The family of Robert Earnest “Tug” Helmer is heartbroken to announce his passing on Tuesday, July 13 at his home in Highlands, North Carolina. He passed away peacefully in his sleep due to heart failure […]
A new home for the Fire & Rescue Department has been in the works for about three years, and now that construction is underway people have lots of questions. The foremost question is “Why does […]
The Highlands Performing Arts Center has been working over a year with a construction management team composed of project manager JLL, architect Lord Aeck Sargent, and contractor Choate Construction to design the PAC’s new theater. […]
Details: What: The Cashiers Village Crawl is centered around The Village Green. There is live music at both ends of the park, at the Gazebo and Commons areas. Participating shops surrounding The Village Green, or […]
At a special Planning Board meeting Tuesday night, board members and four citizens who turned out for the meeting got a chance to ask questions, make comments and voice concerns about the draft Highlands Community […]
The Scaly Mountain Community Association is partnering with the Scaly Mountain Women’s Club and holding a Pancake Breakfast at the Scaly Mountain Fire/Rescue Station on Hale Ridge Road at the Community Room on Saturday, July […]
Things seemed back to normal over Independence Day weekend in Highlands with games held at the ball field, Boy Scouts blasted off rockets, kids were sprayed with the firehose by Highlands Fire & Rescue, Mill […]
The pickleball courts at the Highlands Rec Park were bustling with players at the official ribbon cutting of the new court system on June 28. “I am amazed at the turnout for pickleball,” said Mayor Pat […]
Taking diving trips into the depths of open water all over the world using SCUBA gear requires an Open Water Diver Certification, which is now available through courses at the Cashiers Community Pool on Tuesdays […]
The agenda for tomorrow’s July meeting of the Highlands Town Board of Commissioners is full. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Highlands Conference Center next to the ball field. The first item […]
The June Planning Board meeting was short; mostly cleaning up verbiage in the Unified Development Code, until Chairman Brad Armstrong invited the public to participate. Since “Review of the Draft Community Plan” was on the […]
In coordination with The Village Green’s Joy Garden Tour activities, the Cashiers Area Chamber Retailer Roundtable is promoting the “Village Crawl,” which includes live music, wine tasting and food truck(s) in the park and extended […]
Though somewhat confusing, since the Highlands Historic Village campus on N. 4th Street has been open for numerous years, the recent Grand Opening referred to the opening of the revitalized exhibits inside – exhibits that […]
Citizens on the west side of Highlands woke up on the morning of July 5 with no power. Did the incredible fireworks that reverberated through town even after the official display was over cause the […]