Highlands boys varsity soccer team hosted Smoky Mountain on Sept. 8, but lost with a final of 1-0 after the game was called at halftime due to unsafe field conditions. The Highlanders host Rabun Gap […]
Community members and elected officials, along with hospital staff and leadership, gathered on Sept. 13 for the ribbon cutting ceremony at the new $68 million Angel Medical Center in Franklin, NC. The new hospital, at […]
Tonight is the September Highlands Board of Commissioners meeting. It will begin at 7 pm at the Highlands Community Center next to the ball field. Public comment is the first item on the agenda. The […]
Highlands girls varsity golf team began their season in late August and won their first team victory against Murphy shortly after. Highlands Anna Stiehler was a medalist in the first match against Rabun Gap and […]
The Blue Ridge Early College girls varsity volleyball team has had a rough start to the season but things are beginning to turn around. The Lady Bobcats traveled to Andrews on Aug. 29 and won […]
It was a slow start of the season for the Blue Ridge Early College boys varsity soccer team, but the Bobcats traveled to Hayesville on Sept. 7 and won their first victory of the year, […]
Highlands girls varsity volleyball team hosted Rosman on the first day of the school year (Aug. 29) and won after taking it to an intense game 5 with a final of 3-2. Photos by Brian […]
Highlands junior varsity volleyball team hosted Rosman on Aug. 29 and took it to a tiebreaking game 3, but the Lady Highlanders ended up with a loss, 2-1. Photos by Brian O’Shea plateaudailynews@gmail.com Follow us […]
Summit Middle School soccer team traveled to up the mountain on Aug. 29 to take on Highlands and were not phased by playing on the road winning solidly 8-1. Photos by Brian O’Shea plateaudailynews@gmail.com Follow […]
Highlands middle school girls volleyball hosted Summit on Aug. 29 and won a close victory against the Lady Bears with a final of 2-1. Photos by Brian O’Shea plateaudailynews@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @plateaudailynews Like […]
Highlands School recognized its senior athletes of the 2021-22 by hosting Senior Nights during each sport season throughout the year. Highlands sports include volleyball, soccer, basketball, and cheerleading. Volleyball The Lady Highlanders girls varsity volleyball […]
The staff and I meet with various groups that support and supply the town on a routine basis, and this past week Josh, Lamar Nix met with folks from Duke Energy. It was a good meeting. […]
People lined the walls at a Public Hearing on Aug. 25 to voice their opinion on the proposed short-term rental policy amendments. Proposed Town amendments: Option 1: One proposal disallows STRs in R1 and R2 […]
Aug. 31 marked one year the Town of Highlands has been navigating its short-term rental ordinance and the fallout from its Aug. 24, 2021 decision to prohibit STRs in the R1 zoning districts effective Jan. […]
Excitement is building, there is a buzz around town, the 12th annual Dazzling Dahlia Festival, presented by the Highlands Historical Society is Sept. 10-11. This year there is a mysterious new lady in town and […]