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Photo by Michael O’Hearn/Crossroads Chronicle Tom Sawyer’s Christmas Tree Farm and Elf Village, located at 240 Chimney Pond Road, announced on social media on Sept. 9 that they will not be open this year.

Photo by Michael O’Hearn/Crossroads Chronicle Tom Sawyer’s Christmas Tree Farm and Elf Village, located at 240 Chimney Pond Road, announced on social media on Sept. 9 that they will not be open this year.

Tom Sawyer’s Christmas Tree Farm closes for 2021

Highlander Editor
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Families making plans to buy a Christmas tree in the Cashiers area this year will be sad to hear that one tree farm has made the tough choice to close for the season due to a tree shortage.
Photo by Christopher Smith/Staff Author John T. Edge and his wife, artist Blair Hobbs talked with Half-Mile Farm visitors on Saturday, Sept. 11.

Photo by Christopher Smith/Staff Author John T. Edge and his wife, artist Blair Hobbs talked with Half-Mile Farm visitors on Saturday, Sept. 11.

Half-Mile Farm hosts Fireside Chat

Highlander Editor
Thursday, September 16, 2021
On Saturday, Half-Mile Farm hosted a Fireside Chat with food author John T. Edge and his wife, artist Blair Hobbs. Residents of Half-Mile Farm were able to sit around the fire and talk with Edge and Hobbs about life, love, marriage, art, food and life in Oxford, Miss.
The series will go on from Sept. to Dec., once a month.

The series will go on from Sept. to Dec., once a month.

Hudson Library to host adult mental health series

Highlander Editor
Thursday, September 16, 2021
The Hudson Library has partnered with Vaya Health Foundation to bring an Adult Mental Health series to the library. Librarian Carlyn Morenus said one of the main priorities the library system promotes is mental health.

Atlanta-based author sets new novel in Highlands

News Staff
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Atlanta-based high school English teacher and author Christopher Swann has set his newest novel right here on the Plateau. Swann is a graduate of Woodberry Forest School in Virginia and earned his Ph.D. in creative writing from Georgia State University.
In a special called meeting on Aug. 24, the Town of Highlands Board of Commissioners reached a verbal consensus to enforce all its residential ordinances, which bans short term rentals in R-1.

In a special called meeting on Aug. 24, the Town of Highlands Board of Commissioners reached a verbal consensus to enforce all its residential ordinances, which bans short term rentals in R-1.

Economic impact of STR’s

Highlander Editor
Thursday, September 16, 2021
In a special called meeting on Aug. 24, the Town of Highlands Board of Commissioners reached a verbal consensus to enforce all its residential ordinances, which bans short term rentals in R-1.
Photo by Christopher Smith/Staff Starting at Kelsey Hutchinson Park, the group walked up Main Street at 8:46 a.m., the exact time when the first plane hit the World Trade Center 20 years ago.

Photo by Christopher Smith/Staff Starting at Kelsey Hutchinson Park, the group walked up Main Street at 8:46 a.m., the exact time when the first plane hit the World Trade Center 20 years ago.

In honor of the fallen

Highlander Editor
Thursday, September 16, 2021
2,996 plus 13 steps were walked by the Highlands Fire Department, Highlands Police Department and more than 100 locals in honor of the first responders, active duty and veterans that lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Starting at Kelsey Hutchinson Park, the group walked up Main Street at 8:46 a.m.
The Inaugural CHHS Putts Fore Paws starts with a 9 a.m., registration and a 10:30 a.m., shotgun start on Oct. 11.

The Inaugural CHHS Putts Fore Paws starts with a 9 a.m., registration and a 10:30 a.m., shotgun start on Oct. 11.

CHHS announces new fundraiser ‘Putts Fore Paws’

Highlander Editor
Thursday, September 9, 2021
The Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society has announced an inaugural golf tournament to benefit the animals at their no-kill shelter. Almost a year in the planning, this new fundraiser and “fun-raiser” will occur during the peak of leaf season, Monday, Oct.
Photo by Dustin Hirschfeld A picture of Bridal Veil Falls during Tropical Storm Ida.

Photo by Dustin Hirschfeld A picture of Bridal Veil Falls during Tropical Storm Ida.

Highlands sees large amount of rainfall in August

Highlander Editor
Thursday, September 9, 2021
In August, Highlands saw a significant increase in rainfall because of Tropical Storms Fred and Ida. The usual average rainfall in Highlands is 6.6 inches, but in August of this year, Highlands saw 20.05 inches of rain.