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For nine years, Ed McCloskey has been the go-to guy at American Legion Post 370 in Highlands.

Highlands is preparing to welcome the annual shrimp boil fundraiser for Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park on Saturday, July 15. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the dinner will start around 6 p.m.

Highlands Mayor Pat Taylor gave the crowd at his most recent “Coffee with the Mayor” program an inside look at the town’s 2023-24 operating budget and offered his thoughts on the most recent Macon

The Bascom Center for Visual Arts threw open its doors on Saturday, and the response was a packed house for an art-filled Community Day.

Mountain Theatre Company has introduced a new Rush Ticket policy. On the day of each performance, a select number of seats will open one hour before the show for $30 each.

Elizabeth Byrum, senior policy analyst of early childhood education with NC Child, addressed a crowd at the  Highlands Community Building with concerns about early childcare.

There is no official attendance number for Highlands’ Fourth of July celebration.

But unofficially, the 2023 festivities were quite possibly the best attended ever.

The Highlands Biological Foundation will present an upcoming Zahner Conservation Lecture, featuring esteemed geologist and author Bill Jacobs.

For the 18th time the Mountaintop Rotary Arts and Crafts Show brought throngs of art enthusiasts to Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park for a two-day run over the weekend.

After years of relying strictly on volunteers, the Highlands Fire Department is bringing on six new, full-time staff members.