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Fision by Hotwire opens
Fision by Hotwire held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its new office in HIghlands last week. Mayor Pat Taylor and Kaye McHan, executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, joined Hotwire representa
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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
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.
HHS volleyball falls on Senior Night
With an audience sea of pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Highlands Volleyball’s blue and gold faced Hiwassee Dam’s blue and white Thursday.