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Submitted Photo Root 64 owner Briony Le Roi-Crowe.

Submitted Photo Root 64 owner Briony Le Roi-Crowe.

Root 64 fresh market now open in Sapphire

Highlander Editor
Thursday, May 5, 2022
A new market has opened on U.S. 64 next to the Sapphire Post Office known as the Root 64 Fresh Market. Briony Le Roi-Crowe is the owner, and her husband owns a restaurant on the plateau. The market will offer a plethora of fresh produce, wines, charcuterie boards, candies, and other food items.

Authors find inspiration in Hummingbird Lounge

Highlander Editor
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Tucked away in Old Edwards Inn’s Hummingbird Lounge last year, small business strategist James Chittenden and immigration lawyer Renata Castro found inspiration for their recently published book, 99 Questions to Ask BEFORE Starting a Business in the U.S.

Meadows removed from county voter rolls

Highlander Editor
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’s voter registration has been removed from the rolls in Macon County. According to a release from the North Carolina State Board of Elections, Meadows’s registration was removed after the NCSBE determined he’d registered to vote in another state.
Submitted Photo Early Monday morning, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said three-year-old Nevaeh Jade Newswanger was visiting with her family when she fell into the water and was carried over the falls.

Submitted Photo Early Monday morning, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said three-year-old Nevaeh Jade Newswanger was visiting with her family when she fell into the water and was carried over the falls.

Three-year old dies after being swept away at Whitewater Falls

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
A child died after being swept away at Whitewater Falls in southern Jackson County on Sunday night. Early Monday morning, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said three-year-old Nevaeh Jade Newswanger was visiting with her family when she fell into the water and was carried over the falls.
Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff For the past five years, Hudson Library has undergone improvements to its exterior and interior.

Photo by Christopher Lugo/Staff For the past five years, Hudson Library has undergone improvements to its exterior and interior.

Hudson Library undergoes improvements

Highlander Editor
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
For the past five years, The Hudson Library of Highlands, N.C. Inc., library staff and organizations throughout the community have worked together to make several improvements to the library.

Rusticks in Cashiers celebrates 30 years

Highlander Editor
Thursday, April 7, 2022
It’s not every day that a business can celebrate a major milestone, and Rusticks in Cashiers recently opened for its 30th season after being opened in 1992 in Chestnut Square. For three decades, Rusticks has brought “mountain chic” furniture and accessories to the plateau.
The Forest Service identified individuals who will be considered eligible objectors to the revised forest plan for the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests, Friday.

The Forest Service identified individuals who will be considered eligible objectors to the revised forest plan for the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests, Friday.

Forest service identifies objectors to Nantahala, Pisgah forest plan

Highlander Editor
Thursday, April 7, 2022
After almost a decade of planning, the Forest Service released a revised Nantahala, Pisgah Forests management plan, but it was met with backlash with 14,000 objections received.
Photo by Michael O’Hearn/Crossroads Chronicle Village Green executive director Ashlie Mitchell-Lanning with Bill and Sue Lewis.

Photo by Michael O’Hearn/Crossroads Chronicle Village Green executive director Ashlie Mitchell-Lanning with Bill and Sue Lewis.

A vision becomes a reality at The Village Green

News Staff
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
As The Village Green celebrates its 30th year as The Heart of Cashiers, it announced that on March 22nd, 2022 a generous donation from Bill and Sue Lewis has fulfilled the balance of The Village Green’s construction loan, and is now debt-free.