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HCP tp present "Parallel Lives"

The Highlands-Cashiers Players will once again enthrall audiences with their performances of “Parallel Lives,” rocking stages Nov. 2-5 and Nov. 16-19.
Highlands Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kaye McHan and Mayor Patrick Taylor joined representatives from Fision by Hotwire for a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the Highlands office.

Highlands Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kaye McHan and Mayor Patrick Taylor joined representatives from Fision by Hotwire for a ribbon cutting ceremony in front of the Highlands office.

Fision by Hotwire opens

Fision by Hotwire held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new office in HIghlands last week.
The 2023 Leadership Highlands graduating class. Back row: Daryl Griswold, Carol Taylor, Chris Duffy, Margaret Shutze. Front row: Tim Dearth, Jerry Wilson, James Spencer, Keith Gilbert, Josh Bryson, Johanna Fein, Michelle Davis, Jane Jerry, and William Beck.

The 2023 Leadership Highlands graduating class. Back row: Daryl Griswold, Carol Taylor, Chris Duffy, Margaret Shutze. Front row: Tim Dearth, Jerry Wilson, James Spencer, Keith Gilbert, Josh Bryson, Johanna Fein, Michelle Davis, Jane Jerry, and William Beck.

Leadership Highlands graduates 2023 class

Leadership Highlands, a Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visit Highlands, NC community engagement program, recently recognized the graduates of the 2023 class.
The five new full-time firefighters from Highlands Fire and Rescue were officially pinned on Thursday night during a town board meeting.

The five new full-time firefighters from Highlands Fire and Rescue were officially pinned on Thursday night during a town board meeting.

New firefighters pinned at busy board meeting

The Highlands Town Board met Thursday and the agenda included approval of the final plat in Sunset Rock Estates Subdivision, the Highway 106 sidewalk, and accolades for local firefighters. Highlands Fire Chief Ryan Gearhart addressed the board regarding a contract with Macon County.
Any baseball players in grades 5-8 are encouraged to attend a family fun night at the Highlands baseball field at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

Any baseball players in grades 5-8 are encouraged to attend a family fun night at the Highlands baseball field at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.

Highlands to host baseball event

Highlands School is looking at bringing baseball back, initially offering baseball as a middle school sport to grow seeds for a program at Highlands.
One-stop early voting for the 2023 municipal election started Thursday.

One-stop early voting for the 2023 municipal election started Thursday.

Commissioner candidates gather for forum

The five candidates running for Highlands Board of Commissioners sat down together for a candidate forum sponsored by Highlanders for Good Government on Tuesday night.
Jordan Vaughn credits the staff at Highlands Cashiers Hospital for helping her regain quality of life while battling dystonia.

Jordan Vaughn credits the staff at Highlands Cashiers Hospital for helping her regain quality of life while battling dystonia.

Patient credits HCH for better quality of life

Jordan Vaughn, 22, has been battling dystonia and seizures since she was 14. However, Vaughn credits new treatment at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital with a better quality of life.
Highlands School expansion moved one step forward during the Oct. county commissioners meeting.

Highlands School expansion moved one step forward during the Oct. county commissioners meeting.

Highlands School project advances with new bid process

Months after the Macon County Board of Commissioners rejected the lone bid for one phase of the Highlands School renovation project due to inflated costs, the county will seek an alternative route forward. At its Oct.
A young couple gets more than they bargain for in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

A young couple gets more than they bargain for in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Rocky Horror Picture Show debuts

Come up to the lab and see what’s on the slab at Rocky Horror, Mountain Theatre Company’s latest production. Rocky Horror is a stage production paying homage to the sci-fi, horror, and low-budget b-movies of the mid 1900s.