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Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff The forest service said the final plan balances the tradeoffs among the multiple uses of national forests including recreation, timber, water, wilderness and wildlife habitat.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff The forest service said the final plan balances the tradeoffs among the multiple uses of national forests including recreation, timber, water, wilderness and wildlife habitat.

SELC’s take on the revised Forest Management Plan

Highlander Editor
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series covering the Nantahala, Pisgah Forest Managment Plan. When it comes to protecting national forests, the Southern Environmental Law Center holds that as one of its top priorities. According to the center’s website, the center advocates for the U.S.
Photo by Jake Browning/The Franklin Press A view of the new Angel Medical Center under construction on One Center Court, off Sylva Road in Franklin.

Photo by Jake Browning/The Franklin Press A view of the new Angel Medical Center under construction on One Center Court, off Sylva Road in Franklin.

Angel Medical Center coming together

Highlander Editor
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Last Friday, Mission Health and HCA Healthcare invited members of the media to tour the new 82,500 square-foot facility in Franklin, and Highlands-Cashiers Hospital CEO Tom Neal said they are excited to continue their partnership with Angel Medical Center in its new location.
Photo by Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune A morning structure fire at 736 Western Way in Rabun Gap on Jan. 13 resulted in two fatalities. The wood-frame house was destroyed.

Photo by Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune A morning structure fire at 736 Western Way in Rabun Gap on Jan. 13 resulted in two fatalities. The wood-frame house was destroyed.

Structure fire in Rabun Gap results in two fatalities

Highlander Editor
Thursday, January 27, 2022
A structure fire in Rabun Gap Jan. 13 resulted in two fatalities. Rabun County Fire Services responded to a report of a structure fire at 736 Western Way in the Sylvan Lake Falls Subdivision in Rabun Gap at 7:24 a.m.

Hathaway named CEO of MAHEC

Highlander Editor
Thursday, January 27, 2022
After conducting a nationwide search, the Mountain Area Health Education Center has announced that William Hathaway, MD, will succeed Jeffery Heck, MD, who announced his retirement in August. Hathaway will assume the role of CEO beginning Feb. 7. “Dr.
The Wade Hampton Golf Club was organized in 1986 and is one of the nation’s most high-end golf courses. Golfweek called it the No. 1 residential golf course in the country, and it is ranked the No. 26 course in the country by Golf Digest.

The Wade Hampton Golf Club was organized in 1986 and is one of the nation’s most high-end golf courses. Golfweek called it the No. 1 residential golf course in the country, and it is ranked the No. 26 course in the country by Golf Digest.

Motion filed to dismiss some claims in Wade Hampton Golf Club lawsuit

Highlander Editor
Thursday, January 27, 2022
An attorney involved with the Wade Hampton Golf Club federal lawsuit has filed a motion to dismiss all but one of the claims made by more than a dozen ex-members involving redemption fees still owed to them by the organization.
Wesley Wofford is the sculptor who created a 2,400-pound and nine-feet-tall statue portraying Harriet Tubman fighting against the wind to lead a slave girl on the Underground Railroad to freedom.

Wesley Wofford is the sculptor who created a 2,400-pound and nine-feet-tall statue portraying Harriet Tubman fighting against the wind to lead a slave girl on the Underground Railroad to freedom.

Cashiers statue transported to Philadelphia

Highlander Editor
Thursday, January 20, 2022
A Cashiers sculpture studio is thanking the community for their help in transporting a Harriet Tubman statue from the mountains of North Carolina to Philadelphia.
County and municipal candidate filing also will resume on February 24 and take place at the county board of elections offices. Contact the specific county office for hours of operation and COVID-19 protocols.

County and municipal candidate filing also will resume on February 24 and take place at the county board of elections offices. Contact the specific county office for hours of operation and COVID-19 protocols.

Candidate filing to resume Feb. 24

Highlander Editor
Thursday, January 20, 2022
Candidate filing for North Carolina’s 2022 primary elections, as well as rescheduled municipal elections, will resume at 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, and end at noon on Friday, March 4, under an order issued Tuesday by the Superior Court of Wake County.