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American Legion Post 370 commander Ed McCloskey presents Kenneth Knight with the 2020 Legionnaire of the Year award at Highlands Veteran’s Plaza on Saturday.

American Legion Post 370 commander Ed McCloskey presents Kenneth Knight with the 2020 Legionnaire of the Year award at Highlands Veteran’s Plaza on Saturday.

Post 370 awards honor service

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Under normal circumstances, the July meeting of American Legion Post 370 is when post commander Ed McCloskey hands out the annual hardware recognizing the efforts of Post 370 members. To this point, 2020 has been anything but normal.
Madeline Dukes, a featured artist from Charleston, South Carolina, took advantage of perfect weather and beautiful scenery during the Cashiers Plein Air Festival held on July 15-19 at The Village Green.

Madeline Dukes, a featured artist from Charleston, South Carolina, took advantage of perfect weather and beautiful scenery during the Cashiers Plein Air Festival held on July 15-19 at The Village Green.

Plein air on display at Cashiers festival

News Staff
Thursday, July 23, 2020
The sweeping mountain vistas surrounding Cashiers have long served as inspiration for all manner of artistic pursuits, providing a muse for painters, potters, pickers and poets for generations now.

The Bascom to host pottery sale

News Staff
Thursday, July 23, 2020
During a time when so much has changed, one thing that hasn’t changed is The Bascom’s Dave Drake Studio Barn annual Summer Pottery Show. The pottery sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m.
Pickleball players have been showing up early, and in high numbers, to get matches played before the summer sun raises the on-court temperature.

Pickleball players have been showing up early, and in high numbers, to get matches played before the summer sun raises the on-court temperature.

Highlands rec facilities draw big crowds as temperatures rise

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, July 16, 2020
The dog days of summer officially reached Highlands this week as temperatures climbed into the 80s under a hot sun. Nowhere was the warm weather more apparent than at the Highlands Rec Center swimming pool. Crowds flocked to the cool, clear water of the rec center to beat the heat.

HCH plans new clinic for Highlands

Dan Brown
Thursday, July 16, 2020
A new health clinic is coming soon to Highlands.  Highlands-Cashiers Hospital CEO Tom Neal announced the opening of the health clinic during a recent teleforum. The new health clinic is expected to open on the HCH campus sometime in 2021.
School buildings will be open at a limited capacity when school starts on Aug. 17.

School buildings will be open at a limited capacity when school starts on Aug. 17.

Cooper picks "Plan B" for schools

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Students in Macon County will be able to return to school in a limited capacity following an announcement made by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday.
After years of taking photos in and around the Cullasaja River, photographer Peter Ray decided to turn his collection of images into a book.

After years of taking photos in and around the Cullasaja River, photographer Peter Ray decided to turn his collection of images into a book.

Ray turns love of Highlands waterway into photography book

Dan Brown
Thursday, July 16, 2020
Peter Ray found his calling, and his home, in Highlands and the surrounding beauty of the plateau. He found his muse in the Cullasaja River which has its headwaters here and follows a meandering path down the mountain to Franklin and onward before emptying into the Little Tennessee River.
A temporary recycling and convenience center has been set up on Hale Ridge Road in Scaly Mountain while work is done to redesign and remodel the full time convenience center. The work is expected to take approximately four weeks to complete.

A temporary recycling and convenience center has been set up on Hale Ridge Road in Scaly Mountain while work is done to redesign and remodel the full time convenience center. The work is expected to take approximately four weeks to complete.

Convenience center revamp begins

Ryan Hanchett
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Visitors to the Scaly Mountain convenience center are stopping a little short these days.