Mayor on Duty

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, […]

All Fontana Regional Library locations in Macon, Jackson, and Swain Counties, including Hudson Library in Highlands and Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library in Cashiers, will be closed to the public beginning Tuesday, March 17-31, although phone […]

The Town of Highlands announced the following closures today to limit the spread of COVID-19: Town Hall is closed to the public until further notice. All residents can make utilities payments with the Town utilizing […]

A New York resident that tested positive for COVID – 19 is being monitored and following isolation orders in Macon County. The test, conducted by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, is presumptively […]

Highlands Middle School girls soccer team hosted Summit on Wednesday and won 7-1. Highlands Coach Caleb Brown said the girls did a great job on the field. “The girls played wonderful, they all clearly knew […]

Over a dozen up-and-coming Kindergartners visited Highlands School on Wednesday and were given a tour by Principal Brian Jetter to check out their future classrooms and meet their teachers. Kindergarten Teacher Bonnylin Covey students are […]

Yesterday evening Governor Roy Cooper ordered all K-12 public schools in North Carolina to close for a minimum of two weeks in response to COVID-19. The Executive Order also bans gatherings of more than 100 […]