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Sixth grade students from Summit Charter School were led through a series of science, technology, engineering and math lessons while on a field trip to Wade Hampton Golf Club this week.

Sixth grade students from Summit Charter School were led through a series of science, technology, engineering and math lessons while on a field trip to Wade Hampton Golf Club this week.

Lessons learned on the links

News Staff
Thursday, May 15, 2025
A group of 29 sixth graders from Summit Charter School were given the opportunity to explore various STEM subjects through the lens of golf at a field trip to Wade Hampton Golf Club, sponsored by the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
Nurses Morgan Martin, Kyleigh Watson, Jessica Galloway, and director of hospital operations Hollis Whitehead snap a photo with hospital CEO Tom Neal to kick off National Nurses Week festivities at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. National Nurses Week runs May 6-12.

Nurses Morgan Martin, Kyleigh Watson, Jessica Galloway, and director of hospital operations Hollis Whitehead snap a photo with hospital CEO Tom Neal to kick off National Nurses Week festivities at Highlands-Cashiers Hospital. National Nurses Week runs May 6-12.

National Nurses Week at HCH

News Staff
Thursday, May 8, 2025
This Tuesday kicked off National Nurses Week, and Highlands-Cashiers Hospital is recognizing the celebration by highlighting their staff of nurses, reflecting on their time working at the hospital and the importance of what they do.
Highlands will be adding two police officer positions to the department in the 2025-26 budget year.

Highlands will be adding two police officer positions to the department in the 2025-26 budget year.

Town board approves adding police officers to force

News Staff
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Highlands Board of Commissioners gathered at the community building last week for another meeting to discuss and finalize the town budget and additional expenditures.
Headwaters District Conservation Plan steering committee member David Feist, who represents the Friends of Lake Glenville, discusses the proposed plan and the methodology behind it with a group of citizens at The Village Green in Cashiers on Wednesday.

Headwaters District Conservation Plan steering committee member David Feist, who represents the Friends of Lake Glenville, discusses the proposed plan and the methodology behind it with a group of citizens at The Village Green in Cashiers on Wednesday.

A closer look at conservation

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, May 8, 2025
What does the future of Cashiers, and on a wider spectrum Southern Jackson County as whole, look like?
High Style 2025 will feature the best of fashion, food, and music, while featuring many of Highlands’ retailers.

High Style 2025 will feature the best of fashion, food, and music, while featuring many of Highlands’ retailers.

Get set for "High Style"

News Staff
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Get ready for a day of creativity, elegance, and entertainment as “High Style: A Celebration of Art, Cuisine, Fashion and Music” returns to Highlands on Saturday, May 17.
Volunteers gather in Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park for a safety briefing prior to the 2025 Plateau Pickup litter sweep on Saturday.

Volunteers gather in Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park for a safety briefing prior to the 2025 Plateau Pickup litter sweep on Saturday.

More hands make less work

Ryan Hanchett
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Living up to its reputation, the annual “Plateau Pickup” litter sweep was once again a massive community effort on Saturday.

Author Clapsaddle coming to Cashiers library

News Staff
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Author Annette Clapsaddle is heading over to the Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library to discuss her latest book, “Even as We Breathe.” Hosted by the Cashiers Historical Society, the upcoming event is scheduled for April 30 at 2 p.m.
Cashiers businesses will be competing to build the best burger as part of the annual Burger Week, which begins on Saturday.

Cashiers businesses will be competing to build the best burger as part of the annual Burger Week, which begins on Saturday.

Cashiers Burger Week is back

News Staff
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Cashiers Area Chamber of Commerce is bringing back Burger Week for its third year, drawing in another delicious offering of hamburgers from select participating restaurants. The week-long event kicks off April 26.
Photo by Ryan Hanchett/Staff Highlands ABC General Manager Kevin Vinson cuts a ribbon at the new store location on Oak Street. He was joined on Thursday by ABC board members Rick Trevathan, Jim Ward, Dave O’Harra, Andy Chmar and Steve Mehder.

Photo by Ryan Hanchett/Staff Highlands ABC General Manager Kevin Vinson cuts a ribbon at the new store location on Oak Street. He was joined on Thursday by ABC board members Rick Trevathan, Jim Ward, Dave O’Harra, Andy Chmar and Steve Mehder.

A new era for ABC

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, April 24, 2025
If it’s time for a toast, the new Highlands ABC store has you covered. On Thursday, the ABC Board members, town officials, store staff, and members of the public gathered for an official ribbon cutting at the new store location on Oak Street.
A judge granted an injunction stopping Cashiers Marketplace developers from connecting to wells in Sapphire.

A judge granted an injunction stopping Cashiers Marketplace developers from connecting to wells in Sapphire.

Legal fight over Cashiers Marketplace water source continues

News Staff
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Following changes to the Cashiers Marketplace development plan, a lawsuit has been filed by the Holly Forest Association and the Fairfield Sapphire Valley Master Association Inc., which were granted an injunction to prevent the connection of wells until the lawsuit is resolved.