Susan Renfro

Western Carolina Brew & Wine is quickly becoming a Highlands favorite for local beer, wine, and live music.

Highlands Cashiers Players celebrate 30 years with a free 1940s-style radio performance of It’s a Wonderful Life.

This fall, Cullasaja Women’s Outreach celebrates a record $380,000 in grants—fueling education, healing, and hope across the Plateau.

Rebecca McCracken of The Summer House blends lifelong passion, construction know-how, and natural inspiration to craft elegant, livable spaces across Highlands, Cashiers, and Rabun County.

Philadelphia native Matthew Eberz, a finalist for the 2025 Storytrade Award for Best Mystery–Historical, blends fact and fiction drawn from his military and real-world experiences.

Highlands Cashiers Players closes its milestone season with Deathtrap—a wickedly clever thriller where ambition, deception, and dark comedy collide.

Join the Highlands community on Sunday, December 14 at 5:30 P.M. in Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park for the Lighting of the Menorah, marking the first night of Hanukkah and celebrating the festival of lights with song, dance, and community spirit.

Each Thanksgiving weekend, the Cashiers Festival of Trees lights up the Summit Center with festive décor, community spirit, and support for Summit Charter School.

Jacque Taylor and D’Arcy Adams brought their Irish heritage and hospitality experience to life with Celtic Table, a warm, welcoming restaurant in Cashiers known for inspired cuisine and heartfelt camaraderie.