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By Michael O’Hearn - The Crossroads Chronicle

The Cashiers Marketplace hearing resumed Monday night after a two-month hiatus with a brief update on where the project prop

Hikers at Brushy Face Preserve may be in for a refreshing reroute thanks to volunteer trail work with Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust.

By Nick Childs - reporter@highlandsnews.com

The Highlands Chamber of Commerce hosted speakers from the Boys & Girls Club of the Plateau and The Literacy & Learnin

Highlands commissioners held their first meeting of the year last week. As has been tradition for the past few months, it was preceded by a workshop.

While frigid temperatures brought winter fears, Highlanders and visitors can look forward to some frosty fun this weekend.

A head-on collision resulting in one death occurred just after 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5.

Eighty feet of embankment damage to U.S. 64 in the Cullasaja Gorge has ripple effects through Macon County as a major artery from Franklin to Highlands is closed for the rest of the month.

Highlands Festivals, Inc. has made public the music lineup for the 4th annual Bear Shadow spring music festival, set to be held May 11-12, 2024 in Scaly Mountain.

Highlands’ first responders shared statistics from 2023. While overall crime was lower on the police front, the fire department responded to more calls than in 2022.