The Town of Highlands budget deliberations for FY 2019-20’ is wrapping up. The final word will come Thursday night at the Town Board meeting and then a public hearing will be set for the June […]
After dominating the first round of All-State Tournament playoffs against Elkin 8-2, the Highlands girls varsity soccer team lost in the second round to undefeated-defending state champs Union Academy in Monroe, N.C. on Saturday 9-0. […]
The May Highlands Town Board meeting is tonight at 7p.m. The meeting will be at the Highlands Conference Center next to the ball field. While the meeting agenda may not be long, there are several […]
The Summit Charter School chorus delighted the crowd while visitors viewed masterpieces created by students now on display at The Bascom until May 24. Summit Fine Arts Teacher Gretchen Kapity she loves seeing what the […]
Highlands School recognized the multitude of achievements earned by athletes throughout the 2018-19 sports seasons at the annual Athletic Banquet on Monday night at the Highlands Civic Center at the Rec Park. “The high school […]
It was a picture-perfect evening at Highlands School’s Prom 2019 celebrated at Old Edward’s Club at the Cove Students donned their finest apparel and hit the dancefloor with reckless abandon for hours on end. Towards […]
The times they are a changing, even in Highlands. Some changes will be good, some bad and some have yet to be determined. Let me review several changes. Some changes are not decided at the […]
One of our own, Caitlin Rawlins, Highlands School Salutatorian Class of 2004 and an RN at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, NC was recently awarded a $25,000 grant to continue her research […]
At last Thursday’s Special Called Town Board meeting commissioners agreed to the loan terms for financing the fiber network construction. The $4.6 million for the project is being financed with a loan through BB&T. Discussion […]
The Lady Highlanders started off slow against Cherokee on Thursday at home with only 1-0 on the board in the first 20 min, but once Highlands got into their groove they began dropping bombs into […]
Anglers from throughout the country strapped on waders and made their way to the 3 River Fly Fishing Festival in late April that has raised money for the Town of Highlands Scholarship Fund for the […]
Students donate over $1,500 to The Literacy Council through this year’s competition Highlands School raised over $1,500 dollars in this year’s Penny Wars and chose The Literacy Council as the recipient. The total raised by […]
Nursing is a job unlike many others. Not only do nurses take care of a patient’s-medical needs, but their bedside manner is often what makes the difference in a patient’s journey through the medical process. […]
Runners from all over the Plateau gathered at Highlands School on Saturday for the 4th-annual Color Run to raise money for prom and graduation expenses, said event organizer Gina Billingsley. Pictured below is the color […]