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A Cashiers Christmas
Gingerbread cookies. Ugly sweaters. Elaborate light displays. Every family has their own holiday traditions, but there are certain things you just have to experience when you spend Christmas in Cashiers: the lighting of the Christmas trees at the Village Green; picking out a fresh tree at one of the many local tree farms; and of course, the Cashiers Christmas Parade. …
Olde Time Mountain Christmas Parade
The annual Highlands Olde Mountain Christmas Parade embodies the spirit of community and small town Main Street America. This annual parade is held this year on Saturday, December 1, at 11:00 A.M. Staged entirely by local groups, churches, businesses, fire departments, friends, neighbors and families, this parade celebrates both the community and the Christmas spirit. Folks young and old gather …
Serious Science
Every fall since 2001, undergraduate students pursuing a degree in Environmental Science or Environmental Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been coming to the Highlands Biological Station as a part of UNC’s Institute for the Environment field site program. UNC-IE works with a network of six field sites, one in Thailand, one in Ecuador, 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-acre park in the heart of Cashiers features thousands of twinkling lights. The Village Green will make spirits merry and bright. Christmas On the Green kicks off the holiday …
Shop with a Cop
Macon County Sheriff’s Office’s Shop with a Cop program is an integral part of the Sheriff’s Office’s striving to give back to the community and its most precious citizens. Embarking on its 25th year, it was started when Sheriff Robert Holland was a juvenile officer and his wife Marci was a social worker for the Department of Social Services. …
Lighting Up the Season
Thanksgiving weekend in Highlands is an event to be looked forward to all year long. The spirit of the coming Holiday Season is born in the heartwarming activities of the weekend’s celebration. Families gather around a warm hearth, giving thanks for all their blessings and sharing a traditional meal, followed by relaxing days and nights of football, shopping, hiking, family …
Raising Funds For Jackson
The towns of Cashiers and Highlands may be small, but the love we share is bigger than anyone can imagine. On November 17, the communities of the Plateau are coming together to support one of our own, Jackson Hall. A sophomore at Appalachian State University, Jackson is a graduate of Summit Charter School in Cashiers and Highlands High School. Jackson …
We’re on the Same Page
This time of year, Cashiers starts to look like a sleepy little village again as part-timers and visitors seek warmer climes. Luckily for us, there’s a year-round bright spot over on Frank Allen Road. Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library is always full of warm, friendly faces, no matter what the season. Stop in on your way to anywhere, warm up, grab …
Wreaths for America’s Heroes
Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, was a 12-year-old paper boy for The Bangor Daily News when he won a trip to Washington D.C. His first trip to our nation’s capital was one he would never forget, and Arlington National Cemetery made an especially indelible impression on him. This experience followed him throughout his life and …
Dinner of Thanks
“Where would Highlands be without them?” That’s what area business owners in the hospitality, construction, and service industries ask daily. “Them” refers to the hundreds of seasonal, guest, and immigrant workers who do the heavy lifting, the housekeeping, and the cooking to keep us going. To welcome and to thank these seasonal, guest, and immigrant workers, the Episcopal Church of …
A Food Pantries Christmas
You’re bringing the whole family to the annual Highlands Old Mountain Christmas Parade on December 1, but what are you doing afterwards? Continue that joyous Christmas Spirit by attending A Food Pantries Christmas in Jones Hall at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation. For a mere $10, you’ll get a huge barbecue lunch as you surround yourselves with a dedicated cadre …
Happening at the Hudson
Like almost everything else on the Plateau, Hudson Library takes a bit of a breather during November. That gives patrons and visitors the chance to stock up on New York Times fiction and nonfiction bestsellers, books that they may have missed during the hectic summer season and October. Let’s face it, during the hectic pace of the last six months, …
