Commissioners came to a consensus at the July Town Board meeting on Thursday that the deadline for residential trash pickup customers to purchase bear-resistant toters remains fixed on Aug. 1, but enforcement will not begin […]
The road to Sunset Rock is often washed out from heavy rains making traveling to the top in a vehicle close to impossible. In an effort to maintain the road and smooth out some of […]
The Highlands Plateau Greenway is a trail system that connects many of the natural settings and historic sites throughout Highlands. On June 20, volunteers completed the entrance along Oak Street just in time for the […]
Nestled just outside downtown is the Highlands Botanical Garden, with almost 2 miles of trails on 12 acres that includes a lush forested area and Lindenwood Lake. The Garden is part of the Highlands Biological […]
The Red, White, and Blue Ridge 5k is jogging right along in 2020 as a VIRTUAL race! While nothing beats the sound of the air horn and the excitement of race morning, this year, we will train […]
Brushy Face was already a 1.5-mile trail network popular for it’s birding, but Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust staff and volunteers finished off a .5-mile extension last week and is now open to the public. HCLT Stewardship […]
The body of missing hiker, Chandler Manuel, 24 of Rockwell, N.C., was located today, at the bottom of Whitewater Falls, where he was last seen on Monday. His body was extracted successfully by a National […]
A little-known trail, an unnamed waterfall, and the third tallest tree in North Carolina Editor’s Note: I’ve had to publish a number of COVID-19 articles over the past couple of days and thought folks could […]
Birding on the Plateau is a year-round activity, but things kick up a notch throughout spring as migratory birds make their way back to the mountains. Highlands Audubon Society Vice President Brent Martin said this […]
About a dozen people from local environmental groups were at The Mountain Retreat on Wednesday removing patches of the nonnative invasive plant, Garlic Mustard. It’s called Garlic Mustard because the leaves smell like garlic when […]