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Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Macon County recycling coordinator Shaun Cribbs working with students.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Macon County recycling coordinator Shaun Cribbs working with students.

Macon County students participate in first ever HBS Sustainability Summit

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
On Feb. 25-27, Macon County Schools, Highlands Biological Station and Highlands Biological Foundation partnered to offer a free Sustainability Summit to the students of Macon County where they learned about sustainability, climate issues and research.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Macon County students engaging during a workshop at the Sustainability Summit at Highlands Biological Station.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Macon County students engaging during a workshop at the Sustainability Summit at Highlands Biological Station.

Mountaintop Rotary receives 553 coats during Winter Coat Drive

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
The Mountaintop Rotary Club in Highlands had a successful first Winter Coat Drive, receiving 553 coats over the past couple months. Mountaintop Rotary representative Duncan Greenlee said they have done a coat drive before, but not on this scale.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Aubrey Agnew and Kim Rogoski at the new Highlands Hatter store on N. 4th Street in Highlands.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Aubrey Agnew and Kim Rogoski at the new Highlands Hatter store on N. 4th Street in Highlands.

Bringing their ‘hattitude’

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
After stumbling on Highlands, Kim Rogoski and her husband Rob are expanding their hat store business from Helen, Ga., with the Highlands Hatter. “We came up on a drive one day and thought Highlands was beautiful,” Rogoski said. “We loved the town, and I wanted a bigger store.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff 121 comments were submitted to Town Clerk Gibby Shaheen.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff 121 comments were submitted to Town Clerk Gibby Shaheen.

Town board listens to comments from public about short-term rentals

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
In a meeting that lasted an hour and 45 minutes, with more than 30 people speaking, the Highlands Town Board of Commissioners got a chance to hear what the public’s thoughts were on the planning board’s recommendations on short-term rentals.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Students at Highlands Community Child Development Center colors a picture.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Students at Highlands Community Child Development Center colors a picture.

Fate of new Pre-K classes at Highlands School now in hands of County Commissioners

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Lack of space, staffing and COVID-19 are just some of the things that formed a perfect storm to bring childcare to a crisis situation across the nation. In Macon County, the need is just as apparent with 87 kids on the waitlist for the two child development centers in Highlands.
The Court had until Feb. 23 to decide whether or not the maps comply with its previous ruling against partisan gerrymandering.

The Court had until Feb. 23 to decide whether or not the maps comply with its previous ruling against partisan gerrymandering.

Redistricting process still ongoing in North Carolina

Highlander Editor
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Earlier this month, a divided North Carolina Supreme Court struck down the state’s new maps for congressional and General Assembly seats in a 4-3 decision. The Court gave the Republican-controlled legislature until Thursday, Feb.
Photo by Michael O’Hearn/Crossroads Chronicle The new headquarters, located at 558 Frank Allen Road., will open sometime between March and April of this year and sit on a 3-acre plot of land valued at $850,000.

Photo by Michael O’Hearn/Crossroads Chronicle The new headquarters, located at 558 Frank Allen Road., will open sometime between March and April of this year and sit on a 3-acre plot of land valued at $850,000.

New Boys and Girls Club Headquarters coming mid-spring

Highlander Editor
Thursday, February 24, 2022
The Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau will celebrate the opening of its brand-new headquarters in early to mid-spring after nearly two years of planning and construction. The new headquarters, located at 558 Frank Allen Road.