Ballot set for May primary
Mia Overton
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
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Candidate filing closed at noon on Friday, March 4, setting the ballot for the May 17 primary.
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School Board extends optional mask policy
News Staff
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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Christopher Lugo
editor@highlandsnews.com
Board hears Highlands pre-K plan
News Staff
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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Christopher Lugo
editor@highlandsnews.com
Staff shortages create long wait at DMV
Mia Overton
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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If you’ve had to renew your driver’s license recently, you know it can take a while, even if you make an appointment with the online “skip the line” option.
Candidate filing resumes
News Staff
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
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After being delayed since December, candidate filing for the 2022 election resumed on Friday, Feb. 24. Filing continues through Friday, March 4.
Ash sees opportunities to bridge the gap
Jake Browning
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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The Smoky Mountain District of the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church has 65 churches. Among those 65 churches, there is one black pastor.
Board denies zoning variance request
Mia Overton
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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A Macon County couple bought a doublewide and put it on property they bought last spring only to recently learn that mobile homes are not permitted in the neighborhood under the town’s zoning regul
General Assembly approves new district maps
Mia Overton
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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The General Assembly approved new district maps on Thursday, Feb. 17, meeting the deadline set by the state Supreme Court and possibly moving the 2022 election process forward.
Downtown signs honor Black inventors
Jake Browning
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
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Did you know that the modern potato chip was invented by a Black chef named George Crum?
Macon County hits 100 COVID-related deaths
Jake Browning
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
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Two deaths reported on Friday, Feb. 11 brought the COVID-19 death toll in Macon County to 100.