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Submitted Photo Connie Regan-Blake will present a workshop on storytelling at the CLE today, at 3 p.m.

Submitted Photo Connie Regan-Blake will present a workshop on storytelling at the CLE today, at 3 p.m.

One of America’s most celebrated storytellers to present at CLE

Highlander Editor
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Internationally known storyteller, Connie Regan-Blake will be presenting a workshop on storytelling at the Center for Life Enrichment in Highlands today. Growing up in the American South, Regan-Blake said she was surrounded by storytelling at a young age.

Local student qualifies for YBR World Finals

News Staff
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Highlands resident, Gus Teeter, will be heading to Abilene Texas for the Youth Bull Riders World Final in August. Teeter, who is now 12 years old, has always had an interest in bull-riding and rodeos.
This year’s overall budget is $919,601 less that the previous year’s budget of over $28 million, but the general fund was increased by $285,307.00 with the addition of fiber lease payments in the general fund’s revenue.

This year’s overall budget is $919,601 less that the previous year’s budget of over $28 million, but the general fund was increased by $285,307.00 with the addition of fiber lease payments in the general fund’s revenue.

Town approves $27.39 million budget for FY 2022-23

News Staff
Thursday, June 23, 2022
The town of Highlands approved a $27,392,428.00 budget on Thursday during a regularly scheduled meeting, for the 2022-23 fiscal year. The overall budget was approved 4-1, with commissioner Marc Hehn opposing.

Rotary Club to raise money for recent HHS grad

News Staff
Thursday, June 23, 2022
The Highlands Rotary Club and the Highlands School Interact Club will be working in collaboration with one another to hold a fundraiser at the Rotary Club’s annual July fourth hotdog cookout to raise funds for a recent Highlands High School graduate, Seth Staffelbach.

Highlands local raising money to help his father

Highlander Editor
Thursday, June 23, 2022
Since getting in a car accident in 2019, life for Highlands local Austin Baty’s father, Scott, has never been the same. In an attempt to make his father’s life easier, Baty has started a GoFundMe, with $1,705 raised already. “In 2019, my father was in a car accident in Cashiers,” Baty said.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff There is a creek that runs through Hickory Knut Gap Road that sometimes floods to almost two feet deep. Residents like Duncan Greenlee have to drive through the creek daily.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff There is a creek that runs through Hickory Knut Gap Road that sometimes floods to almost two feet deep. Residents like Duncan Greenlee have to drive through the creek daily.

Scaly Mountain resident voices concern over poorly-maintained road

Highlander Editor
Thursday, June 23, 2022
For the past 43 years, Scaly Mountain resident Duncan Greenlee and his neighbors have dealt with an unmaintained road with a creek that runs through it.
The display pictured above is in the main section of the library and there is a similar one in the teen section.

The display pictured above is in the main section of the library and there is a similar one in the teen section.

Funding request for Macon County Library salaries stalled

News Staff
Thursday, June 16, 2022
A Gay Pride display at the Macon County Public Library became an issue during a discussion about extra funding for library staff salaries at the Board of County Commissioners budget session on June 7.
Photo by Kaylee Cook/Staff Education Specialist Paige Engelbrektsson plays with kids during the Buggy Bonanza Camp.

Photo by Kaylee Cook/Staff Education Specialist Paige Engelbrektsson plays with kids during the Buggy Bonanza Camp.

Nature Center Summer Camps in full swing

News Staff
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Highlands is well-known for its proximity to nature, with an elevation of over 4,000 feet, Highlands sits right near the crest of the Blue Ridge, and it is surrounded by multiple other mountain ranges such as the Great Smoky Mountains and the Nantahala.