Cheers to a Simpler Christmas

There’s beauty in simplicity when infusing a splash of holiday cheer throughout the house.

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Festival of Lights

Everyone – everyone – is invited to the lighting of the first candle of the Menorah at Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park in Highlands on the

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Winter Wonderland

The Village Green and surrounding shops and businesses in Cashiers will be a Glittering Wonderland throughout the grey days and dark, dark nights

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Nominate Your Super Woman

Next year marks the centennial of America granting women the right to vote. We can’t imagine how on earth the Land of the Free denied this basic right to half of its population to until well into the 20th Century.  Here’s a little fact that’ll confound your sensibilities – women in Afghanistan were allowed to vote one year prior to …

Hard Candy Christmas

The 32nd Annual Hard Candy Christmas Arts and Crafts Show  is  coming to Western Carolina University’s Ramsey Center the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 29-30. Hours are  10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. each day.  This show opens the mountain Christmas season with fresh mountain greenery wreaths, gingerbread ornaments and live guitar music from Ronnie Evans. Over 100 local and …

Christmas on the Green

You may have seen The Village Green in bloom in summer. Have you seen it glow in the winter? Join us for Christmas On the Green, Cashiers’ favorite holiday tradition. The 13-plus acre park in the heart of Cashiers will feature thousands of twinkling lights from Thanksgiving weekend until New Year’s Day. This is the sixth year that The Village …


The Jolly Old Elf

Rumor has it that Jolly Old St. Nick is a bit of a workaholic, but he’s learning to relax a bit.   We caught up with him recently to discuss his plans to once again make Highlands his home away from home during his preparations for his big night.  There he was, leaned back, boots on his desk (shhh…don’t tell …

Food Pantries Christmas

Saturday, December 7, is the date for the annual Highlands Olde Mountain Christmas Parade.  It’s also the date for A Food Pantries Christmas, which follows the parade.   Plan to take the entire family for some scrumptious barbecue and a heaping platter of Christmas Spirit, to support our local food pantries. Volunteers will be holding this tasty fundraiser in Jones …

Gobble on the Green

The turkey, cornbread dressing, pumpkin pie, football and family time…so many reasons to love Thanksgiving!   Did we mention pie?   Each family has its own activities and traditions to look forward to during the holiday. This will be the second year The Village Green’s Annual 5K Trot and one-mile Kids Fun Run, Gobble On the Green.  The Thanksgiving Day 5K Run/Walk will begin at 9:00 …


All Creatures Great and Small

With its theme of “All Things Bright & Beautiful, All Creatures Great & Small,” the Cashiers Christmas Parade marches through the Crossroads on Saturday, December 14. Serving as Grand Marshal this year is the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, which is celebrating the 100th property preserved,  its 115th anniversary of Plateau conservation and the 15th year of Jackson County land conservation. In …

The Little Parade That Could

The annual Highlands Olde Mountain Christmas Parade is held this year on Saturday, December 7, at 11:00 A.M.   This is definitely the Little Parade That Could, and this year they hope to have more music than ever.  Staged entirely by local groups, churches, businesses, fire departments, friends, neighbors and families, this parade celebrates both our community and the Christmas …

Give Thanks. Eat Pie.

Local, part-timer, person-just-passing-through, committed church-goer, genial agnostic, confident atheist, gobbler of turkey, vegetarian – everyone is invited to join their neighbors at the Highlands Community Thanksgiving Supper, set for Tuesday, November 26, at Highlands Rec Park.  A project of the Town of Highlands and local churches and community organizations, the meal is free (although donations are welcome) and represents a …


Wreaths Across America

With Veterans’ Day set for Monday, November 11,  the local chapter of Wreaths Across America will host Dinner and a Movie at Highlands United Methodist Church at 5:30 P.M. Sunday, November 10.   “Apollo 13,” starring Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, and Kevin Bacon will be shown. This dramatic true story of American Courage in the face of seemingly insurmountable adversity …

Holiday Lights and Love

The annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Highlands is one of those small town moments that seem more like a Norman Rockwell painting than an actual moment you can enjoy with your family, but trust us, it’s real.  It’s the culmination of a perfect Thanksgiving holiday weekend in Highlands. The festivities this year will begin at the Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park on …

Dive In Movie

If you’ve ever despaired that no one in Hollywood would ever recognize the existential crisis faced by turkeys in November, well, the compassionate staff of the Highlands Rec Department have a treat for you. Highlands Pool will screen the animated comedy “Free Birds” at 6:30 P.M. Friday, November 1. Talking turkeys take to time travel in a bid to alter …