Highlands traditionally draws big crowds along Main Street for the annual Halloween celebration. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Highlands Chamber of Commerce has decided to cancel the 2020 event.

Halloween festivities cancelled

Wearing a mask may be popular on Oct. 31, but not for the traditional reason. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Highlands Chamber of Commerce has decided to cancel Halloween festivities in Highlands. “A lot of research and creative…
Ryan Hanchett

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Local

A proposed 16-unit employee housing complex at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital is under review by a town board subcommittee following a request for water and sewer service.

Town board pauses HCH housing plan

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, September 24, 2020

The Highlands Board of Commissioners hit the collective pause button on a potential employee housing development adjacent to Highlands-Cashiers Hospital on Thursday night.

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The “Best of Show” award went to The Bascom’s display during the 2020 Dazzling Dahlia Festival.

Dahlias dazzle and delight

Dan Brown
Thursday, September 24, 2020

A perfect weekend with perfect weather and a perfect crowd provided the ingredients necessary for a successful Dazzling Dahlia Festival under the new normal of COVID-19 social distancing.

Highlands Mayor Patrick Taylor signs a proclamation celebrating this weekend’s 10th annual Dahlia Festival. From left, Kim Daugherty holding the book, Taylor and Lisa Dailey.

Dahlia Festival on display Sept. 19-20

Dan Brown
Thursday, September 17, 2020

While other standard festivals and celebrations in and around the plateau has fallen victim to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the 10th anniversary of the Highlands Historical Society’s Dazzling Dahlia F

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