Highlands snowstorm update

From Town of Highlands Mayor Pat Taylor Let me update you about the storm situation. The county will declare a state of emergency starting on Saturday. I will follow with an emergency declaration for the […]

At a special called Planning Board work-session meeting Tuesday night, the board tried to put the finishing touches on the short-term rental ordinance they last worked on in December. Except for a couple of items, […]

Melanie Miller retired after 30 years as a teacher at Highlands School and showed up for her last day of work on Dec. 16 riding in the back of a stretch limousine, following an escort […]

Mission Health is pleased to welcome the newest addition to Mission Community Primary Care Cashiers, Dr. Kathleen Shattenkirk. Dr. Shattenkirk is a board-certified family physician with more than thirty years of experience in a multitude […]

Leadership Highlands 2022 is a community engagement initiative of Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visit Highlands, NC. The purpose of Leadership Highlands is to develop and empower emerging leaders through a series of interactive seminars, […]

Article published at the request of Macon County Public Health and courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC is working with state and local public health officials to monitor the spread of Omicron. As […]

Let me cover several current items. Some of this information comes from questions folks have sent to my website in recent days. First, Optimum is continuing COVID testing at the Highlands Community Building next to […]

Summit High School boys basketball team took on Eagle Ridge for their Homecoming game on Dec. 10 but ended up with a loss, 69-48. Homecoming Court Photos by Brian O’Shea plateaudailynews@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: […]

Summit High School girls basketball team took on Eagle Ridge for their Homecoming game on Dec. 10 and walked away victorious with a final of 41-25. Photos by Brian O’Shea plateaudailynews@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: […]

Highlands boys varsity basketball team hosted Cherokee on Dec. 3 but didn’t take the win ending with a final of 56-35. Highlands next plays on Jan. 14 at home against Swain after the girls game, […]

Highlands girls varsity basketball team hosted Cherokee on Dec. 3 and it came down to the final minutes, but the Lady Highlanders lost with a final of 52-49. Before the girls Homecoming game, Highlands held […]

The Blue Ridge Early College Bobcats hosted Swain on Dec. 7 and lost 80-24. The Bobcats next play against Robbinsville at home on Jan. 14 after the girls game, which begins at 6 p.m. Pictured […]

The Blue Ridge Early College girls varsity basketball team hosted Swain on Dec. 7 and ended the day with a loss, 72-41. The Lady Bobcats next play against Robbinsville at home beginning at 6 p.m. […]

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Jan. 6, check out this year’s line up Highlands Festivals, Inc. has announced a star-studded lineup for the 2nd annual Bear Shadow spring music festival, to be […]

We are about to see 2021 fade away and 2022 rise before us. Looking back, even though it had some challenging moments, 2021 was much better than the COVID dominated 2020. Looks like the Omicron […]