Mayor on Duty

I wish I could say it’s over, but I can’t. The drought and related restrictions on water use and outside burning remain in place. The small amount of rain we got over the past weekend […]

By Brian O’Shea, Plateau Daily News Summit School held its annual fall fundraiser, SummitFest, last month packing the soccer field with a plethora of games and activities including a dunk tank, sack races, inflatable slides, […]

Five new units installed around the Town of Highlands Understanding the growing demand for Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure, the Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visit Highlands, NC recently expanded the availability of EV car chargers in town. […]

The Highlands Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting at Hotwire Communications’ Fision Experience Center at 670 North Fourth Street on Oct. 26. Elected local officials, including the Mayor of Highlands, as well as the Highlands Chamber […]

By Steve Hott, Head Coach of the Highlands Hurricanes Swim Team Photos by Amy Hinton Highlands Hurricanes Swim Team traveled to the Asheville Jewish Community Center (AJCC) for the Post Purim Palooza from March 18-19 […]

I was at an inaugural Earth Day convocation 53 years ago this month, and it will be celebrated again this year on Saturday, April 22. I had a little longer hair back in April 1970 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Community members and elected officials, along with hospital staff and leadership, gathered on Sept. 13 for the ribbon cutting ceremony at the new $68 million Angel Medical Center in Franklin, NC. The new hospital, at […]

The staff and I meet with various groups that support and supply the town on a routine basis, and this past week Josh, Lamar Nix met with folks from Duke Energy. It was a good meeting. […]

More than $250,000 invested in community during the past fiscal year Visit Highlands, NC recently announced its latest round of grants totaling $18,000 to support two local nonprofit organizations. On Sept. 7, the organization announced […]

Tonight (Thursday), is the August meeting of the Highlands Town Board of Commissioners. It will be at the Highlands Community Building which is located next to the ball field. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. […]

Franklin man Joseph Orr, 25, drowned at Big Shoals off Walking Stick Road on Saturday despite the efforts of Good Samaritans who tried to help. Big Shoals is an approximately 20-foot waterfall along Big Creek that is a popular […]

On July 16, the Highlands Hurricanes Swim Team traveled to Franklin for the MSL (Mountain Swim League) Conference Meet. The Hurricanes finished 2nd (479 pts) to FAST (Franklin Amateur Swim Team) (1,037 pts) and ahead […]