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Ardmore Ceramic Art in Highlands

Ardmore Ceramic Art in Highlands at Old Edwards Inn Thurs., July 20, 11am-8pm and Fri, July 2, 10am-7pm Pascoe Gallery invites you to see South African Ardmore Ceramic Art Exhibit and Sale coming to the Old Edwards Inn, Highlands for the first time ever!!! Hosted by Ed Pascoe Free Admission 

Your Quality Go-To

If you haven’t stopped by 4th Street Market in Highlands, you really should.  It’s the best place in town to get a delicious meal when you’re in a hurry, all your convenience store items, beer, wine, and even a lottery ticket. Located across from the Highlands Rec Park on the Cashiers Road, this is not your average convenience store.  Sure, …

A Bed of Your Dreams

Scott Grainger of Blue Ridge Bedding and Carolina Rustic Furniture has unveiled the exciting expansion of Blue Ridge Bedding.   Still located on Warehouse Drive in Cashiers, the two stores are now in separate buildings.  With the bedding department moving into its very own showroom, Grainger has more than doubled its space and can now offer an even wider selection. …


Growing Highlands

The Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center has participated in several strategic planning sessions during the past year with Chuck Ewart, President of the Ewart Group. His organization is widely recognized for helping businesses successfully target the needs of their constituents. In preparation for partnering with Ewart, the chamber identified three key goals for the citizens, businesses, and visitors …

Keeping Your Cool

Life in the mountains is pretty perfect and we boast one of the most welcoming climates anywhere in the Southeast, but even as close to perfection as we are, every now and then Mother Nature needs a helping hand to keep our temperatures just right.  That’s where Holley Heating and Air Conditioning Company comes in. Locally owned and operated since …

Classic Links & Luggage

A unique store has opened in Mountain Brook Center in downtown Highlands, Classic Links and Luggage.  Owners Vance and Elena Wood understand that discerning shoppers want distinctive luggage, gifts, and leather goods and have filled their store with a myriad of luxurious pieces. “Our goal is to provide the finest quality items as well as rare and hard to find pieces,” …


Wipe Out Food Insecurity

Why should you consider volunteering at the Food Pantry of Highlands?   It’s common knowledge that community service involvement teaches people of all ages and backgrounds compassion and understanding.  Hunger exists everywhere in America, not just inner cities and backwoods.  It’s a sad fact that 29.5 percent of Macon County’s children live in households that experience food insecurity. The Food Pantry of …

Calling All Volunteers!

Summer is going to be busy at The Literacy Council of Highlands and we need your help!   The Literacy Council truly depends on the talent and time of hundreds of community members each year to meet the needs of students of all ages.  The Literacy Council serves adults and children in Macon County with a variety of services and …

Taking Care of Mable

Having just observed Memorial Day, and preparing to celebrate the Fourth of July, it’s natural to reflect upon the sacrifices our men and women in uniform make to preserve our freedom and safety.  The commitment they make is one that calls for them to potentially be called away at a moment’s notice.  This is a challenging circumstance that affects not …


Stream Bugs: Health Indicators

On April 29, Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust enlisted the help of community members as citizen scientists to collect and identify the aquatic macroinvertebrates (stream bugs) that live in a stream near a conserved property in Scaly Mountain.   Nine volunteers met for a morning training session at the Highlands Biological Station for an educational presentation and specimen identification lab.  Then the crew headed …

Remembering Angel Amy

Susan Bauknight is an avid supporter of the Hospice House Foundation of Western North Carolina.  “I became active on the board in 2014 after seeing the wonderful possibilities that could be open to residents of our seven counties to provide dignity and complete palliative care at the end of their lives,” she says.  Bauknight, an artist and retired teacher, appreciates …

Collaborative Healing

Ashby Underwood and Lindsey Mann share a passion for earth-based healing.  Ashby owns Yoga Highlands, a therapeutic yoga studio, and Lindsey Mann owns Sustainable Design, an ecological design firm.  These two were inspired by the work of FAITH (Fight Abuse in the Home), a non-profit in nearby Clayton, Georgia, to begin local service work at this safe-house for women and …