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Drew English will present The Dahlia Dialogue on Saturday, Sept. 6.

Drew English will present The Dahlia Dialogue on Saturday, Sept. 6.

Dazzling Dahlias

News Staff
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts will host the 15th Annual Dazzling Dahlia Festival from Sept. 4–6.
The Sky Valley Garden Club will host “An Enchanted Evening” on Sept. 16.

The Sky Valley Garden Club will host “An Enchanted Evening” on Sept. 16.

‘An Enchanted Event’

News Staff
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
The Sky Valley Garden Club will host “An Enchanted Evening” of Dahlias by the Lake for its annual scholarship fundraiser on Sept. 16. The event will be held on the patio at the Sky Valley Country Club from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a beautiful evening with live music, appetizers and drinks.
Kyle Bryner, winner of this season’s “BBQ Brawl” talks with Todd Faircloth, executive director of the Foxfire Museum, at the July 27 watch party for the Food Network broadcast.

Kyle Bryner, winner of this season’s “BBQ Brawl” talks with Todd Faircloth, executive director of the Foxfire Museum, at the July 27 watch party for the Food Network broadcast.

Mountain King crowned

News Staff
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Rabun County’s “Mountain Man” became king of the mountain as he edged out two of the nation’s top chefs for the coveted “Master of ‘Cue” on season six of the Food Network’s “BBQ Brawl.

Franklin High School, Highlands School lunches set at $4

News Staff
Thursday, August 21, 2025
After a year of free lunches for everyone, some Franklin High and Highlands School students will pay $4 for school lunches this year.  Macon County Schools is encouraging more parents to complete the school meal applications to determine if students qualify for free or reduced lunches.
Officials say Highlands School will be ready next week

Officials say Highlands School will be ready next week

Ring the bell

News Staff
Thursday, August 21, 2025
With the first day of school around the corner, Highlands School is said to be ready for students and teachers. “This project is as of now still on time and on budget,” Warren Cabe, Macon County manager, said. The county is financing the $9.

Whistling Past Eternity exhibit to open at Brevard College

News Staff
Thursday, August 21, 2025
BREVARD, N.C. – Acclaimed artists Mark Connelley and David Sheldon will be exhibiting a variety of works titled “Whistling Past Eternity” at Spiers Gallery at the Sims Art Building on the Brevard College campus Aug.  28 through Sept. 26. This exhibition is free and open to the public.
Sheila Costigan, Sue Mills, Cathy Peacock, Ann Miller, Maria Chasins, Jan Newton, Ashli Senturk Rosier, Pam Kerr of Cashiers Cares make plans for the annual Golf Tournament at Trillium Golf Club set for Sept. 15.

Sheila Costigan, Sue Mills, Cathy Peacock, Ann Miller, Maria Chasins, Jan Newton, Ashli Senturk Rosier, Pam Kerr of Cashiers Cares make plans for the annual Golf Tournament at Trillium Golf Club set for Sept. 15.

Registration opens for Cashiers Cares Golf Tournament

News Staff
Thursday, August 21, 2025
On Monday Sept. 15 Cashiers Cares will have its Golf Tournament at Trillium Golf Club. Trillium has hosted this fundraising event for the past four years supporting Cashiers Cares and the 10 local non-profit organizations  that receive the proceeds for their programs.
The Mountaintop Art and Craft Show

The Mountaintop Art and Craft Show

A work of art

News Staff
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
The Mountaintop Art and Craft Show opens at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23 and runs thru 4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 24 at the Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, Highlands. The show is sponsored and produced by Mountaintop Rotary Club of Highlands.
From left: Cast members April Getz, Emily Wright, Ricky Siegel and Matthew Eberz rehearse a scene from “Social Security”.

From left: Cast members April Getz, Emily Wright, Ricky Siegel and Matthew Eberz rehearse a scene from “Social Security”.

PAC: ‘Social Security’ back to the stage

News Staff
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Last May, Highlands Cashiers Players gave the community a small taste of Social Security, a heartwarming comedy by Andrew Bergman, but had to close after only three performances when several cast and crew members were diagnosed with COVID.  This time around, a full eight-show run is planned for Aug.