Mayor on Duty

Thursday, Dec. 12, is the last town board meeting of the year. The board meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Highlands Community Building next to the ball field. You can remotely access the meeting via the portal on the town website. No workshop […]

At Thursday’s Town Board meeting, the Highlands Chamber of Commerce got permission to host a Snow Festival in K-H Founders Park Saturday, Jan. 29 complete with a slide and tubed merry-go-round both of which are […]

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 […]

Staying afloat amidst COVID restrictions, has meant thinking outside-the-box for nonprofits across Highlands and Cashiers. Many have offered “virtual” programming which while a nice gesture, hasn’t done anything to bolster the bottom line. At June’s […]

The weather may have dampened attendance, but those that showed up were thrilled to check out almost 70 automobiles at this year’s Highlands Motoring Festival’s Cars in the Park at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park on Saturday. […]

I want to thank the over 80 volunteers that participated in last weekend’s Highlands Plateau Cleanup. We all collected over 18 cubic yards of road trash and litter. The corridors to the town look great. […]

The Highlands Ice Rink is open Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 26 and 27, from 1-8 p.m. The rink will also be open Friday and Saturday, Dec. 28-29, from 1-10 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 30 from […]

For this year only, all faiths invited to participate Twice now in recent weeks a Facebook debate based on misinformation fueled a movement – this time to put a cross back on top of the […]

Hundreds of family and friends, a visit from Santa, ice-skaters circling the rink, carolers, and cookies and hot chocolate all topped off with the park being lined with trees covered in Christmas lights. That is […]

The Highlands Food and Wine Generous Pour event is set up a bit differently than other activities throughout the weekend. Purchasing a ticket gets one into the event, but it’s a cash bar once inside. […]

Families and pets of all shapes and sizes spent a sunny afternoon on Oct. 7 in Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park giving their animals a little something to look forward to in the afterlife. Owners brought animal […]

Park-goers will have their journey more illuminated at night when strolling through Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park with the addition of three new light poles. Two of the poles are on Pine Street in front of Entegra […]

Urban Soil performed at Saturdays on Pine July 7. It was the most packed that Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders park has been in the past, but those who attended all seemed to be enjoying the music and […]