Highlands Olde Mountain Christmas Parade had a solid roster this year, including Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus, the Mountain Garden Club Dancers, Three Wise Men with camels and sheep from the Highlands United Methodist Church, […]
Hundreds of people gathered at The Village Green for the Cashiers Christmas Tree lighting last month and many in attendance said the event was everything visitors have come to expect from the annual holiday tradition. […]
Highlands junior varsity boys basketball team hopped on the bus to Cashiers for the first ever high school game at the new Summit Center on Dec. 4. The Highlanders took down the Bears 38-19 and […]
As we approach the New Year 2020, it seems like just yesterday we were celebrating (or worrying about) Y2K. Healthcare has experienced remarkable change in the last two decades, from the introduction of telemedicine, a […]
Our new commissioner, Marc Hehn, and I attended the Essentials of Municipal Government Workshop last week. This workshop was sponsored by the University of North Carolina School of Government and the North Carolina League of […]
Smokey Bear stopped by Highlands School on Wednesday to chat with some pretty psyched first graders about how they can help prevent wildfires. Smokey was accompanied by Nantahala National Forest Service Firefighters Adam Henry and […]
Blue Ridge Early College boys varsity basketball team hit the court ready to ball last week at home against Next Charter and won with a final of 53-48. BREC next plays at 6 p.m. today […]
Blue Ridge Early College girls varsity basketball team took on Next Charter on Monday at home and won with a final of 79-11. “I think we did amazing,” said BREC Brenda Martinez. “We were looking […]
The Highlands boys varsity basketball team hosted Franklin on Nov. 30, but couldn’t walk away with the win losing 81-52. Highlands next plays away against Robbinsville at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 11. Article and photos […]
It wasn’t the Lady Highlanders varsity basketball team’s night when Franklin’s Lady Panthers came to town on Nov. 30 and ended up winning 60-49. On the bright side of the night, Highlands Kedra McCall was […]