Within the next several days Mission Health plans to begin phasing back in certain services and procedures that were temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. To date, Mission Health has not seen the surge of COVID-19 […]
All Fontana Regional Library locations in Macon, Jackson, and Swain Counties, including Hudson Library in Highlands, remain closed per Governor Cooper’s order and public health advice, but eBooks, eAudiobooks, streaming video, and other electronic resources […]
Editor’s Note: Over the next week or so, Plateau Daily News will highlight seniors to recognize their time at Highlands School. Today’s spotlighted seniors include Morgan Olvera, Dillon Schmitt, Carlos Soto Torres, and Marilyn Valerio. […]
To open or not to open the town, that is the question. Should we continue strict COVID-19 measures, or relax them in an effort to return to some kind of normalcy? I know these questions […]
Staff at Blue Ridge School was given a special surprise from the Rotary Club of Cashiers Valley on Monday when Rotarians John Barrow and Carl Hyde presented $100 gift cards to the essential staff involved […]
Residents at Eckerd Living Center had the chance to see family members in-person for the first time in almost two months on Tuesday when over 40 cars paraded through the parking lot on Highlands-Cashiers Hospital’s […]
Highlands Police Department began running manned checkpoints at most entrances to Highlands at the end of March to keep all nonessential visitors from entering Town. After a few days of daily checkpoints at varying times […]
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 […]
A message from Summit Charter Head of School Kurt Pusch Dear Summit Families, In follow-up to my note this morning, I’m writing to update you on the status of Summit’s closure. This afternoon, Governor Cooper announced […]
Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina K-12 public schools will continue remote learning through the end of the 2019-2020 school year. Governor Cooper was joined by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mark […]
Mission Health announced the organization would be removing the emergency triage tents it placed at its hospitals last month. The tents, which were installed as part of standard emergency planning protocols and for training exercises, […]
Editor’s Note: I cannot imagine having my senior year of high school cancelled like seniors throughout the Plateau have been forced to accept this year because of COVID-19. Over the next week or so, Plateau […]
The Jackson County Department of Public Health (JCDPH) reported yesterday it has been notified of 3 additional positive cases of COVID-19 associated with the Apodaca Science Building at Western Carolina University’s campus. None of these […]
Plans include three phase lifting of restrictions based on virus trends Today Governor Roy Cooper issued Executive Order No. 135, extending North Carolina’s Stay At Home order through May 8. The orders extending closure of restaurants […]
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 […]