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Rivers Rutherford returns as the headlining act for the 19th annual Songwriters Round. Proceeds from the concert will go to The Blue Ridge School Education Foundation.

Rivers Rutherford returns as the headlining act for the 19th annual Songwriters Round. Proceeds from the concert will go to The Blue Ridge School Education Foundation.

Singing for support

News Staff
Thursday, August 14, 2025
The Blue Ridge School Education Foundation will host its 19th Annual Songwriters Round, an unforgettable evening of music, storytelling and community impact, on Aug. 23.

Founders Park alcohol policy may change

News Staff
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Last month’s Independence Day celebration saw one of the biggest crowds Highlands has experienced in recent years, prompting calls from the police department to change the town’s alcohol policy.
Photo by Shelby Powell/Staff

Photo by Shelby Powell/Staff

Airport usage takes off

News Staff
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Beyond being a hub for private planes, Macon County Airport leaders say the airport is a potent economic driver for the county.  According to information from the N.C.
This modern rustic home in the new Saratay Falls development will be featured in the 2025 Cashiers Designers Showhouse event.

This modern rustic home in the new Saratay Falls development will be featured in the 2025 Cashiers Designers Showhouse event.

Cashiers Designers Showhouse

News Staff
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
The Cashiers Historical Society is gearing up for its 28th annual Designers Showhouse fundraising event supporting the society’s preservation efforts and programming. This year’s week-long celebration will start on Aug. 22.
Speaker Megan Sutton leads a team of forest and freshwater specialists working in the Southern Blue Ridge.

Speaker Megan Sutton leads a team of forest and freshwater specialists working in the Southern Blue Ridge.

Forest resilience post hurricanes

News Staff
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Megan Sutton, Director of The Nature Conservancy’s Southern Blue Ridge Programs is the featured speaker for the final installment of the 2025 Zahner Conservation Lecture Series. Her talk, titled “Southern Appalachian Forest Resilience in a Post Hurricane World,” will take place on Thursday, Aug.
Artificial intelligence, medical care and biodiversity take center stage at the Center for Life Enrichment.

Artificial intelligence, medical care and biodiversity take center stage at the Center for Life Enrichment.

Technology and biodiversity lead conversations at CLE

News Staff
Thursday, August 7, 2025
The week of Aug. 11 finds speakers at the Center for Life Enrichment presenting an array of talks on the ethics of technology, the realities of modern medicine, and the mysteries of mountain biodiversity.

Stiehler resigns, commission seat up for vote

News Staff
Thursday, August 7, 2025
Long-time Commissioner Brian Stiehler resigned from the Highlands Board of Commissioners on July 31. Stiehler, who held the office for 14 years, relocated to a residence outside the town, making him ineligible to serve on the board.
Jackson Grimm and The Hidden Valley Ranchers will perform at the community barn dance on Aug. 14 at the Bascom Barn.

Jackson Grimm and The Hidden Valley Ranchers will perform at the community barn dance on Aug. 14 at the Bascom Barn.

Bascom Barn Dance

News Staff
Thursday, August 7, 2025
The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts invites the community to an evening steeped in regional tradition at the annual Bascom Barn Dance, to be held Thursday, Aug. 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.