Members of the Highlands Biological Foundation’s Board of Trustees and staff members dropped off lunch to the Highlands Police Department on Friday. HBF did so to recognize the diligent work of the HPD, especially during […]
Highlands Police Department began running manned checkpoints at most entrances to Highlands at the end of March to keep all nonessential visitors from entering Town. After a few days of daily checkpoints at varying times […]
Over the weekend, the law enforcement community bid farewell to one of their own – its first K9 Officer Ruby – who was laid to rest. She was 15 years old. Pictured at the top […]
Highlands School students got to see K-9s from the Highlands Police Department in action on Thursday demonstrating tracking and suspect apprehension, also called ‘bitework.’ K-9 Officers Hope and Xena performed the tasks for middle-school students […]
Highlands Police Officer Tim Fish was honored with a retirement party after last week’s Town Board meeting. He spent 30 years as a law enforcement officer working in Highlands, Franklin, and Macon County. Pictured at […]
The Town of Highlands hired Officer John Cherry for the position of Code/Animal Control Officer. Cherry began his second tour in Highlands on Feb. 7, 2019. Officer Cherry returns to the Highlands Police Department after […]
For more than a month now there have been a rash of breaking and enterings and burglaries at the Highlands Biological Center ranging from cash, tools, a motor vehicle and office and computer equipment. Highlands […]
Sept. 20 HPD received a call at 7:50 p.m. of a vehicle attempting to enter the underground garage at the Park on Main and the cargo box on the roof was too tall and would […]
Highlands Fire and Rescue is collecting items to help those affected by Hurricane Florence. HFR Assistant Fire Chief Robbie Forrester has organized drives like this before, six of them. “Because these people need help,” said […]