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We are getting close to the end of school and the graduation season. Highlands School usually has a senior graduation class of about 25 to 30 students. Being one of only three K through 12 […]

Independent filmmaker Kyler Boudreau shot scenes for his upcoming movie Reckoning in the Highlands Historical Society’s Prince House on March 29. Reckoning is a 30-minute sequel to Rose and the Outlaw, which is a 15-minute […]

Debbie Welch of Western North Carolina has been chosen Big Sister of the Year (2022) by Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Carolina, celebrating National Volunteer Week April 17-23 like many nonprofit organizations in the […]

The Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visit Highlands, NC connects organizations that need volunteers with those who wish to help Are you looking to get involved with a Highlands community organization? Could your nonprofit agency use some […]

The Forest Service identified individuals who will be considered eligible objectors to the revised forest plan for the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests, Friday. This comes as a 60-day objection period closed March 22, following the release of the revised forest plan and final […]

Cashiers Designer Showhouse runs from Aug. 26 thru Sept. 4 and benefits the Cashiers Historical Society The Cashiers Designer Showhouse has been a popular tradition in Western North Carolina for 25 years. The first showhouse […]

As The Village Green celebrates its 30th year as The Heart of Cashiers, they recently announced that on March 22, a generous donation from Bill and Sue Lewis has fulfilled the balance of The Village […]

Yesterday at 5:50 p.m., the Jackson County Emergency Management 911 Center received a call reporting a 3-year-old child visiting Whitewater Falls with her family had been swept away in the water at the top of […]

A tree has fallen on a house in the Cashiers area. The tree has also fallen onto a main Duke Energy transmission line serving Highlands. Tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. Duke will cut power service […]

Summit School’s girls club soccer team hosted Cherokee last month and won a solid victory ending with a final of 5-0. Summit Taylor Robinson walked away with a hat trick scoring three goals for the […]

Blue Ridge Early College girls varsity soccer team hosted Cherokee on St. Patrick’s day and lost 1-0. BREC Coach Nick Pressler said they had opportunities to score, couldn’t put it in the back of the […]

The luck of the Irish was not with Highlands girls varsity soccer team on St. Patrick’s Day when they hosted Swain and lost 3-1. Highlands Reese Schmitt said they could have played better, but performed well […]

Blue Ridge Middle School baseball team hosted Scotts Creek on St. Patrick’s Day and took the win ending with a final of 18-6. BRS Coach Travis Russell the Bobcats played a great game. “Everyone did […]

Highlands boys golf team travelled to Sky Valley Country Club last month to kick off the season with a match against Franklin High School. Highlands didn’t take the win with a team score of 232; […]

Blue Ridge Health-Highlands Cashiers (BRH-HC) launched a new telehealth program this month at Blue Ridge School and Early College thanks to a grant from the Fullerton Foundation providing the medical technology, and to ongoing financial […]