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Photo by Andrew Renfro/Highlands Cashiers Land Trust An unknown person felled a mature red oak tree at the top of the old road bed as you first walk to Sunset Rock.

Photo by Andrew Renfro/Highlands Cashiers Land Trust An unknown person felled a mature red oak tree at the top of the old road bed as you first walk to Sunset Rock.

HCLT property vandalized at Sunset Rock

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
On Tuesday, March 22, the Highlands Cashiers Land Trust received a call about a fallen Red Oak Tree at Sunset Rock. Upon investigation, the land trust filed a police report for vandalization.
Photo by Mia Overton/The Franklin Press Mark Pless, Mike Clampitt, Kevin Corbin, Karl Gillespie, Nate Denny, Angie Bailey at the Broadband meeting on Monday.

Photo by Mia Overton/The Franklin Press Mark Pless, Mike Clampitt, Kevin Corbin, Karl Gillespie, Nate Denny, Angie Bailey at the Broadband meeting on Monday.

WNC representatives host broadband meeting

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Representatives from across Western North Carolina gathered in Franklin Monday afternoon to hear an update from the state on the nearly $1 billion in funding available for broadband expansion.
Submitted Photo On March 6, The New Yorker released a report that connects Meadows with possible voter fraud and a mobile home in Scaly Mountain that he has never owned or even stayed at.

Submitted Photo On March 6, The New Yorker released a report that connects Meadows with possible voter fraud and a mobile home in Scaly Mountain that he has never owned or even stayed at.

State to investigate Meadows’ alleged voter fraud

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
State investigators in North Carolina have agreed to investigate former North Carolina congressman, former White House Chief of Staff, and former Cashiers resident Mark Meadows’ voter registration allegations related to his use of a Scaly Mountain address he did not own or stay in during the 2020...
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff The estimated price tag for phase one of the dredging is $450,000. The total cost of the project is roughly $4.2 million.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff The estimated price tag for phase one of the dredging is $450,000. The total cost of the project is roughly $4.2 million.

Mirror Lake residents present dredging plan

Ryan Hanchett
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Sedimentation has been causing problems for decades in Mirror Lake. The Mirror Lake Improvement Association hopes that 2022 is the year that trend comes to an end.
Town attorney, Jay Coward, informed the board that he would be willing to take on Ward as a client and the board approved a motion 4-0 to cover the cost of paying Ward’s potential legal fees.

Town attorney, Jay Coward, informed the board that he would be willing to take on Ward as a client and the board approved a motion 4-0 to cover the cost of paying Ward’s potential legal fees.

Hehn continues legal action against Ward

Ryan Hanchett
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Highlands Town Manager Josh Ward will get an assist from the town board in a potential legal battle with commissioner Marc Hehn.
Photo from Visit Sun Valley In Ketchum, Idaho, the permanent population is 3,555. At 9,150 feet, Bald Mountain, called Baldy, presides over the city with 12 lifts and 105 trails.

Photo from Visit Sun Valley In Ketchum, Idaho, the permanent population is 3,555. At 9,150 feet, Bald Mountain, called Baldy, presides over the city with 12 lifts and 105 trails.

Ketchum uses health and safety standards to regulate STRs

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Editor’s note: Highlands is not the only town struggling with an influx of people due to COVID-19, lack of affordable housing and a short-term rental issue on its hands.