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Along with a new name for the resident organization, Mountain Theatre Company (MTC) at The Highlands Playhouse announces their 2022 season.

Along with a new name for the resident organization, Mountain Theatre Company (MTC) at The Highlands Playhouse announces their 2022 season.

Highlands Playhouse announces production company name, 2022 season

Highlander Editor
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Theater or Theatre? Simply put, A theater is a venue you visit to enjoy entertainment. The theatre is the performance-driven art form. Highlands Community Theatre Inc., the resident theatre company at The Highlands Playhouse, has gone through many phases in its 83-year history.
The boar approved to schedule a public hearing on Feb. 24, at 5 p.m.

The boar approved to schedule a public hearing on Feb. 24, at 5 p.m.

Highlands Town Board of Commissioners meet to discuss planning board recommendations on STRs, schedule public hearing

Highlander Editor
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Following the planning board sending a document of recommendations about short-term rentals to the Highlands Town Board of Commissioners, the board held a special called meeting to go over the recommendations, ending with the town’s attorney suggesting to schedule a public hearing before going any...
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff The Nantahala National Forest sign coming into Highlands from Scaly Mountain.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff The Nantahala National Forest sign coming into Highlands from Scaly Mountain.

Final revision of Nantahala, Pisgah Forest Management Plan released

Highlander Editor
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series covering the final revision plan. Next week’s article will feature an interview with the Southern Environmental Law Center.   After years of the assessment phase of its land management plan, The U.S.
Road crews are still at work plowing snow out of the streets. Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff

Road crews are still at work plowing snow out of the streets. Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff

Board discusses plowing, power issues during snow storm Izzy

Highlander Editor
Thursday, January 27, 2022
With snowstorm Izzy in the rearview mirror, Highlands Mayor Patrick Taylor updated the board of commissioners about the work during the storm and asked for comments on how to better prepare for the aftermath of storms like Izzy in the future.
Federal lawmakers crafted ARPA, signed into law March 11, 2021, with the goal of pulling the nation out of economic distress wrought by the pandemic by improving the country’s infrastructure and offering direct financial relief to families.

Federal lawmakers crafted ARPA, signed into law March 11, 2021, with the goal of pulling the nation out of economic distress wrought by the pandemic by improving the country’s infrastructure and offering direct financial relief to families.

Town to use ARPA funds on waterline project

Highlander Editor
Thursday, January 27, 2022
The Town of Highlands has decided to put its portion of the American Rescue Plan Act funds towards the Moore Wood Waterline Replacement Project. Town manager Josh Ward updated the town board of commissioners on the project during the board’s regularly scheduled meeting last Thursday.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff WCU graduate student Colin Dawson explores topography of the southern mountains in this year’s W.R.A.P. at The Bascom.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff WCU graduate student Colin Dawson explores topography of the southern mountains in this year’s W.R.A.P. at The Bascom.

“What lies beneath?”

Highlander Editor
Thursday, January 27, 2022
With this year’s theme at The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts being “place,” Western Carolina University graduate student and current Winter Resident Artist Program participant Colin Dawson decided to take chunks out of the place he would be presenting, as well as other places in Western North...
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff A couple looks into the windows of Scudder’s Gallery on Main Street last week.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff A couple looks into the windows of Scudder’s Gallery on Main Street last week.

Scudder’s Gallery closes on building

Highlander Editor
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Though Scudder’s Gallery closed its doors four years ago, in late December, the gallery recently sold its building where the business was located for more than 40 years. Owner Frank Scudder said his father came up to Highlands in 1975 to buy out another auction gallery.