By Sgt. Tim Broughton Highlands Police Department had the privilege of taking 39 kids shopping for Christmas and the holidays last week at Walmart in Franklin. Each year, in cooperation with the Macon County Sheriff’s Office “Shop With […]
Enjoy candlelight tours of the Zachary-Tolbert House Visitors are invited to Holidays at the Historical Society for the opportunity to step into the past and experience holiday traditions unique to Southern Appalachia on Dec. 6 from […]
Photos by Abby Powell and Andrew Renfro Organizers of the third annual Cashiers Festival of Trees said this year’s event was a resounding success and thanks to the extraordinary generosity of countless supporters, the Festival netted $421,000 to support Summit Charter School […]
Plateau Daily News needs your support. If you like what you see, please consider making a tax free donation HERE. By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Officers from the Highlands Police Department took over 30 children […]
Plateau Daily News needs your support. If you like what you see, please consider making a tax free donation HERE. By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News People lined Main Street to celebrate the Highlands Olde Mountain […]
Plateau Daily News needs your support. If you like what you see, please consider making a tax free donation HERE. By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News The Highlands community filled Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park last week for […]
Highlands water supply took a dip after freezing temperatures over the Christmas holiday burst pipes throughout the area. Pictured below is a frozen Bridal Veil Falls that breaks free on Christmas Day in the afternoon […]
Highlands and Cashiers fire departments responded to a myriad of calls throughout the Christmas holiday, but freezing temperatures at -6 degrees made battling two structure fires especially difficult. The first call was made just before […]
It’s a shame that Highlands… I’m ashamed that Highlands… I get emails with these kinds of salutations on a routine basis. Just this past week I received an email with the “shame” opening remark. Although I could […]
This year’s collection includes beautiful, exciting, and creative auction lots that will open for bidding today at 10 a.m. and close at 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 26. Support Summit School and participating area nonprofits by either […]
An overdose at the Jackson County Detention Center on December 25, 2021 initiated an investigation and resulted in the arrest of Former Detention Officer Patty Stillwell and the investigation The inmate was transported to Harris […]
The mountains were blanketed in snow over the holiday weekend in what is believed to be the first white Christmas the Plateau has seen in a decade. Christmas Day throughout Highlands. A winter wonderland in […]
Vaccines continue to be distributed to communities around the state On Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper and Secretary of North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen shared updates on the COVID-19 County Alert […]
By Highlands-Cashiers Hospital CEO Tom Neal The end of 2020 — a year none of us are likely to forget any time soon — is fast approaching, and for a while now, we’ve known that […]