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About once a week a bus route for Macon County Schools is missed due to a lack of available drivers.

As the Highlands Board of Commissioners begins tackling the upcoming 2023-24 budget, the needs of several town departments have come into focus.

Highlands controlled the pace, capitalized on a pair of breakaway scoring chances, and held on in the final minutes for a 2-1 win over Franklin on Thursday night.

The Highlands ABC store will soon find a new home thanks to a vote by the town board of commissioners on Thursday night.

Not even the storm of the century in 1993 could have prevented the arrival of a new hospital on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.

The first of multiple calls reporting a possible helicopter crash started coming into the Macon County 911 Center shortly after 7 p.m. on Thursday.

Highlands took another step toward 24/7 fire department coverage on Thursday when the town board of commissioners approved the hiring of six new paid firefighter positions during the board’s annual

A large crowd of Highlands residents made their way to Franklin to voice their displeasure regarding a recent joint decision between the Macon County Board of Education and Macon County Board of Co

Dozens of representatives from outdoor recreation organizations, government agencies, businesses and member of the general public converged at Highlands Rec Center on Wednesday to get a look at pla

More than 350 revaluation appeals have been filed with the Macon County Tax Office as a growing number of property owners aim to contest the newly assessed value of their land.