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Garden Club Plant Sale

It’s common knowledge that you shouldn’t start planting at this elevation until after Mother’s Day, and the Mountain Garden Club’s Annual Plant Sale heralds the unofficial beginning of a lush growing season. On Saturday May 26, from 9:00 A.M. until noon at the Highlands Ball Field, members and friends of the club will have a wide variety of native plants …

It’s the Grooviest : Cashiers NC

Tune in to the sounds of summer during Cashiers popular concert series, Groovin’ On the Green.  This season welcomes a lineup of favorite performers and exciting new talent to the stage.  Blankets and lawn chairs cover the green with happy people.  Or, you can kick off your shoes and dance in the grass. That’s what “Groovin’” is all about. Groovin’ …

New Owners Buy Mountain Fresh Grocery

After almost 11 years, ownership of Mountain Fresh Grocery store on Main Street was passed on once again. On Monday, husband and wife-team Steve and Jennifer Snead-Smith of Richmond, Va., closed the deal on the purchase. The two left the corporate world behind and searched all over the country for the perfect business to buy. Throughout their search they looked …


High Elevation & Elation, Highlands Chamber of Commerce

There’s something magical about going up to a mountaintop.  The Highlands Chamber of Commerce knows how to optimize that symbolism by providing peak experiences so entertaining, visitors are compelled to come back year after year. The Plateau has become a highly celebrated destination, grabbing national attention.  One of Highlands’ most outstanding treasures is its pool of exceptionally talented chefs and …

The New Classics, Classic Links & Luggage

Classic Links and Luggage, the Plateau’s go-to active-wear and luggage shop, is known for its exceptional array of brand name clothing, fine luggage, and warm, friendly service.  Owners Vance and Elena Wood recently made shopping at Classic Links and Luggage more convenient. They moved it to the heart of Highlands at 381 Main Street, the former gallery of Robert A. …

Bring It To Light, Gray Lighting & Woodwork

Master craftsman Gordon Gray and his gifted wife, Judy, are lighting up Western North Carolina with Gray Lighting & Woodwork, Cashiers’ one-of-a-kind lighting, furnishings with character, and illumination store at the Commons. The Grays believe anything is fair game for a lighting fixture.  Do you have a stunning piece of driftwood that you can’t part with?  Let Gordon make it …


Team Building and Bonding, Highlands Aerial Park

Highlands Aerial Park has discovered it can offer both individual fun and games as well as experiential team-building education. The first appeals to the traditional family out to have a good time that creates memories, while the second finds its audience in organizations, schools, corporations, government bodies, businesses, etc. The latter is divided into Team Building vs Team Bonding. Bonding …

Brushy Face Trail, Highlands Cashiers Land Trust

Got cabin fever?  Now is the perfect time to explore Highlands’ newest trail − the Brushy Face Trail − owned, built and conserved by Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust.  This moderate 1.4-mile trail crosses through a wide range of habitats and over Clear Creek. Enjoy beautiful views during the winter months as hikers can see the rock face of HCLT’s first conserved …

No Boundaries, Cashiers Highlands Humane Society

Whenever I travel, whether it is to a state industry association meeting or national animal welfare convention, or even on those rare vacations, I always make sure to pack plenty of shirts that promote the Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society and the work of our Animal Rescue Team. To say I am proud of our organization, our staff, volunteers, and our community …


Need a Mission? Join Scaly Mountain Womens Club

Members of the Scaly Mountain Women’s Club gathered at the home of Diane Herring for the February meeting.  Winter meetings are held at members’ homes, followed by lunch. The meeting was on Valentine’s Day and our hostess Diane had filled her home with flowers, valentines and chocolate. The ladies had a surprise for one of the young members, Rachael Wavra, …

Little Moments Become Big

Bigs and Littles start their friendship as strangers who have agreed to put time into getting to know each other. The rapport, built through their regularly occurring outings and sharing in novel experiences, is the awesome return of this investment. In the beginning of the friendship, Bigs usually choose the outing and present the idea to the Little to ensure …

A Happy Home, Forever Farm

In early 2015, Friends For Life was asked if we had room for a 12-year-old, heartworm-positive Basset Hound/Shepherd mix.  Her name was Happy.  One of her elderly owners had passed away, and the other was moving into a nursing facility.  We were contacted by the adult children of the owners, who were unable to take in their parents’ pet, but …