The Town of Highlands could be 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 […]
Around 10 a.m. on May 21, a dog was attacked by a mama bear when it got too close to her cub. A woman walking her dog on Big Bear Pen Road near the water […]
Thanks once again to Art and Angela Williams, owners of the Old Edwards Hospitality Group, Highlands has another feather in its “Recreation Facilities” hat. The pool house has been completely renovated and is open for […]
On May 6, the Town of Highlands finalized its FY 2021-2022 budget – coming in at $28.4 million – up from FY ’20-’21’s $20.1 million. An unexpectedly good fiscal year means no tax hikes or fee increases […]
Daily we are reminded how globally connected the world is these days. Due to technology people can reach across the globe to do good, or to wreak havoc like the Ransomware attack that caused the […]
A couple of extra issues were on the budget workshop agenda last Thursday that didn’t have anything do to with navigating finances for FY 2021-2022. First, Town Attorney J.K. Coward presented the Town of Highlands […]
At the March 18 Town Board meeting, commissioners amended the town’s Code of Ethics to include a sixth element regarding disclosing closed session information to the public under the threat of censure. As outlined, the […]
Philanthropy in Highlands is historic. Joining Jane Woodruff, who helped make Highlands-Cashiers Hospital and the Highlands Civic Center a reality as well as paving the way for a Fire & Rescue complex, among other things, […]
Keeping the Sanitation Department in the black has always been a challenge for the Town of Highlands. Of its three enterprise funds – electric, water/sewer and sanitation – sanitation always needs a transfer of funds […]
At the Town Board annual retreat earlier this month, one of the last presentations was by Director of the Highlands Chamber of Commerce Kaye McHan. She outlined results of the Chamber’s annual retreat which took […]
Work to begin mid-March At last month’s Town Board meeting, Mayor Pat Taylor summarized NC DOT’s plan for milling, paving and striping Main and north and south 4th streets with work to begin mid-March. Taylor […]
At the January Town Board meeting, Commissioner Marc Hehn, after alluding to a verbal run-in with another commissioner, asked for information about the town’s Code of Ethics, indeed if the town had such a code. […]