Main Street in Highlands was once again filled with costume-clad trick or treaters celebrating Halloween on Oct. 31. Below is a glimpse of a traditional Highlands Halloween on Main Street. The dancers towards the end […]
Highlands voters cast their ballots on Nov. 2 and mayoral incumbent Pat Taylor won a decisive victory against challenger Marc Hehn. Taylor won with 343 votes compared to Hehn’s 145 votes, according to the North […]
At the October Town Board meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to accept Hotwire Communications’ contract as the closed system provider of the town’s broadband highway known as Highlands Smart Cities Network. The town officially sealed the […]
Town Attorney suggests grandfather status for vested STRs After being served with a lawsuit by Save Highlands regarding the town’s Aug. 24 decision to ban Short-term Rentals in R1 on Jan. 3, 2022, the commissioners […]
The Summit Charter School Foundation is excited to introduce the Cashiers Festival of Trees, a new fundraising event to benefit the school and nonprofits across the Cashiers-Highlands plateau. The Cashiers Festival of Trees is a multi-day, family-friendly […]
American Legion Post 370 will be holding their Veterans Day Ceremony today at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in front of the police station. After the ceremony, veterans can go to the Blue […]
The prolonged challenges of Covid have led many individuals and organizations to examine their core values. Consideration of what is most important can lead to fundamental life-style changes and moving toward a more harmonious life. […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina Healthcare Association is recognizing frontline healthcare workers with Healthcare Hero awards to those who have provided exceptional service to patients, colleagues, or within their communities. Highlands-Cashiers Hospital CEO Tom Neal was presented with […]
Fontana Regional Library is pleased to introduce Launchpad Learning, a new project to support literacy learning for children in Macon, Jackson, and Swain counties. Launchpads are digital learning tablets that come preloaded with curriculum-aligned learning […]
Highlands Playhouse is serving up four courses of comedy, travel, food, and wine this November for the annual Foodie Film Series. Enjoy the hilarious duo, Rob Brydon and Steve Coogan, as they eat their way […]
Construction at the Highlands Performing Arts Center is coming along as scheduled and crews are currently busy installing the structural-precast concrete slabs that will make up the walls to house the new 300-seat theater. Pictured […]
Area fire departments gathered at a house just north of the Georgia border off Highway 28 on Carl Chastain Road to conduct live burn training exercises last month. Firefighters had the opportunity to hone a […]
Highlands School junior Anna Stiehler teed off at Longleaf Golf Club in Pinehurst this morning to begin the first round of the NCHSAA 1A/2A State Girls Golf Championship. Stiehler is the sole member of the […]
Highlands boys varsity soccer team travelled to Cherokee to take on the Braves in the rain last month and after scoring 6 goals in the first half, the Highlanders won with a final of 7-0. […]
Middle school runners from Summit, Highlands, and Rabun Gap schools gathered at Summit last month for this season’s opening cross-country meet. Summit boys took first place as a team and Summit girls came in third. […]