Ladies from the Mountain Garden Club developed and maintain a garden behind the Eckerd Living Center on the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital campus much to the delight of ELC residents. MGC Members were able to visit the […]
Students and staff at Cashiers Valley Preschool cheered at a drive-by parade earlier this month in honor of all the “Community Helpers,” including the people and organizations that make this area such a wonderful community […]
Macon County Board of Education approved Plan B for the 2020-21 School Year that entails a mixture of remote and in-person learning. See schedules below. Highlands School: First week: 8/17-21: Mon, 8/17: Elementary only on […]
The Friends of the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library invites area poetry lovers to come together virtually for the popular biennial event, Poetry Night at 7 p.m. on Thursday August 13. The event will be held […]
We are bombarded daily with COVID statistics globally, nationally, statewide and locally. Yet people in Highlands ask, “Does anyone actually know someone with COVID?” The answer of course is yes, as more and more people […]
Every year, before the new school year starts up, school personnel in the Macon County School system name a co-worker Teacher of the Year. This year, Highlands School picked Dave Cashion who is the Vocational and […]
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Franklin on Saturday for the first annual Back the Blue event. The event, which was organized to show law enforcement and their families support, saw around 1,000 people from […]
BREC Class of 2020 Graduation scheduled for Aug. 7 Brandon Pendergast was officially approved as the new Blue Ridge Early College Principal last night at the Jackson County Public School Board meeting. JCPS Superintendent Dr. […]
The Highlands-Cashiers Health Foundation (HCHF) is sponsoring two COVID-19 testing initiatives on the Plateau. The format will be drive-through, prescheduled appointments on the following dates: August 1, in Cashiers and August 8 in Highlands. Participants […]
COVID-19, the census, and the future of Highlands are several big things on my mind. All three are now in play and will be for the coming months. What will be their lasting impacts? The […]
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 153 yesterday adding to prevention measures already in place during Phase 2 by stopping the sale of alcoholic drinks in restaurants, breweries, wineries, and distilleries at 11 […]
Macon County Public Health announced yesterday that a Macon County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 has died. The person was over the age of 65 and had underlying health conditions. To protect the family´s privacy, no […]
Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire yesterday evening in time to prevent a home from going up in flames. “This is a win,” said CGFD Chief Randy Dillard. “This is […]
Enjoy an afternoon at Cashiers Historical Society from 2-4 p.m. today at Front Porch Family Fun with local musicians, a 19th Amendment exhibit, crafts for children, a basket making demo with Jeffrey Gottlieb, and information […]
The Highlands Police Department is requesting information from the public in the following cases: HPD is asking for information on an incident of vandalism that occurred at the Highlands Skate Park at the Highlands Civic Center. During […]