When Rotary International President Mark Daniel Maloney took the reins for 2019-20, he declared the RI Theme for the Year to be “Rotary Connects the World.” “Rotary Connects the World” […]
It’s been said that people who give back don’t necessarily have the time for all they do, but they have the heart, and in the case of Highlands’ own Allan […]
The Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation is deep in the process of enacting a second grant cycle of 2019. Grant applications are being accepted through 5:00 P.M. Friday, October 18, at […]
The Peggy Crosby Center, originally Highlands’ first hospital, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to providing modern, attractive and affordable office space for nonprofits and small businesses that serve the […]
My friend Christy Kelly died July 31 at her home in Scaly Mountain. According to Irish folklore, there are some people living among us who have the ability to charm […]
In the June edition of The Laurel, we featured the beginning stages of the pollinator garden at the Peggy Crosby Center. Three key contributors to the project made this beautiful, […]
There’s a bear who visits our small mountain community every year. If you’re patient enough to wait for her on Highway 64 at the Macon/Jackson County line – at a […]
In 2012, when I first met Cashiers-Glenville Volunteer Fire Department Chief Randy Dillard, he blurted out, “Well there’s my new ex-friend from the Humane Society.” Without skipping a beat I […]
Many of you have met our magnificent Percheron-Paint cross, My Kaleb. He came to the farm, a gift from Cindy Sheets of Breezy Meadow Farm in Concord, North Carolina. […]
Next year is the centennial of America granting women the right to vote. It’s astonishing to think that this country was able to get along as well as it did […]
