Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Director Kaye McHan told the Highlands Town Board on Thursday that the annual Halloween celebration in downtown Highlands has been cancelled because of COVID-19. “Much research and creative […]
Highlands Town Board directed Recreation Director Lester Norris to develop a reservation system for ice skaters in order to safely open up the rink in Highlands September’s monthly meeting on Thursday. Under Governor Roy Cooper’s […]
The Highlands Performing Arts Center and the Highlands Playhouse are bringing outdoor entertainment to Highlands with a drive-in movie theater. Ray’s Drive-in will hold it’s first event for the public on Thursday, Oct. 1 showing […]
Some new developments happening at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital (HCH) are enhancing our imaging capabilities and strengthening the infrastructure of the entire hospital. We are also preparing to welcome another new physician here, who will enable us […]
2020 will go down in history as a year to remember, for all the wrong reasons. Historic events are happening in every aspect of life because history never takes a break. While lives are being […]
The Cashiers/Glenville Recreation Center reopened this week after closing its doors back on March 16 because of COVID-19. Rec Center Site Manager Eric Farmer said restrictions are in place to operate safely. Restrictions include: Only […]
Class of 2009 Highlands High School graduate Matt McClellan is a weekend anchor for Tampa’s top-rated morning show on FOX 13 News WTVT-TV, Good Day Tampa Bay, and reports live from the field throughout the […]
Nearly one in five people in Jackson and Macon counties fall beneath the poverty line, and one in four children in Western North Carolina face hunger on a regular basis. On October 4, join the […]
The September meeting of the Highlands Town Board is tonight at 7 p.m. It is a hybrid meeting so to speak in that it will be both a ZOOM and an in-person meeting. The ZOOM […]
The Mountain Garden Club added a new garden surrounding the Old Highlands Jail on Maple Street in dedication to Wiley Sloan, who passed away in March, for his dedication to helping the community. “He did […]
Highlands Recreation Department exercise facilities in the Community Building are once again open during regular hours of operation. This includes the cardio/weight machine room, the free weight room, the stage, and the gymnasium. The exercise […]
Highlands Fire & Rescue Assistant Chief Robbie Forrester hit the road on Wednesday morning to travel 12 hours to Lake Charles, Louisiana to bring supplies to people trying to recover from Hurricane Laura. In this […]
The Rotary Club of Highlands held it’s annual Duck Derby event on Saturday, Sept. 5, streamed live on the Club’s Facebook page, thanks to Mike Murphy and his team for making this ‘virtual event’ possible […]
Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival has been canceled this year because of coronavirus-related issues. “This has certainly been an unprecedented year with many challenging circumstances and difficult determinations and adjustments to life as we have known […]
I got up late on Labor Day, had my cup of coffee, and perused the morning news. I noticed Southern California continued to battle wildfires, and had set a record 120 degree temperature. I thought, […]