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Brent Holbrooks (center) celebrated with family and friends at Rathskeller on Tuesday night as election results showed him the winner in the race for Macon County Sheriff. He is pictured with his sister April Chastain and brother Eric Duvall. Photo by Mia Overton/The Franklin Press

Brent Holbrooks (center) celebrated with family and friends at Rathskeller on Tuesday night as election results showed him the winner in the race for Macon County Sheriff. He is pictured with his sister April Chastain and brother Eric Duvall. Photo by Mia Overton/The Franklin Press

2022 ELECTION RESULTS: Macon County elects new sheriff

News Staff
Thursday, May 19, 2022
With the close of the May primary election on May 17, Macon County now knows who its next sheriff will be. Brent Holbrooks was the top vote-getter in the field of Republicans running to replace outgoing sheriff Robert Holland, who has served in the position since 2002.
According to county finance director Lori Carpenter, the next step will be to publish the RFQ and then have a committee that selects an architect. Once an architect is chosen, the price will be negotiated and then brought back to the board.   

According to county finance director Lori Carpenter, the next step will be to publish the RFQ and then have a committee that selects an architect. Once an architect is chosen, the price will be negotiated and then brought back to the board.   

County takes first step in making pre-K at Highlands School a reality

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Plans to create a pre-K program at Highlands School are rolling after the Macon County Board of Commissioners approved a Request for Qualifications to hire an architect to look at the plans. The board of commissioners were presented the plan for a $4.
Submitted Photo Front row seated left to right, Michael Albert – First Vice-President/United States Croquet Association (Cedar Creek) Kathie Gamble – Chairman for 2022 GC National Tourn. (Trillium) Lynda Fuchs – Highlands Falls Venue Manager and Jochen Lucke – President of Silver Creek Realty, sponsor of GC National Tournament (CCSV and Cullasaja). Middle row seated left to right, Sherif Abdelwahab (Wildcat Cliffs) Don Eastman (Highlands Falls) Dawn Jupin (Chattooga) Barbara Jamison (Trillium) Ellen Nielson

Submitted Photo Front row seated left to right, Michael Albert – First Vice-President/United States Croquet Association (Cedar Creek) Kathie Gamble – Chairman for 2022 GC National Tourn. (Trillium) Lynda Fuchs – Highlands Falls Venue Manager and Jochen Lucke – President of Silver Creek Realty, sponsor of GC National Tournament (CCSV and Cullasaja). Middle row seated left to right, Sherif Abdelwahab (Wildcat Cliffs) Don Eastman (Highlands Falls) Dawn Jupin (Chattooga) Barbara Jamison (Trillium) Ellen Nielson

2022 USCA National Championships to be held on the plateau

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
The United States Croquet Association will stage the 2022 National Championships at High Hampton, the Chattooga Club, Country Club of Sapphire Valley, and Highlands Falls Country Club on May 15 – 22, 2022.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff IFC executive director T.J. Smith showcased the lack of chicken in the Highlands Food Pantry freezer.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff IFC executive director T.J. Smith showcased the lack of chicken in the Highlands Food Pantry freezer.

WNC foodbanks struggling with supply chain issues

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Food pantries across the nation are struggling to fill their shelves with meat and other products and Highlands Food Pantry is in the same boat. Last Tuesday, the pantry had fully stocked shelves, but its meat freezers were bare. International Friendship Center executive director T.J.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff HCH CEO Tom Neal, Eckerd Living Center Director Emily Bowers, Kelli Randall, Jessica Brooks, Susan Kaminsky, and HCH Nursing Director Hollis Whitehead.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff HCH CEO Tom Neal, Eckerd Living Center Director Emily Bowers, Kelli Randall, Jessica Brooks, Susan Kaminsky, and HCH Nursing Director Hollis Whitehead.

Celebrating Nurses Week at Highlands Cashiers Hospital

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
With May 6-12 being National Nurses’ Week, Highlands Cashiers Hospital’s CEO Tom Neal said nurses are the backbone of the facility. With Neal being a nurse himself, he said nurses are the caregivers at the hospital. “They make sure our patients get the care they need and compassion,” Neal said.
Submitted Photo Primary Restaurant and Bar is located in what used to be Tug’s Proper.

Submitted Photo Primary Restaurant and Bar is located in what used to be Tug’s Proper.

Primary Restaurant and Bar to open this week

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
A new restaurant, Primary Restaurant and Bar will open this week in the former Tug’s Proper building on Main Street. Owner Curtis Huggins moved to Highlands from Crested Butte, Colorado and got into the restaurant industry when he was 18 years old.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real headlined Saturday night’s show at Bear Shadow.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real headlined Saturday night’s show at Bear Shadow.

Bear Shadow 2022: Music, Mountains, Revelry

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Three words that Bear Shadow Music Festival director Casey Reid would describe this past weekend’s festival would be music, mountains and revelry.