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 […]
Over 70,000 twinkling lights wrapped around a 65-spruce tree sparked to life on The Village Green for the Cashiers Christmas Tree Lighting on the Gazebo-side of the park at the Crossroads on Nov. 27. Pictured […]
Santa delighted the small number of people who attended the annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Highlands on Nov. 28 at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park. Presented by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center and recently […]
Rotary Club of Highlands Mountaintop is helping to raise money for the Emergency Council and the Highlands Food Pantry through the Giving Tree project. The Giving Trees are in Bryson’s Grocery Store and Reeves Hardware. […]
Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center has cancelled the 2020 Olde Mountain Christmas Festival on Dec. 5. Due to cases of COVID-19 rising rapidly in North Carolina, the state has tightened existing mask requirements […]
The folks at the Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Center have been working with town staff to come up with a way to orchestrate holiday festivities during the COVID pandemic. Though events planned for […]
The Village Green will add some sparkle to your holidays on Friday, November 27 and Saturday, November 28 with the 10th annual “Christmas On the Green” celebration. “After a day of feasting, make your spirits […]
The Village Green will once again provide an easy and enjoyable visit with Santa experience 2-5 p.m. on Nov. 27 in the Commons Hall on Frank Allen Road. “Santa’s annual visit the day after Thanksgiving […]
Visit Col. John’s Cabin at the Cashiers Historical Society for a bit of Christmas cheer this holiday season. Built in the 1840s, the Cabin will be open Friday, Nov. 27- 29 from 11 a.m. to […]
Inspired by a TV program that profiled the national program, MCSO Sheriff Robbie Holland and his wife established the Shop with a Cop (SWAC) program in Macon County, 25 years ago. Highlands Police Chief Andrea […]
The Blue Ridge Early College Interact Club visited the Eckerd Living Center in Highlands shortly before Christmas as part of Santas for Seniors, a project aimed at spreading holiday cheer at a Christmas party for […]
Your Mayor isn’t Santa Claus, but I’m making a list and checking it twice. The Town Board will decide what is nice, not nice now, or never nice. It will soon be the budget planning […]