The Literacy & Learning Center hosted a volunteer luncheon on Sept. 29 to honor and celebrate the incredible volunteers who support the organization’s mission to promote literacy and learning in the community. The event was […]
Highlands Plateau Greenway needs volunteers to help remove non-native invasive plants on Saturday, Feb. 18. Volunteers will meet at the back parking lot of the Highlands Rec Park at 9 a.m. In partnership with the […]
By Tom Neal, CEO of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital I am anticipating the arrival of spring even more than usual this year. Of course, I’m looking forward to the milder temperatures and the explosion of green on […]
Area fire departments gathered at a house just north of the Georgia border off Highway 28 on Carl Chastain Road to conduct live burn training exercises last month. Firefighters had the opportunity to hone a […]
Volunteers have been working diligently since late 2020 to build the Kelsey Trail into a hike-able loop. Kelsey Trail is owned and maintained by the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and is located at the end of […]
A bridge that was located along the Oak Lane section of the Highlands Plateau Greenway has been moved after it became known the bridge was built on private property. HPG President Sonya Carpenter said this […]
The Highlands Plateau Greenway is a trail system that connects many of the natural settings and historic sites throughout Highlands. On June 20, volunteers completed the entrance along Oak Street just in time for the […]
Blue Ridge Early College students enrolled the Fire Academy Program were geared up on Friday and worked as a team to put out pallets set ablaze for training. “The students were doing practical training associated […]
Cashiers Glenville Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call of a fallen tree this morning on Highway 107 and Lakeside Circle in Glenville and found traffic was obstructed because of a tree split down the […]
Building a trail is a methodical-laborious process, but that didn’t stop a slew of volunteers who showed up to Highlands Plateau Greenway’s workday last month to get their hands dirty for a good cause. “It’s […]
Crews from Glenville-Cashiers Rescue Squad and Highlands Fire & Rescue combed areas throughout Macon and Jackson counties for a possible downed aircraft after receiving reports of a missing plane on Thursday evening. Details were scarce […]