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Submitted Photo Monteith started her respiratory career in 2010 at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, MI.

Submitted Photo Monteith started her respiratory career in 2010 at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, MI.

HCH employee named respiratory practitioner of the year

News Staff
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Marissa Monteith, MSHCA-BSRC-RRT, Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Respiratory Therapy Supervisor, was recently named Practitioner of the year by the North Carolina Society of Respiratory Care.
Photo by Michael O’Hearn/Crossroads Chronicle Wade Hampton Golf Club in Cashiers is being sued by 13 former members over a dispute involving nearly $700,000 in unpaid redemption fees and a renovations project at the club in 2017.

Photo by Michael O’Hearn/Crossroads Chronicle Wade Hampton Golf Club in Cashiers is being sued by 13 former members over a dispute involving nearly $700,000 in unpaid redemption fees and a renovations project at the club in 2017.

Wade Hampton Golf Club sued over unpaid redemption fees

News Staff
Thursday, December 2, 2021
More than a dozen former members of Wade Hampton Golf Club filed a federal lawsuit this month, suing the club for just under $700,000, which they say is being improperly denied in a case involving a 2017 renovations project. The suit was filed on Nov. 5 in the U.S. District Court in Asheville.
EVERFI’s Mental Wellness Basics program consists of four 15-minute online lessons targeted at students in grades 8-10.

EVERFI’s Mental Wellness Basics program consists of four 15-minute online lessons targeted at students in grades 8-10.

School board considers mental health partnership

News Staff
Thursday, December 2, 2021
The Macon County Board of Education heard a presentation from the digital curriculum provider EVERFI about an opportunity to expand access to mental health resources in Macon County Schools during their meeting on Monday night.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff In 2019, Walker opened Town and Country General Store between Highlands and Cashiers.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff In 2019, Walker opened Town and Country General Store between Highlands and Cashiers.

Town and Country General Store owner named to Marquis Who’s Who

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
After being nominated by a customer unknowingly, Town and Country General Store owner Valerie Walker will be listed in the Marquis Who’s Who. Marquis Who’s Who was established in 1898 and began publishing biographical data in 1899.
Submitted Photo Delivered Car Care offers tire repairs, oil changes and brake repairs for all on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.

Submitted Photo Delivered Car Care offers tire repairs, oil changes and brake repairs for all on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.

Otto man opens first-ever mobile tire shop serving Highlands area

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Brandon Fenoglio, an Otto local, has started the first-ever mobile tire shop, Delivered Car Care, to serve the Plateau. After working in a tire shop, Fenoglio said he knew he wanted to open his own shop but buying a building would be a far stretched dream.
Santa Claus made his appearance on the back of a firetruck at Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park on Saturday.

Santa Claus made his appearance on the back of a firetruck at Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park on Saturday.

Light Up the Park 2021

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Photos by Christopher Lugo/Staff Santa Claus made his appearance on the back of a firetruck at Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park on Saturday during the annual Light Up the Park event.  Above is a full gallery of photos from the event. 
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff HHS junior Kaden Mitchell goes up for a shot against Towns County, Friday night.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff HHS junior Kaden Mitchell goes up for a shot against Towns County, Friday night.

HHS opens basketball season

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Basketball season is now in full swing as the Highlands School varsity basketball teams opened the season splitting with Towns County on Friday night.
The company decided to switch out the rolls for the sausage pinwheels due to the sausage rolls not selling well enough.

The company decided to switch out the rolls for the sausage pinwheels due to the sausage rolls not selling well enough.

Sister Schubert discontinues pigs-in-a-blanket sausage rolls

News Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Holiday tables will be a little different this year following Sister Schubert’s company decision to discontinue their beloved sausage wrap rolls. The company decided to switch out the rolls for the sausage pinwheels due to the sausage rolls not selling well enough.