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 ...

Carolina Brotherhood, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit made up of emergency responders and their families from North and South Carolina, cycles across the Carolinas each year on a different route to meet the ...

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 ...

At approximately 3:35 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28, Cashiers-Glenville Fire and Rescue responded to an accident on U.S. 64 between Highlands and Cashiers, where a Hilco Transportation Inc. propane truck ...

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 captures of ...

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 ...

In front of a packed house inside the Martin Lipscomb Theatre the Highlands Cashiers Players raised the curtain on their 30th season with a production of “The Outsider.” Director Michael Lanzilotta ...

Covering the largest fire district in North Carolina at 135 square miles, the Cashiers-Glenville Fire Department carries a substantial responsibility, making equipment upgrades especially crucial. In ...

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.

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 ...

After 10 years of culinary distinction, world-class music and community celebration, Highlands Food & Wine will conclude its historic run and will not return in 2026. Founded to bolster tourism during ...

After a successful four-year run, the Bear Shadow music festival has been canceled for 2025. While the event, which has been held in the spring each year since 2021, is halted for this year the story ...