This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Highlands Historical Society’s Dazzling Dahlia Festival. COVID is impacting every area of peoples’ lives and most things are being cancelled, but nature is thriving. Dahlias are growing, […]
A Macon County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 has died, reported Macon County Public Health on Aug. 11. The person was over the age of 65 and had underlying health conditions. To protect the family´s privacy, […]
Macon County Emergency Management and Macon County Public Health will be hosting a COVID-19 testing clinic for the community in Franklin today. The clinic will be held at Macon Middle School from 8 to 11 […]
Highlands School held an outdoor graduation ceremony on Saturday celebrating the Class of 2020 after a chaotic year cut short due to COVID-19. Graduates and their families were spread out on the end of the […]
Governor Roy Cooper announced yesterday that North Carolina will remain paused in Safer At Home Phase 2 for another 5 weeks as students and staff return to schools, colleges and universities and the state doubles […]
I attended the Transportation Advisory Committee of the Southwestern Commission last Thursday by way of ZOOM. As always, NCDOT Division 14 staff were present, along with county and municipal elected officials. In a previous article […]
Macon County Board of Education approved Plan B for the 2020-21 School Year that entails a mixture of remote and in-person learning. See schedules below. Highlands School: First week: 8/17-21: Mon, 8/17: Elementary only on […]
We are bombarded daily with COVID statistics globally, nationally, statewide and locally. Yet people in Highlands ask, “Does anyone actually know someone with COVID?” The answer of course is yes, as more and more people […]
BREC Class of 2020 Graduation scheduled for Aug. 7 Brandon Pendergast was officially approved as the new Blue Ridge Early College Principal last night at the Jackson County Public School Board meeting. JCPS Superintendent Dr. […]
The Highlands-Cashiers Health Foundation (HCHF) is sponsoring two COVID-19 testing initiatives on the Plateau. The format will be drive-through, prescheduled appointments on the following dates: August 1, in Cashiers and August 8 in Highlands. Participants […]
COVID-19, the census, and the future of Highlands are several big things on my mind. All three are now in play and will be for the coming months. What will be their lasting impacts? The […]
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 153 yesterday adding to prevention measures already in place during Phase 2 by stopping the sale of alcoholic drinks in restaurants, breweries, wineries, and distilleries at 11 […]
Macon County Public Health announced yesterday that a Macon County resident diagnosed with COVID-19 has died. The person was over the age of 65 and had underlying health conditions. To protect the family´s privacy, no […]
Chestnut Hill of Highlands and Eckerd Living Center recently held parades on campus to give residents a chance to see family and friends since visitations were prohibited back in March because of COVID-19. Chestnut Executive […]