By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Highlands boys varsity made it to the championship round of the Little Smoky Mountain Conference Championship against Hiwassee Dam on Feb. 16 in Nantahala, but lost 76-52. Highlands defeated […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Highlands boys junior varsity faced off against Hiwassee Dam in the LSMC Championship on Feb. 16 in Nantahala but lost 54-40. JV teams did not play a first round […]
Jackson County Tourism Development Authority (JCTDA) has increased the funding of the Cleaning Up the Mountains initiative to $2,500 for the annual event’s third year. The funds will be used to purchase trash grabbers, to help pick up litter […]
Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau sent three teams to the Odyssey of the Mind (OM) Western Regional Tournament at McDowell High School Marion, NC on Feb. 25. The team competing in problem II, […]
Join your neighbors, friends, family and co-workers for the annual Plateau Pickup on Saturday, April 15. Volunteers will begin at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park on Pine Street at 8:30 a.m., where they will receive their geographic […]
The Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District held its annual essay contest for 6th grade and poster contest for students in 3rd through 6th grades in Jackson County. The purpose of the contests is to educate students about issues that […]
The Fontana Regional Library system, including Hudson Library in Highlands and the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library, is starting an Active Audio Challenge that will run now through May 31. Participants who listen to 25 hours […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News The old Crane family home across from The Bascom at 65 Oak Street has been a part of Highlands history since the early 1900s, but on Saturday that remnant of the […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Highlands girls varsity basketball team heads to the second round of the NC High School Athletic Association State Playoffs after defeating Hiwassee Dam 43-36 at home on Tuesday. The […]
I was optimistic, and the staff was too, that the town would receive a state grant to replace the aging pre-clarifier tank at the water tank. The town had resubmitted the grant we applied for […]
The USDA Forest Service recently released the final revised Nantahala and Pisgah Forest plan that will guide future management of the national forests in western North Carolina. “The forest plan is a framework to address incredibly complex challenges like climate change and invasive species, […]
The Highlands Performing Arts Center and the Mountain Theatre Company announce the reinstatement of movies in Highlands. Movies will be shown in the Martin Lipscomb Theater. MTC will transfer the movie projector over to the PAC. In order to be certified […]
Join us for a very special Kids Zone at Hudson Library with Music Educator Fonziba Koster, who has presented drumming and culture workshops to thousands over the last 25 years. On Thursday, March 2 at […]
By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper Photos by Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News On the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 8, a breach of a main sewer line occurred on the Franklin Road (US 64 west) near […]
By Brittney Lofthouse Patrons expressed their concerns regarding the Macon County Public Library leadership during a meeting last week, with many calling for Macon County to end its contract with the Fontana Regional Library System. […]