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Pat Allen, owner of Pat Allen Realty Group, keeps her business local and prides herself on customized client services.

Pat Allen, owner of Pat Allen Realty Group, keeps her business local and prides herself on customized client services.

Allen is fiercely independent

Dan Brown
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Local Realtor Pat Allen takes her independence seriously.  She is intent on keeping her local business an independent entity, resisting any and all overtures about becoming part of a larger, corporate enterprise.  “I want Pat Allen Realty Group to be independent,” she said.
Jimmy Lowe, of Highlands, accompanied by his wife Nancy and his Blue Ridge Lodge 435 brethren, received his 50 years of service award as a veteran and Freemason during a recent ceremony at Zachary Park.

Jimmy Lowe, of Highlands, accompanied by his wife Nancy and his Blue Ridge Lodge 435 brethren, received his 50 years of service award as a veteran and Freemason during a recent ceremony at Zachary Park.

Lowe honored for his service

Dan Brown
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Jimmy Lowe, 82, a Highlands native, former Highlands Fire and Rescue Fire Chief and a Free Mason, was honored for his 50 years of service to the Blue Ridge Lodge 435. The ceremony was held on Sept. 25 at Zachary Park on Buck Creek Road due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns.
Students wait to receive a COVID-19 test at Highlands School. The testing program is being administered by the Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation.

Students wait to receive a COVID-19 test at Highlands School. The testing program is being administered by the Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation.

HCHF continues COVID-19 testing effort

News Staff
Thursday, October 15, 2020
The Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation has successfully funded COVID-19 testing at Highlands School, Blue Ridge School and Summit Charter School to maximize the safety of in-person learning and minimize the risk of community spread. The testing program began in September at each school location.
A COVID-19 cluster was identified within the Macon County Sheriff's Office on Oct. 1.

A COVID-19 cluster was identified within the Macon County Sheriff's Office on Oct. 1.

COVID-19 cluster identified at MCSO

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, October 8, 2020
The Macon County Public Health Department identified a cluster of COVID-19 cases connected to the Macon County Sheriff’s Office on Oct. 1. A cluster is defined as a group of five or more cases associated with one specific location, event or organization.
A potential employee housing complex will be back on the Town of Highlands board agenda on Oct. 15.

A potential employee housing complex will be back on the Town of Highlands board agenda on Oct. 15.

HCH housing plan under review

Dan Brown
Thursday, October 8, 2020
The future of employee housing on the Highlands Cashiers Hospital campus may hang in the balance of some Highlands Commissioners’ lack of trust in HCA. During its Thursday, Oct.
Andy Chmar, president of the Hudson Library board, and Glenda Bell, president of Mountain Findings, admire the handiwork performed on the Hudson Library’s Main Street entrance that has experienced drainage issues for years.

Andy Chmar, president of the Hudson Library board, and Glenda Bell, president of Mountain Findings, admire the handiwork performed on the Hudson Library’s Main Street entrance that has experienced drainage issues for years.

Drainage issue fixed in front of Hudson Library

Dan Brown
Thursday, October 8, 2020
In what Hudson Library Board President Andy Chmar called, “a total team effort,” the longstanding drainage problem at the library was resolved in August.

Arrest made in Highlands theft case

News Staff
Thursday, October 8, 2020
On Wednesday, Sept. 30 officers with the Highlands Police Department made an arrest of Sierra Jenkins, 29, of Franklin, in connection with a theft of guest property at a Highlands Hotel and Resort  According to a statement from the Highlands Police Department, on Sept.
The Highlands Park and Recreation Department will reconfigure two tennis courts located at the rec center to six new pickleball courts, following approval by the town board.

The Highlands Park and Recreation Department will reconfigure two tennis courts located at the rec center to six new pickleball courts, following approval by the town board.

Additional pickleball courts approved

Dan Brown
Thursday, October 1, 2020
The Highlands Board of Commissioners recently approved the expansion and redesign of two tennis courts into six pickleball courts, doubling its size from the current three outdoor courts at the Highlands Recreation Center.