The Art League of Highlands-Cashiers recently donated $1,000 to each of three area organizations whose focus is on the children of the Plateau. Organizations include The Literacy and Learning Center, Boys and Girls Club of the Plateau, and […]
The Cashiers Historical Society is excited to share that they presented the 2024 Village Heritage Award to The Orchard Restaurant for their continued preservation of the Hawkins-Menninger House, located at 905 Highway 107 South, Cashiers. This award symbolizes our […]
A Disaster Recovery Center recently opened in Sylva (Jackson County) to assist North Carolina survivors who experienced loss from Helene. The Jackson County DRC is located at: Jackson County Annex Building 198 WBI Drive Sylva, […]
Jackson County Emergency Management outlines ways the public can donate and volunteer to help support Hurricane Helene relief efforts. Posted Oct. 4 by Jackson County Emergency Management: Thank you for your interest in donating to […]
UPDATE Sept. 30 from Jackson County Emergency Management: At this time, the emergency shelter at the Department on Aging in Sylva will be closed. Thank you to Jackson County, NC Department of Public Health, Department […]
Jackson County Tourism Development Authority (JCTDA) has increased the funding of the Cleaning Up the Mountains initiative to $2,500 for the annual event’s third year. The funds will be used to purchase trash grabbers, to help pick up litter […]
The Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District held its annual essay contest for 6th grade and poster contest for students in 3rd through 6th grades in Jackson County. The purpose of the contests is to educate students about issues that […]
By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Eight area fire departments responded to a house fire on Saturday afternoon on the 200 block of Sagee Woods Drive that took days to fully extinguish. Firefighters responded from […]
By Brittney Lofthouse and Brian O’Shea Pictured at the top of the article on the left is the Chinese spy balloon seen from the naked eye, a small white speck in the sky. On the […]
Vecinos, a free and charitable clinic providing bilingual primary and behavioral health care in western North Carolina, is leading a $6.6 million effort to better serve the region’s uninsured and low-income residents by bringing multiple […]
At 11:18 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 13, an attempted robbery took place at the Wells Fargo Bank on 107 south in Cashiers. A masked Hispanic speaking male, who spoke broken English, initiated an attempted bank robbery […]
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested former Cashiers resident Grant Alexander Higgs, 42, this week on a first-degree murder charge, Sheriff Chip Hall said. On Monday, a Jackson County Grand Jury indicted Higgs in the […]
Goblins on the Green kicked it up a notch this year with local businesses and organizations handing out candy to costumed kids not only in The Village Green’s parking lot, but also in the Common’s […]
The Jackson Soil and Water Conservation District held its annual poster contest for students in 3rd through 6th grade in Jackson County. The purpose of the contests is to educate students about issues that affect our land […]