Regional

Empty Bowls set for Sunday

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Fall is officially here and perhaps one of the best ways to stay warm as temperatures begin to drop is by eating some delicious soup, and the International Friendship Center and the First Presbyter

HBF to present Antarctica lecture

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The Highlands Biological Foundation will welcome award-winning author, endowed professor of polar and marine biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and leading expert on the ecological

Rain doesn't slow down Dahlia festival

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What a weekend it was as Highlands was draped in dahlias from The Bascom to the Historical Village, and everywhere in between. There were dahlias as paintings, dahlia trees, and dahlia brides.

Gorges to host Monarch event

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The first annual Mountain Monarch Festival will be at Gorges State Park in Sapphire, Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Camp Merrie-Woode now BearWise

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Sapphire’s Camp Merrie-Woode was officially recognized by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission as a BearWise organization on Aug. 18.

Porchfest set for Sept. 18

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The Center for Life Enrichment is presenting the second annual Highlands Porchfest on Sunday, September 18 from 1-6 p.m.

The Mountain celebrates oaks

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The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center hosted a celebration of the ancient oak trees, up to 600 years old and among the oldest dwarfed white oaks in the world.  These trees are a special part of