Mayor on Duty
The January meeting of the Highlands Town Board of is tonight at Community Center next to the ball field. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. with public comment. The agenda is short, but the item […]
Month: January 2019
Highlands boys JV basketball team battles tooth and nail to beat Cherokee
It was neck and neck for Highlands and Cherokee junior varsity boys basketball teams, but Highlands came up with the win at home after a final score of 41-39. Highlands next plays at 5:30 p.m. […]
Highlands girls JV basketball team prevails against Cherokee
Highlands girls junior varsity basketball team hit the court ready to play against Cherokee on Tuesday at home and won with a final score of 56-22. Highlands next plays at 4 p.m. on Jan. 22 […]
Concrete foundation poured for The Village Green’s new activity building
The concrete foundation for the new activity and events building on The Village Green was poured earlier this month after hitting a much-needed window of dry weather. Once the slab was poured and set, work […]
Highlands Middle School boys basketball team beats Summit Charter
Highlands Middle School boys basketball team earned a solid victory against Summit Charter on Thursday with a final score of 36-7. Photos by Brian O’Shea plateaudailynews@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @plateaudailynews Like us on Facebook […]
Highlands Middle School girls basketball team gets schooled by Summit Charter
It wasn’t the Highlands Middle School girls basketball team’s day when Summit Charter came to town on Thursday and walked away with the victory after a final score of 42-6. Photos by Brian O’Shea plateaudailynews@gmail.com […]
Highlands boys varsity basketball team slams home win against Nantahala
Highlands boys varsity basketball team defeated Nantahala in a conference game at home on Friday with a final score of 59-39. The Highlanders established a comfortable lead in the first quarter and from then on […]
Highlands girls varsity basketball team has strong win over Nantahala
Highlands girls varsity basketball team came out ready to play on Friday at home against Nantahala and scored a solid victory in a conference game with a final score of 69-23. The Lady Highlanders next […]
Body Cams are newest tool in the Highlands Police Dept. arsenal
The Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that by 2016, nearly 50 percent of all law enforcement agencies in the country had acquired body-worn cameras (BWCs). That figure is predicated to be closer to 60 percent […]
Mayor on Duty
The recent winter storm was probably the most severe since the famous 1993 blizzard. It pounded the plateau with a combination of freezing rain, ice and snow. This heavy snow and ice accumulated on trees […]