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Dillsboro Creative Arts Center’s Annie Jacobsen shapes glass using repurposed energy at last year's event. The Bascom will host Community Day on July 3 starting at 11 a.m. Photo courtesy of The Bascom

Dillsboro Creative Arts Center’s Annie Jacobsen shapes glass using repurposed energy at last year's event. The Bascom will host Community Day on July 3 starting at 11 a.m. Photo courtesy of The Bascom

The Bascom hosts annual Community Day on July 3

The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, will host its annual Community Day on Friday, July 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on its six-acre campus at 323 Franklin Road. The event is free and open to the public.
Carolina Brotherhood bikers take off from Highlands Fire and Rescue en route to Franklin on their Thursday route encompassing 65.6 miles. Photo by Mitch Stone

Carolina Brotherhood bikers take off from Highlands Fire and Rescue en route to Franklin on their Thursday route encompassing 65.6 miles. Photo by Mitch Stone

Carolina Brotherhood rides through Plateau on 442 mile journey

Carolina Brotherhood, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit made up of emergency responders and their families from North and South Carolina, cycles across the Carolinas each year on a different route to meet the families and friends of fallen responders while raising money to support them.
Fireworks erupt over Lake Glenville while boats watch from the water during a previous Fireworks Over Lake Glenville celebration. Photo courtesy of Friends of Lake Glenville

Fireworks erupt over Lake Glenville while boats watch from the water during a previous Fireworks Over Lake Glenville celebration. Photo courtesy of Friends of Lake Glenville

July 4th celebrations across the Plateau honor America at 250

The Plateau will celebrate Independence Day all weekend, with Cashiers, Highlands and Glenville hosting events from Friday through Sunday.
Photo courtesy of Marianne Smith - Volunteers help unwrap the rope used to transfer floating docks to shore, where they are lifted by Bryan Simon’s crane.

Photo courtesy of Marianne Smith - Volunteers help unwrap the rope used to transfer floating docks to shore, where they are lifted by Bryan Simon’s crane.

Lake Glenville Clean-Up returns June 6 to clear debris

Mitch Stone - Reporter@HighlandsNews.comSpring rains typically cause litter, branches and even dock floats to end up in Lake Glenville.
Press photo/Shelby Powell - Philip Curcuru (left) and Andrew Chmar of the Hudson Library Foundation outline a request for renovations at the Hudson Library.

Press photo/Shelby Powell - Philip Curcuru (left) and Andrew Chmar of the Hudson Library Foundation outline a request for renovations at the Hudson Library.

Commissioners hear fire tax, library budget requests

Shelby Powell - Reporter The Macon County Board of Commissioners met Thursday, May 21, to hear from county fire departments and other entities about the pro- posed 2026-27 budget. The board continued the discussion on Tuesday, May 26.
Photo by Mitch Stone - The Board of Commissioners hears from Town Attorney Nick Tosco on the proposed amendment to the solicitation ordinance.

Photo by Mitch Stone - The Board of Commissioners hears from Town Attorney Nick Tosco on the proposed amendment to the solicitation ordinance.

Highlands bans solicitation on B-1 town property

Mitch Stone - Reporter@HighlandsNews.com The Town of Highlands Board of Commissioners met for a special meeting on Tuesday, May 26, to discuss whether to approve an amendment to the town’s solicitation ordinance.N.C.G.S.
Highlander graphic

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District or at-large voting?

Members  of  the Macon County Planning Board met last week to discuss creating voting districts with fairer representation in county government.The May 7 meeting began with the swearing in of new member Larry Lackey.
Photo courtesy of The Village Green of Cashiers - The Village Green typically hosts The Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival each year, featuring 100 artisan vendors who sell handcrafted wood, pottery, jewelry and other fine arts.

Photo courtesy of The Village Green of Cashiers - The Village Green typically hosts The Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival each year, featuring 100 artisan vendors who sell handcrafted wood, pottery, jewelry and other fine arts.

A year-round hub for concerts and community events

The Village Green of Cashiers is a 13.2-acre park located in the heart of Cashiers, serving as a central community space for everyday activities, festivals and events.
Macon County tax administrator Abby Braswell discusses the process for the coming 2027 reappraisal. The process will result in Macon County property values being adjusted to more accurately reflect market price.

Macon County tax administrator Abby Braswell discusses the process for the coming 2027 reappraisal. The process will result in Macon County property values being adjusted to more accurately reflect market price.

2027 revaluation approaches

"Three years after the last property tax reappraisal in 2023, Macon County is preparing for a new valuation which is likely to raise the taxable values of most county properties, county tax administrator Abby Braswell said.