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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]