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Last Thursday, department heads gathered around the same table to discuss their needs for fiscal year 2022-23.

Last Thursday, department heads gathered around the same table to discuss their needs for fiscal year 2022-23.

Commissioners hear upcoming budget priorities

Highlander Editor
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Each year, the Town of Highlands Board of Commissioners meet at the First Presbyterian Church to discuss potential projects that could be included in the year’s budget. Last Thursday, department heads gathered around the same table to discuss their needs for fiscal year 2022-23.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff The new pickleball courts at Highlands Recreation Park will now have lights for longer hours of play during the day.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff The new pickleball courts at Highlands Recreation Park will now have lights for longer hours of play during the day.

Town approves lights for pickleball courts

Highlander Editor
Thursday, March 17, 2022
The Highlands pickleball community will have more time to play throughout the day with the town approving to add lights to the new pickleball courts at the Highlands Recreation Park.

Sales tax increase on the ballot

Highlander Editor
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Macon County voters will have the opportunity to vote on a quarter-cent sales tax increase during this year’s general election in November. The tax increase, which Macon County Manager Derek Roland estimates would raise roughly $1.
Submitted Photo Kyler Boudreau on the set of his first film “Rose and the Outlaw.”

Submitted Photo Kyler Boudreau on the set of his first film “Rose and the Outlaw.”

Plateau to be backdrop for indie film ‘Reckoning’

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
The plateau is soon to be the backdrop for an independent filmmaker’s next movie, “Reckoning,” set in the late 1800s. Kyler Boudreau is currently in pre-production on the short film and scouting locations in Cashiers and Highlands with the help of the historical societies in both towns.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Macon County recycling coordinator Shaun Cribbs working with students.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Macon County recycling coordinator Shaun Cribbs working with students.

Macon County students participate in first ever HBS Sustainability Summit

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
On Feb. 25-27, Macon County Schools, Highlands Biological Station and Highlands Biological Foundation partnered to offer a free Sustainability Summit to the students of Macon County where they learned about sustainability, climate issues and research.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Macon County students engaging during a workshop at the Sustainability Summit at Highlands Biological Station.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff Macon County students engaging during a workshop at the Sustainability Summit at Highlands Biological Station.

Mountaintop Rotary receives 553 coats during Winter Coat Drive

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
The Mountaintop Rotary Club in Highlands had a successful first Winter Coat Drive, receiving 553 coats over the past couple months. Mountaintop Rotary representative Duncan Greenlee said they have done a coat drive before, but not on this scale.