The Rotary Club of Highlands recently enjoyed an inspiring presentation from Sara Chrestman, director of The Gordon Center for Children. The Center, celebrating its 40th year, was originally begun in 1984 by Wilma Gordon and […]
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina (CFWNC) recently approved focus area grants in Education and Natural Resources totaling $116,300. Co-investors contributed $42,875, or 37 percent of the total. “Collaborative grantmaking is one tool we use to help […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Square dancers were all smiles kicking up their heels trying to keep up with the caller at The Bascom’s annual Barn Dance last month. The Barn Dance is a […]
School is back in session and The Literacy & Learning Center is back to after-school! TL&LC offers after-school programming for two age groups. After-School Enrichment is for children in grades K – 3. They meet Monday […]
By Kim Lewicki & Brittney Lofthouse The article in the May 11 edition entitled “Shearl disappoints but asks for patience” solicited comments and misinformation that was disseminated on Facebook. Misinformation is not only dangerous, but […]
MC Commission nixed project last month By Brittney Lofthouse Last month, the Macon County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to cancel a contract with LS3P Architect for the design concept work to renovate an existing […]
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 […]
Staff from The Literacy & Learning Center (TL&LC), formerly The Literacy Council, spent Monday afternoon visiting schools throughout Highlands dropping off gift bags and wrapped presents full of books for students. Books were age-appropriate, ranging […]
Blue Ridge Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) are still getting their groove on while adhering to COVID-19 restrictions by holding weekly socially-distanced strumming sessions at The Village Green. JAM is an educational and instructional nonprofit that […]
Time to go outside and explore! Join the Highlands Biological Foundation’s Education Specialist, Paige Engelbrektsson, every Friday morning in October as she leads you and your little ones in the Knee-High Naturalists Outdoor Educational Program […]
People are swarming back to the mountains, and that means more problems with bears. Well, more accurately, more problems with people who cause problems with bears. Bears have already destroyed at least one car and […]
Instructor and Creative Director at Yoga Highlands, Rachel Kinback (pictured above), visited The Literacy Council last week for a monthly after-school session of yoga. This includes stretching, breathing and stress management techniques; and of course, […]
“Now, something crazy just happened. Do y’all want to hear about it?” Those were words from Josh Crawford, the father of Summit Charter School student Chloe Crawford, on Aug. 30 at a special version of […]
Each summer, the Highlands Biological Foundation hosts free evening lectures at the Nature Center on Thursdays focused on the theme of natural history and conservation, a tradition that began in the 1930s. Today, these lectures […]