The third annual Leadership Cashiers class recently launched its seven-month program with an opening retreat at The Country Club of Sapphire Valley. The Cashiers Area Chamber’s community engagement initiative is based on a development model […]
Highlands girls varsity soccer team took on Blue Ridge Early College on April 14 and won 6-0. BREC Coach Nick Pressler said the Lady Bobcats played timid against Highlands and a lack of practice time […]
In just a few weeks, the Highlands Biological Foundation will host a brand-new spring lecture series titled Climate Conversations! This series will showcase three field research projects here in the southern Appalachians while highlighting how […]
The Highlands-Cashiers Plateau is one of the few remaining areas with intact old growth hemlock forest. The Southern Appalachians are home to two species of hemlocks, the eastern or Canadian hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and the Carolina […]
Since the pandemic began over a year ago, there has not been a large-scale music festival like that of Bear Shadow held last weekend at Winfield Farm in Scaly Mountain N.C. Pictured below is an […]
As part of its litter removal efforts, including the ongoing Litter Sweep, N.C. Department Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 4 million pounds of litter from roadsides since Jan 1, 2021. […]
Investigators at the Highlands Police Department have been made aware of several fake social media accounts which have been created, claiming to be members of the Highlands Community. In some of these cases, an account is created using the name and […]
Neal said one step people can take to reverse the toll of COVID-19 on the Plateau is get vaccinated From a public health perspective, there is no more important step that the residents of the […]
The Village Green is now the home of a recently installed StoryWalk, which entails pages of children’s books displayed on standards throughout the park. There are 18 standards installed and currently on display are “Coming […]
After more than eight months of searching for “just the right fit,” the Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation and Blue Ridge Health are pleased to welcome two new primary care physicians to the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau – […]
Golfers from Highlands School and Blue Ridge Early College traveled to Brevard to play 9 holes at Connestee Falls Golf Club for the first match of the season on March 22. After tallying teams’ scores, […]
Theda Marie Owen McCall, 71, of Cashiers, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday April 3, 2021. A native and a lifelong resident of Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Andy […]
The Plateau is home to a variety of evergreen plants ranging from towering coniferous trees like Pine, Hemlock, and Pitch; to shrubs such as the ground juniper, rhododendron, and mountain laurel; and even ground cover […]
Installation of the much-anticipated Cashiers Greenway Ramble StoryWalk in the Village Green is complete. A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned for 11 a.m. on April 2 at The Village Green picnic area, and coincides with […]