Lady Highlanders win against Murphy at home

By Mason Stoltzfus and Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Highlands girls varsity soccer team hosted Murphy on April 18 and scored a solid victory ending with a final of 6-2. “We had a lot of […]

By Steve Hott, Head Coach of the Highlands Hurricanes Swim Team Photos by Amy Hinton Highlands Hurricanes Swim Team traveled to the Asheville Jewish Community Center (AJCC) for the Post Purim Palooza from March 18-19 […]

Lance Hardin will become the new Executive Director at the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust (HCLT) beginning May 1, taking over the reins from Dr. Gary Wein who is retiring. Wein, who will continue as Executive Director […]

More than 120 volunteers collected 95 cubic yards of trash from our roadsides at the annual Plateau Pickup on April 15. Volunteers began the day at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park as they were assigned geographic areas […]

By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Clear skies and pleasant temps for the hundred or so folks who attended The Village Green’s egg hunt on Easter Sunday. The festivities were initially planned for Saturday, but […]

New this year: ‘SOBEaR Tent’ offers non-alcoholic lounge area for abstaining fans The 3rd annual Bear Shadow music festival is set for this weekend, April 28-30, with headliners Spoon, The Head & The Heart and […]

By Tom Neal, CEO of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital If you or a loved one has ever experienced a hospital stay, it’s easy to recognize how important nurses are to every patient’s healing. What is demanded of […]

Looking for ways to connect with nature in your everyday life? Maybe you’d like to spend more time walking outdoors, allowing your senses to take in all of nature’s beauty as you stroll. Perhaps you’re […]

William Morris Bible, 79, of Walhalla, SC, went home to be with the Lord on March 23, 2023. He was the owner of American Upholstery for 48 years where he worked with his wife. He […]

Officers of the Highlands Police Department are searching for Robert Newman Baty II in connection with fleeing to elude the incident that happened in the evening hours on Thursday, April 20. According to a report […]

The Highlands School administration, in coordination with the Highlands Police Department has issued a temporary soft lockdown. We have been notified by the Sheriff of Macon County that a threat has been made to a […]

By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Blue Ridge Middle School baseball team took it to the final inning, but scored a close 14-13 win against Cullowhee in the season opener last month at home. “I […]

During High Hampton’s recent redevelopment, the organization gifted Summit Charter School with gently-used fitness equipment that needed a new home. Last spring, after a group of high school students learned of this donation, they dreamed […]

By Brittney Lofthouse During an update from Macon County Schools facility Director Todd Gibbs during the March meeting, the board of education learned that a local geologist inspected the Highlands soccer field and believes that […]

I was at an inaugural Earth Day convocation 53 years ago this month, and it will be celebrated again this year on Saturday, April 22. I had a little longer hair back in April 1970 […]