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March 2020

Safe, legal, and local options for outdoor exercise

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 31 Mar 20201 Apr 2020
  • COVID-19

Many in the community are doing everything they can to adhere to the emergency guidelines mandated through state, county, and local governments to slow the spread of coronavirus. During this time of social distancing, outdoor […]

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Summit launches radio program to help stay connected

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 31 Mar 2020
  • News

Summit Charter School hit the airwaves earlier this month with the launch of “The Bear,” a radio station broadcasting online to students and families during the school closure. Click HERE to tune into The Bear. […]

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Highlands eases up on sign ordinance to support local businesses

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 31 Mar 202031 Mar 2020
  • News

The only option left to local restaurants and businesses in Highlands is curbside pick-up or delivery after the Highlands Board of Commissioners voted on the issue on March 26. Read more about the Town’s proclamation […]

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Schools stay busy delivering meals and class materials to students during closure

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 30 Mar 202031 Mar 2020
  • COVID-19

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper ordered public schools closed on March 15, and since then cafeteria crews have been busy whipping up hundreds of meals a day for children to be delivered along bus routes […]

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Coping with social distancing and a change in routine

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 30 Mar 202030 Mar 2020
  • COVID-19

By Micah Krempasky, MD, Psychiatrist, Mission Hospital Behavioral Health I pride myself on routine. I wake in the wee hours of the mornings.  My coffee is set to brew precisely 2 minutes before my alarm […]

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Jackson County Commissioners order 14-day quarantine for out of state visitors

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 30 Mar 202030 Mar 2020
  • COVID-19

Jackson County Commissioners released a revised supplemental emergency order today that mandates any visitor returning to Jackson County from an overnight stay must self-quarantine for 14 days before entering the community for groceries, gas, or […]

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Governor Cooper announces statewide stay at home order until April 29

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 27 Mar 202028 Mar 2020
  • COVID-19

Essential businesses may remain open, social distancing mandated Governor Roy Cooper ordered people in the state of North Carolina to stay at home for thirty days, until April 29, 2020, in another step to slow […]

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Summit students donate canned goods to Fishes & Loaves Food Pantry

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 27 Mar 202027 Mar 2020
  • News

During the weeks before coronavirus disrupted lives across the globe, Summit students were busy collecting canned goods to donate to Fishes & Loaves Food Pantry in Cashiers. Each year the Middle School Student Council holds […]

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Mayor on Duty

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 26 Mar 2020
  • COVID-19

Like every community, Highlands is under great pressure and stress. We are facing uncertain weeks and months ahead. All of us need to stay calm as possible and support one another. Toward the end of […]

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Highlands Town Board mandates curbside pickup for retail shops and restaurants

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 26 Mar 202026 Mar 2020
  • COVID-19

Highlands Board of Commissioners held an emergency meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Highlands Community Building and approved a supplemental municipal proclamation to further take action to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Call in order for […]

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Highlands Town Board closes hotels, motels, and rentals in response to COVID-19

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 23 Mar 202026 Mar 2020
  • COVID-19

Town of Highlands Board of Commissioners held an emergency meeting Monday afternoon and approved an order closing all hotels, motels, and rentals to the public effective immediately to minimize the spread of COVID-19. In regard […]

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Discover the magic of Secret Falls

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 20 Mar 2020
  • News

Secret Falls is a hidden gem nestled just south of downtown Highlands that makes for an excellent day hike. A half-mile hike leads to a multi-tiered Secret Falls off Horse Cove Road. Visitors can see […]

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COVID-19 has affected all aspects of life in NC, the county and Highlands

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 20 Mar 202026 Mar 2020
  • COVID-19

North Carolina could see 110 people testing positive or presumptive positive for coronavirus by the end of the week, with cases reaching 4,000 by April 2, an epidemiologist at UNC-Chapel Hill said Monday. On Tuesday, […]

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Case of COVID-19 is in Highlands

  • by Kim Lewicki
  • Posted on 20 Mar 202026 Mar 2020
  • COVID-19

As of press time, of the 1,100 tests and 1,000 samples taken for COVID-19, there are 40 confirmed cases in North Carolina spanning 16 counties. A woman who was initially in self-isolation at Highlands Country […]

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Mayor on Duty

  • by Plateau Daily News
  • Posted on 18 Mar 202026 Mar 2020
  • COVID-19

The Town of Highlands was placed under a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon by the Town Board adopting an emergency resolution. The emergency proclamation I have signed allows the Mayor and Board to make responses […]

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