Snow from Winter Storm Izzy covered Highlands late on Saturday, Jan. 16 and into the following day transforming the Plateau into a winter wonderland. Pictured below is a glimpse of Highlands during Winter Storm Izzy […]
Caution urged when driving The first snowfall of 2022 comes with a winter storm warning from the National Weather Service for several counties, including Macon and Jackson until noon on Jan. 3. Pictured below is […]
The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida will reach Macon County Tuesday afternoon and affect our area into early Wednesday morning. Gusty winds and heavy downpours could cause flooding in low lying areas. Although rainfall amounts […]
The children’s book “Cashiers, Come Play With Me” was recently installed into the StoryWalk at The Village Green and tells the tale of how the Cashiers community came together and overcame tremendous adversity to build […]
Tropical Storm Zeta was downgraded from a category 2 hurricane to a tropical storm before it slammed into the mountains on Oct. 29, but with it came strong winds and heavy rainfall that knocked out […]
The Plateau was hit by a storm on Sunday evening with high winds and damaging lightning that knocked down trees and power lines throughout the area leaving thousands in the dark. State, county, and local […]
Last week I met at town hall with Brian Burch, the NCDOT Division 14 Engineer. Also, at the meeting was Wesley Grindstaff, the division road maintenance engineer and Steven Buchanan the division traffic engineer. Chief […]
Jodie Zoellner is the brainchild behind the plan to provide backpacks to students at Potter Street Elementary in Bainbridge, Ga. that was damaged by Hurricane Michael in October earlier this year. Zoellner, along with Mike […]