The Macon County Board of Commissioners voted July 14 to bar the Sheriff’s Office from using county funds for Flock cameras. The Macon County Sheriff’s Office has been using Flock license plate reader ...

The Cashiers 48th Annual Antique Show returns Aug.7-9 at The Village Green, featuring 42 exhibitors from across the country and even across the pond.

The Town of Highlands Board of Commissioners met for its monthly meeting on Thursday, July 16. Commissioners Jim Tate and Bill Grubb were not present. The board began initial discussions on data ...

The Cashiers Plein Air Festival, a biennial fundraiser for The Village Green, returns to the Plateau July 13-18, bringing 20 nationally and internationally recognized plein air artists to the area.

Duncan Greenlee, The Highlander’s cartoonist for 40 years, will showcase his work in an art exhibit at the Albert-Carlton Cashiers Community Library from July 18 through Aug. 9. The exhibit will ...

Macon and Jackson Counties will host its annual Boots and Bourbon fundraising event on Thursday, Aug. 6, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Chimney Pond Farm in Glenville. The event returns to the venue for its ...

Glenville resident Nancy Turner will sign copies of her new book, “Tampa Bay Downs: The First Hundred Years” on Friday, July 17, from 2 to 4 pm at the Highland Hiker Cabin in Highlands at 601 Main ...

The Plateau will celebrate Independence Day all weekend, with Cashiers, Highlands and Glenville hosting events from Friday through Sunday. Whether they’re listening to a live reading of the ...

The Macon County Board of Commissioners met Thursday, May 21, to hear from county fire departments and other entities about the pro- posed 2026-27 budget. The board continued the discussion on Tuesday ...

"Local Republican leaders chose Anna Ferguson, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee (EBCI) and Jackson County resident, to finish the remainder of the late N.C. Rep. Mike Clampitt’s term ...

Whether she’s testing microplastics on Easter Island or working in the field with the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, Lynsi Wavra has built a career dedicated to preserving the places she calls home.

Highlands Fire and Rescue’s Chief Ryan Gearhart presented a proposed fire tax increase for the Highlands Fire district at a public information session on Tuesday, March 31. The fire department’s ...