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Abigail Nichols was awarded the 2021 Mountain Findings Scholarship. She is pictured with Suzy Jackson, Keith Crawford, Todd Nichols, Helen Moore and Glenda Bell, Mountain Findings President.

Abigail Nichols was awarded the 2021 Mountain Findings Scholarship. She is pictured with Suzy Jackson, Keith Crawford, Todd Nichols, Helen Moore and Glenda Bell, Mountain Findings President.

Nichols awarded Mountain Findings scholarship

News Staff
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Highlands High School graduate Abigail Nichols was awarded the 2021 Mountain Findings Scholarship this year totaling $40,000 over four years.  Mountain Findings was started in 1969 by four ladies to sell donated items to help local Highlands families.

Local author to discuss new work of historical fiction

News Staff
Thursday, June 10, 2021
In 1886, an estimated magnitude 7.0 earthquake - the strongest and most destructive ever recorded on the East coast - devastated Charleston, South Carolina.  Author Deena C. Bouknight has chosen that event as the backdrop for her historic literary novel, “Light Fracture,” and at 2 p.m.
Members of American Legion Post 370 gathered at Highlands Veterans Plaza for a Memorial Day observance on Monday.

Members of American Legion Post 370 gathered at Highlands Veterans Plaza for a Memorial Day observance on Monday.

Post 370 honors the fallen

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, June 3, 2021
A large crowd packed Highlands Veterans’ Plaza on Monday for American Legion Post 370’s annual Memorial Day observance. Following a year with few public gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the public showed its support for America’s war dead en force.
Road resurfacing on US 64 was underway Tuesday after a two-week hiatus.

Road resurfacing on US 64 was underway Tuesday after a two-week hiatus.

Road work back on following delay

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, June 3, 2021
The resurfacing of US 64 from Carolina Way to Buck Creek Road in Highlands was back underway on Tuesday as NC Department of Transportation contractors got busy laying new asphalt.
A new community service program administered by the Highlands Police Department will target litter cleanup.

A new community service program administered by the Highlands Police Department will target litter cleanup.

Community service program to tackle litter

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Citizens who find themselves on the wrong side of the law will soon be able to pay their debt to society in Highlands via community service.
Highlands police officers made an arrest in a recent shoplifting case thanks to help from a local business owner.

Highlands police officers made an arrest in a recent shoplifting case thanks to help from a local business owner.

Highlands PD catches shoplifting suspect

News Staff
Thursday, June 3, 2021
On Tuesday, May 25, at 2 p.m., officers of the Highlands Police Department received a call from the retail clothing store Potpourri about a shoplifting incident that had taken place just minutes prior.

Tate awarded EMS scholarship

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, June 3, 2021
Highlands School 2021 graduate Ethan Tate was recently named as one of 30 recipients statewide of the North Carolina Association of Rescue and Emergency Medical Services “Children of Members” scholarship.

Woodward tackles ultra run

News Staff
Thursday, June 3, 2021
For the past few years, local distance runner Canyon Woodward has competed in some of the region’s most daunting trail races, running dozens of miles over difficult terrain without rest or the thought of stopping.
Members of Highlands School’s Class of 2021 entered via the track for commencement on Saturday morning.

Members of Highlands School’s Class of 2021 entered via the track for commencement on Saturday morning.

Highlands grads turn their tassels

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, May 27, 2021
The Highlands School 2021 graduating class had near perfect timing. Less than two weeks after North Carolina Gov.