Reflections on the considerable gifts of 2021

By Highlands-Cashiers Hospital CEO Tom Neal As 2021 comes to a close, I think most of us are not just reflecting on the past year, but the nearly two years that have elapsed since the […]

Work is expected to begin in the next two weeks to fix the landslide issue along Chowan Drive and Highway 64 near On the Verandah restaurant. Pictured above is a temporary fix to stabilize the […]

It’s taken a few years to orchestrate but work will begin on the new Fire & Rescue Dept. to be located on the old deVille property on US 64 west in the next couple of […]

It boiled down to the final minutes of Blue Ridge Early College girls varsity basketball team’s away game against Swain last week, but the Lady Bobcats pulled off the win 56-50. BREC Coach Tim Mayse […]

Blue Ridge Early College boys varsity basketball team hosted Nantahala last week and went on a scoring spree ending with a final of 82-49. BREC Coach Tim Mayse said the Bobcats were able to capitalize […]

Information allegedly obtained during the Closed Session of the December Town Board meeting, which was later released and misrepresented to an “outside” interested party, was the subject of the January Town Board Closed Session meeting. […]

Jackson County has temporarily depleted its inventory of COVID-19 vaccines after several successful vaccination events over the last two weeks. “We have 6,000+ on the waiting list and we are currently receiving anywhere from 0-300 […]

Macon County Public Health has streamlined the COVID-19 vaccination registration and appointment scheduling process in an effort to register individuals and schedule appointments in a timelier manner. Beginning this week, individuals who need to register […]

I have two important updates this week. Both will impact our community in the coming weeks. The Highlands/Cashiers Community Vaccination Clinic is a great success. On Sunday about 480 people were vaccinated. The clinic is […]

Executive orders for “to-go” or delivery sales of mixed beverages and evictions moratorium also extended Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen announced yesterday that North […]

Brush up on your knowledge of radon’s risks and Highlands-Cashiers Hospital’s capability to provide advanced lung cancer screening Most people think of tobacco use when they think of lung cancer, but did you know that […]

Summit girls basketball team hosted Nantahala last week for the Lady Bears’ season opener and ended up victorious with a final of 32-20. Summit Caitlynn Couch said the Lady Hawks made them work for the […]

Highlands varsity girls basketball team took on Hiwassee Dam at home last week and took care of business winning 46-24. “I was proud of how our depth kept us fresh and kept our up tempo […]

Summit boys basketball team hosted Nantahala last Friday for the Bears’ season opener but ended with a loss, 69-57. Top scorers included three players who scored double digits, Summit Anthony Qemali had a career high […]

Highlands varsity boys basketball team hosted Hiwassee Dam last week but couldn’t take the win ending with a final of 52-44. The Highlanders stayed within striking distance throughout the game and had their chance in […]