Lady Bobcats lose to Cherokee at home

Blue Ridge Early College girls varsity soccer team hosted Cherokee on St. Patrick’s day and lost 1-0. BREC Coach Nick Pressler said they had opportunities to score, couldn’t put it in the back of the […]

Major Gift from Linda and Mark Quick Bolsters Scholarship Aid for the Class of 2022 to $214,000 The Summit Charter School Foundation, which raises vital funds to support Summit Charter School–a tuition-free K-12 public school is announced it has received $214,000 […]

Effective on April 1, Optum will provide testing on the following schedule. Covid-19 Testing at Village Green in Cashiers every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Walk-ins accepted, but you can schedule an appointment […]

By Tom Neal, CEO of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital I am anticipating the arrival of spring even more than usual this year. Of course, I’m looking forward to the milder temperatures and the explosion of green on […]

By Highlands-Cashiers Hospital CEO Tom Neal With COVID-19 permeating every aspect of our lives these last two years, there’s hardly been a subject that has been more discussed than the COVID vaccine. I continue to […]

Those fortunate enough to have known the late Hillrie Quin know the kind of impact he made on the Plateau. Hillrie’s love of nature and passion for conserving it was obvious through his long-time service […]

By Tom Neal, CEO of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital We’ve now officially entered 2022, and after a two-year span we’ll never forget, we are in a place of looking forward. Because of all we’ve been through with […]

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). […]