Mayor on Duty
Saturday is the annual Highlands Plateau Cleanup. Volunteers will be picking up litter on the Gorge Road, NC 28, NC 106 and US 64 between Highlands and Cashiers. I also encourage folks to pick up […]
Highlands girls varsity soccer team sweeps Tri-County
Highlands girls varsity soccer team took on Tri-County Early College and had the game called at halftime with the Lady Highlanders winning 9-0 last Thursday. Highlands Head Coach Jeff Weller said a game like last […]
Mountain Garden Club keeps up to date on Plateau’s pollinators
The Mountain Garden Club held their monthly meeting last week at the Highlands Nature Center and was treated with a presentation about Plateau’s pollinators by Highlands Biological Foundation Project Coordinator Sonya Carpenter. For starters, Carpenter […]
Highlands School cheer teams take first place in Asheville competition
Highlands Middle and High School cheer teams traveled to Asheville earlier this month and both squads brought home first place at the Spirit Solutions Spring Classic at the US Cellular Center. Middle School won the […]
Boys and Girls Club get hands dirty helping HCLT plant flowers
Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust (HCLT) gets a hand from the kids at the Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau, who came out to HCLT’s McKinney Meadow in Cashiers on a sunny April afternoon to help […]
BREC students take first place at STEM challenge
Blue Ridge Early College students won first place in a STEM Challenge at Southwestern Community College – Macon Campus earlier this month after figuring out a series of problems in an escape-room setting. BREC Math […]
Highlands students raise money for The Literacy Council through Penny Wars
Piggy banks were emptied, couch cushions checked, and car consoles scoured for loose change, all to raise the most amount of money for The Literacy Council during this year’s Penny Wars at Highlands School. TLC […]
Highlands Rotary Wrap Up
February 26 On February 26, the Rotary Club of Highlands welcomed guests Abby Braswell and Kaine Matthews from the Macon County Tax Office. They shared an overview of property taxes in Macon County and the […]
Highlands girls varsity soccer team wins physical game against Blue Ridge
Highlands girls varsity soccer team won a rough and tumble home game against Blue Ridge Early College on Wednesday with a final of 2-0. It was physical on both sides of the isle and the […]
Mayor on Duty
Last Friday Mayor Bob Scott of Franklin, Mayor Lynda Sossamon of Sylva and I carpooled to Black Mountain for a regional mayors roundtable. The event was sponsored by the North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM). […]