Regional

Hudson Library is now open to the public without an appointment.

Hudson Library is now open to the public without an appointment.

Hudson Library reopens to public

News Staff
Thursday, May 6, 2021
All Fontana Regional Library locations in Macon, Jackson, and Swain Counties are now open for walk-in browsing without an appointment.  Because of high demand and limited capacity, some special sections may still require a reservation, such as Hudson’s Children’s Room and study room.

Carmichael honored by Clemson University

News Staff
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Vice President of Mountain Findings Marvin G. Carmichael will receive the Clemson Alumni Association’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. Carmichael, a Dillon, S.C., native, earned two degrees from Clemson University in 1971 and 1976 respectively.
A grounds crew from Highlands Falls Country Club took time out to spruce up the exterior of Highlands Playhouse in March.

A grounds crew from Highlands Falls Country Club took time out to spruce up the exterior of Highlands Playhouse in March.

HFCC crew helps out at Playhouse

News Staff
Friday, April 16, 2021
The exterior grounds of the Highlands Playhouse were given a much needed freshening up by a seven-person grounds crew on loan from Highlands Falls Country Club.
A recently constructed exhibit honoring the men and women who have represented Highlands while serving in the United States military is just one of several new attractions planned for 2021 at the Highlands Historical Society Museum on 4th Street.

A recently constructed exhibit honoring the men and women who have represented Highlands while serving in the United States military is just one of several new attractions planned for 2021 at the Highlands Historical Society Museum on 4th Street.

Highlands Historical Society partners with WCU to revamp museum

Ryan Hanchett
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
The Highlands Historical Society Museum will have a new look for 2021. With the help of a group of students from Western Carolina University’s public history department, the facility will be getting a post-COVID-19 facelift.
Visitors on their way to Dry Falls can now purchase day passes online, or via their smartphone, through www.recreation.gov.

Visitors on their way to Dry Falls can now purchase day passes online, or via their smartphone, through www.recreation.gov.

USFS day passes now available online

News Staff
Thursday, March 18, 2021
Visitors to the Nantahala, Pisgah and Croatan National Forests will have a convenient new way to pay day-use fees at nine recreation areas. Visitors also have the option to purchase annual passes for most of these areas.
The US Forest Service will be conducting several prescribed burns across WNC in coming weeks.

The US Forest Service will be conducting several prescribed burns across WNC in coming weeks.

Prescribed burns scheduled for Macon, Jackson counties

News Staff
Thursday, March 11, 2021
The US Forest Service is planning 10 prescribed burns on the Nantahala Ranger District in Macon and Jackson counties in the coming months to reduce the risk of wildfires.
The US Forest Service is getting ready to begin the Southside Timber Project, which was approved in 2019.

The US Forest Service is getting ready to begin the Southside Timber Project, which was approved in 2019.

USFS Southside project ramping up

News Staff
Thursday, February 25, 2021
A timber harvesting project on US Forest Service land in Macon and Jackson counties is gearing up to begin after several years of inactivity, prompting renewed resistance from a group of conservation organizations who believe many of the targeted areas should be conserved as old growth forest and...
Macon County Public Health officials have identified a positive case of rabies in a skunk.

Macon County Public Health officials have identified a positive case of rabies in a skunk.

MCPH identifies rabid skunk

News Staff
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Macon County Public Health officials have identified a rabies positive skunk.  The skunk was turned over to Macon County Animal Services after it was killed following an interaction with a citizen’s dog.
A group of Cashiers residents opposed to the proposed Cashiers Hillside development gathered with signs at the Village Green on Jan. 6 ahead of the Cashiers Area Community Planning Council’s meeting to review applications for legal standing in the upcoming hearing to determine the fate of the project.

A group of Cashiers residents opposed to the proposed Cashiers Hillside development gathered with signs at the Village Green on Jan. 6 ahead of the Cashiers Area Community Planning Council’s meeting to review applications for legal standing in the upcoming hearing to determine the fate of the project.

Cashiers development debate continues

News Staff
Thursday, January 21, 2021
The Cashiers Area Community Planning Council heard arguments over legal standing for the proposed Cashiers Hillside development project on Jan. 6, setting the stage for a discussion on the merits of the project on Jan. 25. The Jan.
The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust recently conserved 28 acres near the intersection of US 64 and Sherwood Forest Road.

The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust recently conserved 28 acres near the intersection of US 64 and Sherwood Forest Road.

Land Trust conserves 28 acres

News Staff
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Twenty-eight acres of greenspace that boarders the entrance to Highlands from Cashiers have been permanently conserved by Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust.  The tract lies along the south side of US 64 extending from Sherwood Forest Road nearly to Poplar Road, a distance of a mile.