By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Highlands varsity girls basketball team hosted Robbinsville on Jan. 16 and won a hard-fought game by a slim margin ending with a 48-41 final. Highlands next plays on Jan. […]
The Town’s Planning & Development Director is implementing the provisions of the newly adopted Short-Term Rental Ordinance. The Town Board approved the ordinance on September 15, 2022. Since then, several questions have arisen about the […]
Highlands Fire & Rescue has officially moved into the new station on Franklin Road across the street from the Highlands Post Office. HFR Chief Ryan Gearhart said they began operations in the new building on […]
Blue Ridge Early College girls varsity basketball team hosted Murphy on Tuesday and lost 50-68. BREC stayed within 10 points throughout the first three quarters, but Murphy never let up and stretched the lead to […]
By Coach Steve Hott, Highlands Swim & Dive Team Photos by Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News With several other area swim teams canceling out due to weather concerns on Saturday, the Highlands varsity swim team […]
The new year is well underway. Tonight will be the first meeting of the year for the Highlands Town Board. It begins at 7 p.m. at the Highlands Community Center next to the ballfield. You […]
Blue Ridge Early College varsity soccer team wrapped up their season after a loss to Bishop McGuiness in the second round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s state playoffs on Nov. 3. The […]
Lady Highlanders junior varsity volleyball team defeated Hiwassee Dam in an epic 2-1 victory in October 2022 winning the Little Smoky Mountain Conference championship hosted by Nantahala. “The girls played their hearts out to get […]
By Mason Stoltzfus, Plateau Daily News Highlands girls varsity basketball team hosted Summit on Thursday and walked away with a solid victory ending with a final of 51-28 Summit held on throughout the first half, […]
By Steve Hott, Highlands Swim and Dive Team Head Coach The Highlands Varsity Swim Team traveled to Tallulah Falls to compete in the Shiver Me Timbers Invitational on Jan. 7. The 5 Western North Carolina Regional […]
Part 1 – The Local Government Process: I am not the Kim Jong-il of Highlands. Nor am I “Boss Hogg” directing town employees and the police to follow my commands. I sometimes suspect a few […]
There are two upcoming events in January and signups for winter trimester classes are now open for the Youth Theatre program at Cashiers and Highlands libraries. Classical Musical Theatre Study & Pot-Luck Dinner Musical Theatre is […]
Highlands water supply took a dip after freezing temperatures over the Christmas holiday burst pipes throughout the area. Pictured below is a frozen Bridal Veil Falls that breaks free on Christmas Day in the afternoon […]
Highlands and Cashiers fire departments responded to a myriad of calls throughout the Christmas holiday, but freezing temperatures at -6 degrees made battling two structure fires especially difficult. The first call was made just before […]
On Dec. 13, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to an attempted bank robbery at Wells Fargo Bank on 107 south in Cashiers, N.C. At 11:18 a.m., a masked Hispanic male, who spoke broken English, initiated an […]