By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News The old Crane family home across from The Bascom at 65 Oak Street has been a part of Highlands history since the early 1900s, but on Saturday that remnant of the […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Highlands girls varsity basketball team heads to the second round of the NC High School Athletic Association State Playoffs after defeating Hiwassee Dam 43-36 at home on Tuesday. The […]
I was optimistic, and the staff was too, that the town would receive a state grant to replace the aging pre-clarifier tank at the water tank. The town had resubmitted the grant we applied for […]
The USDA Forest Service recently released the final revised Nantahala and Pisgah Forest plan that will guide future management of the national forests in western North Carolina. “The forest plan is a framework to address incredibly complex challenges like climate change and invasive species, […]
The Highlands Performing Arts Center and the Mountain Theatre Company announce the reinstatement of movies in Highlands. Movies will be shown in the Martin Lipscomb Theater. MTC will transfer the movie projector over to the PAC. In order to be certified […]
Join us for a very special Kids Zone at Hudson Library with Music Educator Fonziba Koster, who has presented drumming and culture workshops to thousands over the last 25 years. On Thursday, March 2 at […]
By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper Photos by Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News On the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 8, a breach of a main sewer line occurred on the Franklin Road (US 64 west) near […]
By Brittney Lofthouse Patrons expressed their concerns regarding the Macon County Public Library leadership during a meeting last week, with many calling for Macon County to end its contract with the Fontana Regional Library System. […]
By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper Following the Special Called Closed Session meeting last Thursday afternoon, Mayor Pat Taylor announced that the Highlands Town Board of Commissioners authorized its attorney Robert E. Hagemann to proceed with […]
Pictured above are HFR firefighters and an HPD officer pouring water on a house fire in Sagee Woods a day after the initial emergency call was made. The fire took multiple days to fully extinguish. […]
Support The Literacy & Learning Center at Bingo for the Love of Learning Highlands Rotary Club Bingo night has returned and The Literacy & Learning Center was chosen as the beneficiary of the first tournament […]
Highlands Plateau Greenway needs volunteers to help remove non-native invasive plants on Saturday, Feb. 18. Volunteers will meet at the back parking lot of the Highlands Rec Park at 9 a.m. In partnership with the […]
More than $160,150 invested since July 1, 2022 Visit Highlands, NC recently announced its latest round of grants and a sponsorship – $72,150 to support three local, nonprofit organizations. Each year, Visit Highlands, NC supports […]
By Tom Neal, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital CEO Since we celebrate National Heart Month every February, it’s a good time to review what we can do to lower our risk for heart disease and heart attack. Unfortunately, […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Eight area fire departments responded to a house fire on Saturday afternoon on the 200 block of Sagee Woods Drive that took days to fully extinguish. Firefighters responded from […]