Article : Photographer: Highlands Historical Society

Amens and Hallelujahs

One thing churches have in common all the way back to the Middle Ages is strong, influential families. Charismatic preachers, popular community figures, and prominent members often characterize and define […]

The Emily Dickinson of the Blue Ridge

Issue: 2016/08 - August | by Donna Rhodes in History in Highlands NC and Cashiers NC

Many Highlands residents and visitors wax poetic about the beauty of the region, but none do it better than Bess Hines Harkins. She was such an accomplished poetess, she […]