At the March Town Board meeting, some issues looming for months were finalized and new issues were introduced. The board finally put to rest lease agreements with the HAM amateur radio club and Charisma Radio […]
The children’s book “Cashiers, Come Play With Me” was recently installed into the StoryWalk at The Village Green and tells the tale of how the Cashiers community came together and overcame tremendous adversity to build […]
For those who love to fish local waters but believe in “catch and release,” the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission is asking that you “catch and eat.” At the December Town Board meeting, Mayor Pat Taylor […]
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 […]
The September meeting of the Highlands Town Board is tonight at 7 p.m. It is a hybrid meeting so to speak in that it will be both a ZOOM and an in-person meeting. The ZOOM […]
Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire yesterday evening in time to prevent a home from going up in flames. “This is a win,” said CGFD Chief Randy Dillard. “This is […]
February’s Town Board meeting touched on a number of topics – Dogwood Trust Foundation, Highlands Motoring Festival request, Coalition for non-native invasive plants request, an update from the Greenway Trail committee, the request to schedule […]
Tonight’s town board meeting is kind of a wrap up meeting here at the end of the year. At the December meeting newly elected town board members will be sworn in, and new business will […]
It wasn’t exactly saving a cat out of a tree, but it was close. The Village Green had the weather vane installed on top of the new Commons building on Wednesday, but even with the […]
Blue Ridge Early College students enrolled the Fire Academy Program were geared up on Friday and worked as a team to put out pallets set ablaze for training. “The students were doing practical training associated […]
Blue Ridge School students learned about fire safety and prevention on Oct. 9 through a cooperative effort between fire, EMS, law enforcement, and emergency management throughout Jackson County organized by Jackson County Fire and Life […]
Folks were evacuated from the Cashiers-Glenville Recreation Center this morning after a strong odor of gas permeated the building. Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department responded at approx. 9 a.m. after receiving the call. FD Chief […]
Jane Woodruff has done it again. Thanks to her years of philanthropic work Highlands has a civic building at the Rec Park, a hospital, and a post office. Now Highlands is about to get a […]
At recent budget discussions for the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget both the Highlands Fire and Rescue and the Sky Valley-Scaly Mountain Fire and Rescue departments have come before the Macon County Board of Commissioners requesting […]
Driver transported to Highlands-Cashiers Hospital for burn injuries Thousands throughout Macon and Jackson Counties were without power on Wednesday after a dump truck unloading waste materials clipped a power line about a mile off Highway […]