Mission Health is pleased to welcome the newest addition to Mission Community Primary Care Cashiers, Dr. Kathleen Shattenkirk. Dr. Shattenkirk is a board-certified family physician with more than thirty years of experience in a multitude […]
By Highlands-Cashiers Hospital CEO Tom Neal As 2021 comes to a close, I think most of us are not just reflecting on the past year, but the nearly two years that have elapsed since the […]
Caution urged when driving The first snowfall of 2022 comes with a winter storm warning from the National Weather Service for several counties, including Macon and Jackson until noon on Jan. 3. Pictured below is […]
Highlands Middle School girls basketball team defeated Blue Ridge on the road last month with a final of 39-12. Photos by Brian O’Shea plateaudailynews@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: @plateaudailynews Like us on Facebook HERE Advertise […]
There were smiles aplenty at Trunk or Treat on the Green, a celebration of spooky Halloween fun at The Village Green on Oct. 30. Families donned costumes and walked or drove to the VG’s main […]
It was a packed house at The Literacy & Learning Center’s sold-out Celebration of Education held at Wildcat Cliffs Country Club on Oct. 17. Celebration of Education is TL&LC’s annual fundraising gala. At this year’s event, attendees bid on […]
The N.C. Forest Service has lifted a ban on all open burning as conditions begin to improve effective Dec. 8 for Macon and Jackson counties, and 65 other counties throughout North Carolina (full list below). […]
With the new Omicron strain and the anticipation of a post-holiday surge, it’s expected there will be a need for Covid-19 testing and vaccination services into the new year. Therefore, Optum will continue to provide Covid-19 testing […]
The Village Green and Vision Cashiers recently announced the installation of a new book on the StoryWalk at The Village Green along the Cashiers Greenway Ramble. The Big Dance, written and illustrated by Aoife Greenham, […]
Blue Ridge Health-Highlands Cashiers recently announced the unique “Angel Tree” project this holiday season. BRH-HC is asking for donations of new pajamas for foster children and children in need throughout Highlands, Cashiers, and surrounding communities. […]
Teens from the Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau (BGCP) recently completed a 10-week woodturning program at The Bascom: Center for the Visual Arts in Highlands. Led by instructor Don Marks, who brings more […]
The Summit Charter School Foundation is excited to introduce the Cashiers Festival of Trees, a new fundraising event to benefit the school and nonprofits across the Cashiers-Highlands plateau. The Cashiers Festival of Trees is a multi-day, family-friendly […]
As we dive headfirst into a busy holiday season, The Village Green is kicking it off with an alternative to our traditional Goblins on the Green Halloween experience. This year, to keep our children and […]
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), in partnership with Highlands-Cashiers Hospital, Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation, The Town of Highlands, and Village Green, is expanding no-cost COVID-19 virus testing capacity as part […]
Public park and hiking trails in the works Just north of Cashiers, 63 acres of ecologically valuable land has been permanently conserved with Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust (HCLT). The new property’s location, on Laurel Knob Road, […]