Holbrooks is Sheriff, Shearl to face off with Moore, Reps. Antoine and Shields to face off Dems; Rep. Cawthorn loses re-election bid The Macon County Board of Commission races featured three seats, one in District I […]
New STRs in R1 are prohibited; those in existence are grandfathered Highlands has been waiting with bated breath for the Town Board to make its decision regarding the continuation of Short-term Rentals in town. There […]
Tonight is the May meeting of the Town of Highlands Board of Commissioners. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Highlands Community Center next to the ball field. Prior to this meeting, the […]
20 organizations will be on hand to connect with potential volunteers Are you looking to get involved with a Highlands community organization? Stop by the first-ever “Highlands Volunteer Fair” today (Thursday, May 19), from 11 […]
Highlands Middle School soccer team hosted Jackson County on Monday and won 3-1. Highlands Coach Jeff Weller said the girls have worked hard and have come a long way since the beginning of the season. […]
Breaking previous records, approximately 130 volunteers helped spruce up Highlands and surrounding highways on April 23, as part of the annual Plateau Pickup, organized and hosted by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visit Highlands, NC. Volunteers […]
Last Friday afternoon the weather was warm. Sallie was on the front porch listening to the birds. She asked me to join her. We began to hear voices talking over the Billy Ray Cyrus 1992 […]
Blue Ridge Early College hosted Swain earlier this month and lost a tough one, 7-0. Photos throughout article are from BREC’s last home game against Swain on April 4. After that the Lady Bobcats said […]
Highlands girls varsity soccer team hosted Murphy earlier this month and took the win with a final of 5-2. The Lady Highlanders were victorious despite playing without offensive threat Reese Schmitt, who was out due […]
Over the past few weeks Mountaintop Rotary Club of Highlands has been raising money from the club and its members for Ukraine relief. Recently efforts have expanded to coordinate with the Highlands community with the intent of […]
Highlands girls varsity soccer team took on Blue Ridge Early College on the road on March 28 and walked away with a solid victory ending with a final of 8-0. The Lady Bobcats have next […]
Egg Hunt and Sunrise Service The Village Green truly is the Heart of Cashiers, and hosts over 100 free community events each year. The mission is to enhance the lifestyle of the Cashiers area for […]
We are getting close to the end of school and the graduation season. Highlands School usually has a senior graduation class of about 25 to 30 students. Being one of only three K through 12 […]
Independent filmmaker Kyler Boudreau shot scenes for his upcoming movie Reckoning in the Highlands Historical Society’s Prince House on March 29. Reckoning is a 30-minute sequel to Rose and the Outlaw, which is a 15-minute […]
Debbie Welch of Western North Carolina has been chosen Big Sister of the Year (2022) by Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Carolina, celebrating National Volunteer Week April 17-23 like many nonprofit organizations in the […]