North Carolina could see 110 people testing positive or presumptive positive for coronavirus by the end of the week, with cases reaching 4,000 by April 2, an epidemiologist at UNC-Chapel Hill said Monday. On Tuesday, […]
As of press time, of the 1,100 tests and 1,000 samples taken for COVID-19, there are 40 confirmed cases in North Carolina spanning 16 counties. A woman who was initially in self-isolation at Highlands Country […]
The Town of Highlands was placed under a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon by the Town Board adopting an emergency resolution. The emergency proclamation I have signed allows the Mayor and Board to make responses […]
Hillrie Marshall Quin, Jr., age 76, passed away at home in Highlands from Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma on March 12, 2020. Friends and family said Quin will be remembered for his love of nature and willingness to […]
Highlands Town Board of Commissioners held an emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon to proclaim a state of emergency (SoE) allowing town staff, law enforcement officers, and emergency personnel to implement the provisions necessary to address the […]
Editor’s Note: Below is a statement made by Summit Head of School Kurt Pusch on March 13. On March 14, Governor Roy Cooper announced the closure of all North Carolina public schools for at least […]
Jackson County Public Schools (JCPS) will begin the Child Nutrition Program on Tuesday, which will look similar to JCPS’ Summer Feeding Program, said Blue Ridge Early College Principal Tracie Metz. On Tuesday and Wednesday, a […]
Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad brought a victim to be airlifted from Blue Ridge School to Mission Hospital in Asheville after falling from a construction site in Glenville on Monday afternoon. GCRS responded to call at […]
Jackson County Public Schools announced earlier today that by agreement with the Governor’s Office, state superintendent, local superintendent, school board, and local health director, Jackson County Public Schools, NC is CLOSED March 16-30. This is a […]
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, I would like to advise that Macon County is and has been undertaking a diligent effort to ensure that our County is doing everything possible to maintain the health, […]