Highlands police describe bomb-threat call, lockdown and evacuation of daycares; investigation ongoing Chief Andrea Holland briefed the Highlands Town Board on a 10:40 a.m. call reporting an explosive device in the area near Highlands Episcopal Church; police secured daycare children, coordinated with Macon County Sheriff's Department and the North Carolina SBI, and evacuated about 68 children by escorted buses while the investigation continues.

A bomb threat near a Highlands church sparked a swift multi-agency response, leading to the evacuation of dozens of children from local daycares.

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