By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Summit Charter School held a ribbon cutting to officially mark the opening of the new fitness center on Thursday. The new facility has a number of exercise machines and […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Highlands junior varsity volleyball team hosted Andrews on Thursday and won the match in the tie-breaking third set. The Lady Highlanders lost the first set, came back and won […]
The Highlands Performing Arts Center will present NC comedian, Kelly Swanson in Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 7:30 pm. Swanson is an award-winning storyteller, comedian, motivational speaker, Huffington Post Contributor, and cast member of The Fashion […]
Record enrollment drives multi-million dollar campus expansion Summit Charter School recently announced Help Us Reach Our Summit, a $6.5 million campaign to support phase II of its expansion from a K-8 to K-12 school. Pictured below […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News The Lady Highlanders hosted Smoky Mountain on Monday night and ended up with a loss after a 3-1 best of five final. “With it being our first game, I […]
By Sonya Carpenter For over fifteen years the volunteers of the Highlands Plateau Greenway (HPG) have been working to construct and maintain a trail system within Town of Highlands that connects the Town to beautiful […]
The Cashiers Area Chamber has announced the departure of veteran executive director, Stephanie Edwards, who will join the Daniel Communities development team as Vice President, Sales & Marketing – Cashiers Lake. “This is a unique […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News The Highlanders boys varsity soccer hosted Mountain Heritage in the season opener on Monday and ended with a loss 7-3. “We played well, but not at the final level […]
From July 27 through July 30, 2023 12 swimmers from the Highlands Hurricanes Swim Team joined 3 other swimmers from the MSL (Mountain Swim League) to form Team MSL and compete in the 2023 Jr. […]
Ed McCloskey was honored by fellow Post Legionnaires last month at the Mountain Laurel Tennis Club after stepping down as Commander of American Legion Post 370, Highlands, N.C. after almost 9 years of service. McCloskey […]
By Ellie Davis Photos by Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Dessert fans have been rejoicing ever since Edelweiss Pastry Boutique opened its doors earlier this summer offering exquisitely-crafted delectable sweets that are works of art […]
Thursday night is the August meeting of the Highlands Town Board of Commissioners. It will begin with public comment at 7 pm. The meeting can be accessed remotely by using the YouTube link on the […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News People from throughout the community recently showed up for the Coalition for Nonnative Invasive Plant Management’s (CNIPM) monthly volunteer workday in July, and at the top of the agenda […]
Helen Christy Wells, longtime resident of Highlands, NC, passed away suddenly on Friday, July 7, 2023. She was 80 years old. Wells was born to Eleanor Virginia (Sellers) Wells and John D. Wells Jr. in […]