The Brotherhood concluded its journey on Saturday, June 27, riding 123 miles from Fairview, North Carolina to Charlotte and ending a week of challenging rides and meaningful interactions with the ...

Highlands’ Independence Day Celebration offers a full day of family-friendly activities beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 4. The event is free and will take place at varying locations throughout ...

The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts, will host its annual Community Day on Friday, July 3, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on its six-acre campus at 323 Franklin Road. The event is free and open to the ...

The three high schools in Highlands and Cashiers will all be conference mates next fall after the final realignment proposal form the NC High School Athletic Association was approved last week.

There are places where learning happens quietly—under the shade of hemlocks, along the edge of a bog, in the careful unfolding of a fern. At Highlands Biological Station, education is not confined to ...

Cashiers business owners and residents gathered at Happs Place Barn and Grill last week to recognize six outstanding members of the community for this year’s “Spirit of Our Community Awards,” hosted ...

I am on the executive board of the Southwestern Regional Planning Commis-sion. I received an invitation from the Mountain West Partnership, a subsidiary of the commission, concerning a big economic ...

A possible threat of violence posted online led to an increased police presence at Highlands School on Monday. According to Highlands Police Department reports, someone shared screen capt ...

The Cashiers Historical Society has launched “Campfires & the Embers of Youth: The History of Summer Camps in Western North Carolina,” a digital exhibition that opened in March 2026. This immersive ...

Whatever happened to the North Carolina Legislature? They entered the biennium’s long session in January. What are they doing now? What bills did they pass impacting towns and cities? What about the ...

Last week, I attended a meeting concerning future transportation projects for Macon County. The Southwestern Regional Planning Organization hosted the meeting. This regional organization handles ...

Highlands’ largest hospitality company has been sold. Old Edwards Hospitality Group’s assets, including Old Edwards Inn, 200 Main, and the Old Edwards Club golf course have been purchased by James and ...