, and Hank Ross. There are three seats open on the board. […]
On Sat., Oct. 12, Highlander Ran Shaffner was named 2019 Historian of the Year by the North Carolina Society of Historians at its 77th Annual Awards Ceremony on the Davidson College campus. “For Dr. Shaffner’s […]
Running for re-election Tuesday, Nov. 5 are Commissioners, John Dotson, Eric Pierson, and Brian Stiehler. Opposing them are Marc Hehn, Nick McCall, Michael Rogers and Hank Ross. Each candidate has been asked to answer six […]
Running for re-election Tuesday, Nov. 5 are Commissioners, John Dotson, Eric Pierson and Brian Stiehler. Opposing them are Marc Hehn, Nick McCall, Michael Rogers and Hank Ross. Each candidate has been asked to answer six […]
Two years ago, candidates running for Highlands Town Board ran unopposed. This year there will be seven candidates on the ballot – three incumbents and four contenders. Running for re-election are Commissioners, John Dotson, Eric […]
At the beginning of the school year, the NC Dept. of Public Instruction releases data outlining schools’ accountability growth as it applies to Math and Reading for the previous school year – in this case […]
The Elizabeth Wright Prince House on the hill next to the skate park was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U.S. Department of the Interior on April 17, 2017. To acknowledge […]
After a lot of back and forth between NC Highway Patrol and the NC Department of Transportation, it looks like there is some real movement to curtail if not eliminate tractor-trailers on the Gorge Road. […]
At its August meeting, the Macon County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to allocate $60,000 to the renovation and expansion of the Highlands Performing Arts Center (PAC). The allocation will be a two-year commitment from […]
The Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center relies mostly on “room tax” allocations to operate and promote Highlands – and every year the pot of gold gets bigger and bigger. Its fiscal year is […]