By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper This week kickstarts a candidate Q&A that will feature a question and answer each week for six weeks culminating with the Thursday, Nov. 2 edition prior to the Tuesday, Nov. […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News The Blue Ridge Early College gym was roaring with fans’ cheers when the girls varsity volleyball team hosted Summit last week and took it to an epic tiebreaking 5th […]
At the September Board of Education meeting held in Highlands Monday, Principal Sarah Holbrooks commended Teacher-of-the-Year, HS math teacher Brian Aulisio and Support-Person of-the-Year, library media coordinator April Getz for all they do for Highlands […]
By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper Town Board deliberations began an hour earlier Thurs., Sept. 21 with a one-hour workshop prior to the 7 p.m. Town Board meeting. This format will be tried for one year […]
For nearly 35 years, there have been several efforts to secure funding to dredge Mirror Lake. With the state appropriating 5 million dollars in the new budget, the restoration of the lake will become a […]
In a celebration of community spirit, the Highlands Chamber of Commerce proudly honored exceptional individuals and organizations at its Autumn Ovation event held last night. The annual gathering brings together Highlands Chamber members to network […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News The Will Henry Stevens Bridge that makes up the main entrance at The Bascom has been closed since August to undergo repairs. Billy Love, deputy executive director at The […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News The Blue Ridge Early College boys varsity soccer team have been on a victorious rampage winning the past 6 consecutive games, most recently beating Cherokee on the road 9-0 […]
The 13th annual Dazzling Dahlia Festival blanketed downtown Highlands in a wide spectrum of colors showcasing passionate-dahlia growers’ talents and creativity on Sept. 9. This year’s festival theme was “Season in Highlands,” and the single […]
Volunteers gathered at Big Shoals, a.k.a. Secret Falls, on Aug. 29 for a ribbon cutting ceremony marking the official opening of newly constructed stairs leading down to the falls. The Highlands Trail Trimmers began the […]
The International Friendship Center is bringing its 2nd annual Carnaval de Colores to Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park on Sept. 22 (tomorrow). The newly-created event serves as the kick-off celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs from […]
Thursday night is the monthly Highlands Town Board meeting. It will start at 7 p.m. at the Highlands Conference Center next to the ball field. But before this official business meeting, there will be a […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News The Cashiers Quilters will showcase their talents at the biennial Cashiers Quilters Show on Oct. 7 at the Albert Carlton Cashiers Library. “The quilt show is the Cashiers Quilters’ […]
The Rotary Club of Highlands hosted guest speaker Carmen Waite, CEO of The Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau at Tuesday’s meeting. BGCP’s mission is “To enable all young people, especially those who need […]
Summit Charter School held a groundbreaking ceremony to formally kick off phase 2 of the new high school expansion project with students, teachers, staff, donors, and volunteers present on Aug. 24. Summit Head of School […]