A glassblowing demonstration was among the popular attractions during The Bascom’s “Community Day” on Saturday.
The cast of the musical “Jersey Boys” plays a Frankie Valli classic during a recent Mountain Theatre Company performance.
Elizabeth Byrum with NC Child gave a presentation on ways to improve childcare in Highlands.
The arrival of the Mountain Area Medical Airlift helicopter was a crowd pleaser during the Highlands Fourth of July Celebration on Tuesday.
Bill Jacobs will give a Zahner Lecture on Highlands geology on July 6.
The Mountaintop Rotary Arts and Crafts show brought large crowds to Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park for a two-day showcase over the weekend.
Highlands' six new firefighters will begin their assignments on June 29.
Highlands’ Fourth of July events will kick off at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning with the annual water rocket launch sponsored by the Boy Scouts of America at the baseball field on 4th Street.
Commissioners Gary Shields, Danny Antoine, Paul Higdon and Josh Young vote for solid waste fee hikes during a special called meeting on Monday. Commissioner John Shearl, sitting next to Young, voted against the fee increases. Also pictured is Solid Waste Director Chris Stahl and Finance Director Lori Carpenter.