Raptors of Whiteside Mountain

The high cliffs of Whiteside Mountain make for the ideal home to a variety of raptors, the peregrine falcon being one of the more popular. However, more commonly seen by visitors and often mistaken for […]

Seven times a year Duke Energy opens up the spill gates at the Glenville Dam and releases a deluge of water into the West Fork of the Tuckasegee River to the delight of area paddlers. […]

Macon County Public Health has identified a cluster of employees at the Macon County Sheriff’s Office who have tested positive for COVID-19. A cluster is defined as a minimum of 5 cases with illness onset […]

Next week is the town’s annual white goods pickup. From Monday, Oct. 5 to Friday, Oct. 9 town crews will pick up appliances such as old washers, refrigerators and dishwashers and haul them to the […]

The Bascom is pleased to host the third installment of the Craft to Art Series in the Thompson Gallery. With a focus on fiber, curator Jerry Jackson, Executive Director of John C. Campbell Folk School […]

The 10th Annual Dazzling Dahlia Festival was held outdoors this year with over 30 dahlia vignettes on display throughout Highlands over the weekend. Traditionally held in the Civic Center to benefit the Highlands Historical Society, […]

The newly formed RotarACT Club, based in Highlands and parented by the MountainTop Rotary Club of Highlands, organized and implemented their first project earlier this month aimed at removing invasive species of plants from nonprofit lands in […]

With a guaranteed maximum price of $6,897,000 for the construction of the new fire station on the corner of Oak and Main streets, and with contractors lined up and ready to go, pending weather, Highlands […]

How mushrooms will change the world Join Joey Kyle, Farm Manager at Many Hands Peace Farm at The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center, to learn about local varieties of mushrooms at the next Village Nature […]

Join the Cashiers Historical Society on National Angel Food Cake Day to celebrate the delicious, light, and fluffy cake used in a myriad of delectable desserts on Oct. 10 at the CHS campus. The food-related […]

Steady numbers allow for large outdoor venues to open at 7% with safety precautions Governor Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that some North Carolina small businesses that have experienced extraordinary disruption to their operations due […]

I had hoped we could do a hybrid Town Board meeting last Thursday night. The plan was to ZOOM the meeting and conduct an in-person meeting following standard COVID-19 protocols. There were technical glitches that […]

Highlands Board of Commissioners tabled a request at Thursday’s monthly meeting from HCA Healthcare to supply water and sewer to a proposed workforce-housing development for Highlands-Cashiers Hospital until some issues regarding future use are resolved. […]

Pickleball enthusiasts throughout the area are celebrating after Highlands Town Board approved converting half of the tennis courts at the Rec Park into designated pickleball courts at September’s meeting on Thursday. Pickleball is similar to […]

The NC Department of Transportation recently notified the public that US-64 will be closed beginning Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to ALL through traffic from the intersection of Buck Creek Road […]