STRs are now on Town Board’s plate

Monday night, the Planning Board put the finishing touches on its Unified Development Code amendments in regards to short-term rentals. The ball is now in the Town Board’s court and will be reviewed at a […]

On Monday night, the Highlands Planning Board completed a review of the draft proposal for amending town ordinances related to short-term rentals. Their recommendations have now been sent to the Highlands Town Board for review. […]

By Tom Neal, CEO of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital We’ve now officially entered 2022, and after a two-year span we’ll never forget, we are in a place of looking forward. Because of all we’ve been through with […]

The Nantahala Ranger District of the Nantahala National Forest has implemented seasonal road closures on roads listed below. Closing roads to motorized vehicles seasonally helps reduce road maintenance costs. It also reduces wildlife disturbance so they can […]

From Town of Highlands Mayor Pat Taylor Let me update you about the storm situation. The county will declare a state of emergency starting on Saturday. I will follow with an emergency declaration for the […]

At a special called Planning Board work-session meeting Tuesday night, the board tried to put the finishing touches on the short-term rental ordinance they last worked on in December. Except for a couple of items, […]

Melanie Miller retired after 30 years as a teacher at Highlands School and showed up for her last day of work on Dec. 16 riding in the back of a stretch limousine, following an escort […]

Mission Health is pleased to welcome the newest addition to Mission Community Primary Care Cashiers, Dr. Kathleen Shattenkirk. Dr. Shattenkirk is a board-certified family physician with more than thirty years of experience in a multitude […]

Leadership Highlands 2022 is a community engagement initiative of Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visit Highlands, NC. The purpose of Leadership Highlands is to develop and empower emerging leaders through a series of interactive seminars, […]

Article published at the request of Macon County Public Health and courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC is working with state and local public health officials to monitor the spread of Omicron. As […]

Let me cover several current items. Some of this information comes from questions folks have sent to my website in recent days. First, Optimum is continuing COVID testing at the Highlands Community Building next to […]

Summit High School boys basketball team took on Eagle Ridge for their Homecoming game on Dec. 10 but ended up with a loss, 69-48. Homecoming Court Photos by Brian O’Shea plateaudailynews@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: […]

Summit High School girls basketball team took on Eagle Ridge for their Homecoming game on Dec. 10 and walked away victorious with a final of 41-25. Photos by Brian O’Shea plateaudailynews@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: […]

Highlands boys varsity basketball team hosted Cherokee on Dec. 3 but didn’t take the win ending with a final of 56-35. Highlands next plays on Jan. 14 at home against Swain after the girls game, […]