By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Last week was National Nurses Week and it was established to recognize the contributions of nurses throughout the country each year from May 6-12. “We are honored to have […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In 2005, Cashiers Historical Society presented the first Jan Wyatt Symposium. It focused on William Holland Thomas, a North Carolinian born in the 1800s near Waynesville and later adopted into the tribe of the Eastern […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News The public had a chance to view the proposed plans for the Blue Ridge Community Connector (BRCC) on Tuesday during a presentation at the Highlands Rec Center by the […]
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 […]
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, […]
Pictured above are HFR firefighters and an HPD officer pouring water on a house fire in Sagee Woods a day after the initial emergency call was made. The fire took multiple days to fully extinguish. […]
By Tom Neal, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital CEO Since we celebrate National Heart Month every February, it’s a good time to review what we can do to lower our risk for heart disease and heart attack. Unfortunately, […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Eight area fire departments responded to a house fire on Saturday afternoon on the 200 block of Sagee Woods Drive that took days to fully extinguish. Firefighters responded from […]
By Brittney Lofthouse and Brian O’Shea Pictured at the top of the article on the left is the Chinese spy balloon seen from the naked eye, a small white speck in the sky. On the […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News It came down to the buzzer with a Bear victory over the Bobcats ending with a final of 20-19 when Blue Ridge middle school boys basketball team hosted Summit […]
By Kim Lewicki, Highlands Newspaper When the “Pennies for Preservation” campaign in St. Simon’s, Georgia, which was relayed by Mayor Pat Taylor in his Feb. 2 “Mayor on Duty” column (HERE) is replicated in some […]