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Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Highlands Police Chief Andrea Holland spoke during the Community Coffee at Hudson Library last Friday.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Highlands Police Chief Andrea Holland spoke during the Community Coffee at Hudson Library last Friday.

Community Coffee event highlights HPD

Highlander Editor
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Community Coffee at Hudson Library with Highlands Mayor Patrick Taylor started back up again after taking a hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Shoplifter hits several stores on the Plateau

News Staff
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Local businesses are at the heart of the Highlands and Cashiers area, but in recent weeks multiple shops have been the victims of a shoplifter who has stolen thousands of dollars in merchandise. Around 3:50 p.m.
This year’s overall budget is $919,601 less that the previous year’s budget of over $28 million, but the general fund was increased by $285,307.00 with the addition of fiber lease payments in the general fund’s revenue.

This year’s overall budget is $919,601 less that the previous year’s budget of over $28 million, but the general fund was increased by $285,307.00 with the addition of fiber lease payments in the general fund’s revenue.

Town approves $27.39 million budget for FY 2022-23

News Staff
Thursday, June 23, 2022
The town of Highlands approved a $27,392,428.00 budget on Thursday during a regularly scheduled meeting, for the 2022-23 fiscal year. The overall budget was approved 4-1, with commissioner Marc Hehn opposing.

Rotary Club to raise money for recent HHS grad

News Staff
Thursday, June 23, 2022
The Highlands Rotary Club and the Highlands School Interact Club will be working in collaboration with one another to hold a fundraiser at the Rotary Club’s annual July fourth hotdog cookout to raise funds for a recent Highlands High School graduate, Seth Staffelbach.

Highlands local raising money to help his father

Highlander Editor
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Since getting in a car accident in 2019, life for Highlands local Austin Baty’s father, Scott, has never been the same. In an attempt to make his father’s life easier, Baty has started a GoFundMe, with $1,705 raised already. “In 2019, my father was in a car accident in Cashiers,” Baty said.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff There is a creek that runs through Hickory Knut Gap Road that sometimes floods to almost two feet deep. Residents like Duncan Greenlee have to drive through the creek daily.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff There is a creek that runs through Hickory Knut Gap Road that sometimes floods to almost two feet deep. Residents like Duncan Greenlee have to drive through the creek daily.

Scaly Mountain resident voices concern over poorly-maintained road

Highlander Editor
Thursday, June 23, 2022
For the past 43 years, Scaly Mountain resident Duncan Greenlee and his neighbors have dealt with an unmaintained road with a creek that runs through it.
Photo by Kaylee Cook/Staff A piece by Mary Muszynski in the Imaginary Landscapes: Stories from the American South exhibit.

Photo by Kaylee Cook/Staff A piece by Mary Muszynski in the Imaginary Landscapes: Stories from the American South exhibit.

Bascom set to host opening reception tonight

News Staff
Thursday, June 16, 2022
The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts will be holding a public exhibition reception on Thursday, June 16, from 5 - 6:30 p.m., to celebrate their current exhibits that will be on display, including three new summer exhibits that tie into the center’s current theme of place.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff The inside of the new PAC theater.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff The inside of the new PAC theater.

PAC nearing end of construction

Highlander Editor
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Almost a year after breaking ground on its new $11 million facility, the Highlands Performing Arts Center is nearing the end of construction. “I get chills every time I walk in here,” Highlands PAC director Mary Adair Trumbly said during a sneak peek of the new building.

15th annual Highlands Motoring Festival exceeds expectations

News Staff
Thursday, June 16, 2022
The 2022 Highlands Motoring Festival has come and gone once again, but not without drawing in thousands of participants to join in on the festivities. The festival, which celebrated its 15th year, was first conceptualized in 2006 and by 2007 it had its grand debut featuring a total of 114 cars.