The Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation (HCHF) is sponsoring local COVID-19 testing initiatives on the Plateau on Jan. 4 and Jan. 11. Testing will done in a drive-through format and will take place at The Village […]
Vaccines continue to be distributed to communities around the state On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen shared updates on the COVID-19 County Alert […]
This is the Advent Season in the Christian calendar, a time of hope, joy and anticipation. I share that hope, joy and anticipation for our town as we move into the new year. I anticipate […]
By Highlands-Cashiers Hospital CEO Tom Neal The end of 2020 — a year none of us are likely to forget any time soon — is fast approaching, and for a while now, we’ve known that […]
The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization to Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine last Friday to battle the spread of COVID-19, and it’s widely expected to grant EUA to Moderna’s similar vaccine next […]
At Monday night’s Board of Education meeting, the board OK’d Highlands School Principal Brian Jetter’s request to make the week after Christmas break virtual. The first day back in January is Monday, Jan. 4 – […]
Like a lot of other traditions and events this year, there will be no public “Wreaths Across America Ceremony” on Saturday, Dec. 19. A video of the ceremony will be made available via Facebook HERE […]
Every day the Macon County School System sends out an alert about COVID-19 cases in its schools. Just yesterday, Highlands School reported 2 cases, Franklin High School reported 2 cases, Macon Middle School reported 1 […]
The Highlands Pool complex at the Rec Park has experienced an exposure from ‘someone’ who has tested positive for COVID-19, said Town Manager Josh Ward on Monday. Staff has been in contact with the Macon […]
Rotary Club of Highlands Scholarship winner recounts her entry into the working world amidst COVID-19 Entry into the working world is always an adjustment, but 2016 Rotary Club of Highlands Scholarship winner Blakely Moore’s entry […]
Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center has cancelled the 2020 Olde Mountain Christmas Festival on Dec. 5. Due to cases of COVID-19 rising rapidly in North Carolina, the state has tightened existing mask requirements […]
The folks at the Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center have been working with town staff to come up with a way to orchestrate holiday festivities during the COVID pandemic. Though events planned for […]
Ten more counties designated as red for Critical Community Spread Governor Roy Cooper issued additional COVID-19 safety measures yesterday to tighten mask requirements and enforcement as cases continue to rise rapidly in North Carolina and […]
A Macon County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 died on Sunday, which totals nine COVID-19 related deaths in the county. The death was reported by Macon County Public Health on Nov. 23. The person was over […]