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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The Red Cap

The children of the Highlands and Cashiers communities will stage a Christmas musical at 10:50 A.M. Sunday, December 20, at Highlands United Methodist Church.  “The Journey of the Wee Red Cap” was written by Luke Osteen with music by Les Scott, based on a story by Ruth Sawyer Durand. It tells the story of a miserly Scotsman who gets a …

Floating Down Main

Camels and Boy Scouts and Santa, oh my!   If you’re wondering what they all have in common, come to the annual Highlands Christmas parade on December 5 at 11:00 A.M. to see them all marching down Main Street in this kickoff to the holiday season.  This parade brings the entire community out in one way or another, either as …

Helping Hands

Highlands has long been known for its Spirit of Giving.   HANDS, Highlands Area Non-Profit Donation Sharing, was created to keep this spirit alive.  Once again, HANDS is sponsoring the annual Christmas Day Dinner and all proceeds will be donated to local non-profit organizations.  The event, created in 2001 because there were no places in Highlands for locals or visitors …


Catching Cashiers Spirit

Head to Cashiers for the 41st annual Cashiers Christmas Parade, Saturday December 12.   This hometown tradition begins at noon and travels from the Cornucopia Restaurant on Highway 107 South to the Cashiers Community Center.  For years, spectators have enjoyed the wide variety of admissions and this year will be filled with lots of new entries to get everyone in …

Voices of the Mountains

The Highlands Cashiers Players have been delighting audiences with their annual holiday presentations for years.  It’s a free program and a gift to the community, a way of saying “thank you” for its support.  This year it will be held at the Highlands Performing Arts Center on Thursday, December 17 at 7:00 P.M.  As has been their tradition in the …

After Santa, Sing!

There will be a Christmas Carol Sing at First Presbyterian Church at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 5, after the parade.  Stell Huie will be the song leader with Angie Jenkins at the piano.  If you enjoy singing familiar Christmas carols, you will definitely want to make this a part of your Christmas tradition.  The church is located at the corner …


Make a Santa Memory

Take a minute to envision your favorite family Christmas photograph.  Does your mind race to family fun with everyone gathered around Santa dressed in your tackiest Christmas sweaters and wearing smiles a mile wide?   How about your children in their Christmas finery, eyes gleaming with anticipation of the wonders of the season, whispering their wishes into Santa’s ear?  Maybe …

Christmas Classics

There’s no better way to get into the true spirit of Christmas than attending the Highlands Community Christian Chorale’s annual concert on both Saturday, December 12, and Sunday, December 13, at Community Bible Church. This year’s performance is entitled, “O Come, Emmanuel,” and it tells the story of the Advent of Jesus Christ through music.  There’ll be a reception following …

Noshing with St. Nick

The excitement is mounting for children as they prepare to talk with Santa at Highlands United Methodist Church’s Breakfast with Santa.  Make sure your children or grandchildren get their chance to tell Santa what they want under the tree.  Bring them to breakfast at the Highlands United Methodist Church on Saturday, December 12, from 8:30 to 10:30 A.M.  Everyone will …


What’s Your Favorite?

Last month we asked where you like to catch the sunrise? Your choices were Sunrise Rock, Rhodes Big View and Meditation Rock. You voted and your number one selection was the breathtaking Rhodes Big View. If you’re like many people, you tend to spend more time indoors when winter comes. But the colder months offer up some wonderful outdoor activities …

A Hen House Goodbye

Debra and Lloyd Wagner became Highlanders 15 years ago when they made the decision to move here from Alabama after visiting for 15 years. Each year the call became stronger and then fate and a stroke of genius stepped in.  Like many folks they had learned during their visits to love the three pepper jam stirred up by Elizabeth Edwards …

It Was a Calling

If you’ve ever had the good fortune to meet Highlands native Tina Rogers, you’ll understand the term “whirlwind.”   Tina normally has at least six things going on at once.  She is the owner of Temp Staffers, runs a housekeeping business, a bookkeeping business, teaches aerobics to adults and exercises to preschoolers, and also helps cater parties.  Yet she manages …