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 […]
By Brittney Lofthouse and Brian O’Shea Pictured at the top of the article on the left is the Chinese spy balloon seen from the naked eye, a small white speck in the sky. On the […]
By Brittney Lofthouse, The Southern Scoop Pictured at the top of the article is the Macon County Public Library February meeting. It was standing room only for the Macon County Public Library February meeting as […]
By Chip Snyder PIO, American Legion Post 370 Highlands Mayor Pat Taylor and the Highlands American Legion Post 370 held a service at Veterans Plaza on Feb. 3 to commemorate the sacrifice of four armed […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News It came down to the buzzer with a Bear victory over the Bobcats ending with a final of 20-19 when Blue Ridge middle school boys basketball team hosted Summit […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Summit traveled to the other side of town to take on Blue Ridge on Jan. 18 and won a solid victory ending with a final of 32-10. Blue Ridge […]
McKim qualifies for State Championship Steve Hott, Head Coach Highlands Swimming and Diving All 6 of the Highlands Varsity Swim Team traveled to the 1A&2A NC West Regional Championships in Charlotte on Feb. 4. There are […]
By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper Once the Town Attorney JK Coward announced his retirement on Jan. 26, the Town Board wasted no time outlining a plan to pursue candidates. At a Special Town Board Friday, […]
By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper When the “Pennies for Preservation” campaign in St. Simon’s, Georgia, which was relayed by Mayor Pat Taylor in his Feb. 2 “Mayor on Duty” column (HERE) is replicated in some […]
As mayor, I like getting positive feedback, all elected officials do, it makes for a good week and last week was a very good week. After writing this column last week, where I proposed […]
The Mountain Theatre Company recently released the schedule of upcoming shows for the 2023 season. Jersey Boys JUNE 23 – JULY 8 Back by popular demand, after a sold-out run last season, Highlands’ favorite Jersey […]
Who is wintering in these woods? That’s the question the Highlands Nature Center is asking as they take part in the Great Backyard Bird Count, and you can join in too! This global event, now […]
The Hudson Library and MGP Production’s Youth Theater Program are planning a murder, and need the help of a team of courageous, clever, and good-hearted (though at least one of them may turn out to […]
Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation (HCHF) and Nantahala Health Foundation (NHF) have awarded seven Western North Carolina organizations grant funds from their Healthy Homes Initiative. The 2023 Healthy Homes Initiative is supported by a $400,000 grant […]