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Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff On Monday, the Town of Highlands planning board met to discuss a draft proposal given to them by the town’s attorney and the working group tasked with finding a solution to the short-term rental situation the town is facing.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff On Monday, the Town of Highlands planning board met to discuss a draft proposal given to them by the town’s attorney and the working group tasked with finding a solution to the short-term rental situation the town is facing.

Planning board hosts workshop to discuss STR draft proposal

Highlander Editor
Thursday, December 16, 2021
On Monday, the Town of Highlands planning board met to discuss a draft proposal given to them by the town’s attorney and the working group tasked with finding a solution to the short-term rental situation the town is facing.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff The group of 12 students includes Scout Allen, Gus Winkler, Rachel Maurnus, Noa Meiri, Hannah Obenaus, Daniela Zarate, Eva Kinney, Alex Hubbs, Vy Pham, Rachel Lopez, Grace Kinder and Chloe Hall.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff The group of 12 students includes Scout Allen, Gus Winkler, Rachel Maurnus, Noa Meiri, Hannah Obenaus, Daniela Zarate, Eva Kinney, Alex Hubbs, Vy Pham, Rachel Lopez, Grace Kinder and Chloe Hall.

HBS students give year-end presentations

Highlander Editor
Thursday, December 16, 2021
The Highlands Biological Station hosted another year of the UNC-Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment. This year, 12 students stayed at the biological station, conducting research on several issues on the Plateau.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff HHS senior Hayley Borino fights for a layup against Cherokee on Friday night.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff HHS senior Hayley Borino fights for a layup against Cherokee on Friday night.

Homecoming heartbreak

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Though they were close games for both Highlands School varsity basketball teams, both teams fell to Cherokee High School on Friday nights Homecoming matchup.
The question of where the line between the two counties sits first arose in 2013 when it was observed that the boundary had shifted as a result of development on the ridge of the mountain. That caused ambiguity as to which county some homes and properties should be taxed in.

The question of where the line between the two counties sits first arose in 2013 when it was observed that the boundary had shifted as a result of development on the ridge of the mountain. That caused ambiguity as to which county some homes and properties should be taxed in.

Macon-Jackson boundary line dispute resolved

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
After eight years, Jackson County has an answer to a boundary dispute with Macon County. The state has rendered a final decision on where the line lies and how much tax revenue each county stands to gain or lose.
Submitted Photo SWAC provides Christmas for children who would have little or no Christmas.

Submitted Photo SWAC provides Christmas for children who would have little or no Christmas.

Shop With a Cop set for this month

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Macon County Sheriff Robbie Holland, 27 years ago, arrested a mother of three young girls before Christmas. The sheriff and his wife that year bought gifts, wrapped them and put them on the young girl’s front porch late Christmas Eve.
Photo by Ken Taylor/North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission The Western Deer season, which encompasses 17 counties, began Sep. 11 with archery and Nov. 22 with guns.

Photo by Ken Taylor/North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission The Western Deer season, which encompasses 17 counties, began Sep. 11 with archery and Nov. 22 with guns.

Deer season underway in Macon

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
One of the most active hunting seasons in Western North Carolina, deer hunting’s gun season, is in full swing.