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Earth Angels, Heidi & Eileen, Cashiers Highlands Humane Society
If you don’t believe there are angels on earth, then you haven’t met Heidi and Eileen. We were blessed to take care of a brave canine survivor named Caramel for a short time in between the compassionate care Caramel received from these two amazing ladies. Caramel was one of 31 canines rescued from an illegal dog meat farm in South …
A Wish Come True, Peggy Crosby Center
You know it now as the Peggy Crosby Center, but did you know it once housed Highlands’ first hospital? When the present hospital was opened, a group of visionary citizens inspired by one man’s wife arranged the purchase of the then-vacant building. She had asked for a birthday present more permanent than just another sweater or piece of jewelry. Since …
Satulah Summit, Highlands Cashiers Land Trust
Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust thanks the Highlands Plateau Greenway and their donors for spearheading the rehabilitation of a trail section leading to the summit of Satulah Mountain. Anyone that has walked the trails of the Town of Highlands has walked through history. Some of these trails, like the one built by Samuel Kelsey to Whiteside Mountain, are as old as the …
Second Chance For a Special Kitty at Forever Farm
In autumn of 2014, a kitten was left in a cardboard box on the front step of a veterinary office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was a tiny bundle of gray fur, and she was blind. Beyond that, nothing was known about her or where she came from. The staff at the clinic named her Margeaux. An exam revealed that …
Growing Big Brothers Big Sisters
Much like the notable changes in the seasons from Winter to Spring, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cashiers and Highlands have experienced great growth and change over the past several weeks. Each of our branches has expanded in participation, with new mentors being accepted into our programs and children on our Waiting List matched with volunteers that are well suited …
Making Waves, Highlands Hurricanes Volunteers
The success of the Highlands Hurricanes Swim Team has been splashed across the news, practically since its inception. Volunteer Debbie Kenter says a large part of that is due to the support of the community. Kenter, who is the Communications Manager for Summit Charter School, has been involved with the team for four years and is only one of many who …
Decor Trends Are Shifting, Acorns on Church
Visions of the ideal mountain home no longer revolve around twig and bark with massive leather sofas and bearskin rugs. Fresh, clean modern lines are showing up everywhere. Also out the window are hard-and-fast rules about a consistent theme. Today’s homeowners create more interesting spaces by mixing old and new and bringing their own personal preferences into the space, …
Back in My Hometown, Michael Cox
Michael Cox works in real estate with his mother at Betsy Paul Properties in Cashiers, and has done so for the past eight years. First moving to the area when he was in second grade, Cox has since lived throughout the nation and in foreign countries, but has managed to find his way back to the Cashiers area. “From then …
The New Blue
Who knew? There’s a new blue. Just when you thought Mother Earth had no more glorious pigments to cough up, a dramatic color was created … quite by accident. YInMn was discovered in a lab in 2009. A student at Oregon State combined yttrium, indium, and manganese oxides in a furnace. When the team unveiled the results, it was an …
Hip and Cool Garden Plants at Dovecote
Amuse yourself at Dovecote with inspirational plants on May 11 and May 25. “Great Choices for Hip and Cool Garden Plants: Gardens for Use and for Delight” is our May theme designed to add a little zip to your summer garden. A visit to Chattooga Gardens and Scotlyn’s Yard helps get your garden ready for Mother’s Day and this summer …
Abundance of Talent, Diane McPhail
Diane McPhail has an abundance of talent. She’s an artist, poet, writer, therapist, teacher, retreat leader, and now, a soon-to-be published author. In May 2019 McPhail’s historical novel, “The Abolitionist’s Daughter,” will be released by Kensington Publishing. This has been a labor of love for the past 12 years. The book, while fiction, is based on a true event and …
Prepare to Be Dazzled, Home for Sale in Sapphire Valley
It’s no secret. Mother Nature has bequeathed every home on the Plateau a marvelous view by virtue of its mountain setting. But in the 25 years of Sapphire Valley Realtor Bill Kruckenberger’s experience, one home, hands-down, is set in the most exquisite scenery, not just in the mountains, but perhaps anywhere in the entire country. It’s as though a big …
