Summer brings out the leaves, flowers and the snakes. Many people are afraid of these scaled, legless creatures. However, most snakes found in Western North Carolina are harmless to people, […]
Highlands is known for its visual beauty. Mother Nature is an outdoor art show open 24/7/365. Every moment boasts a new exhibition. Complementing the natural beauty of the Plateau is […]
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a nonprofit United Way agency that specializes in supporting children who face adversity in local communities by matching each child with an individual mentor. Through […]
Highlands School stretches from Kindergarten through Grade 12. Providing quality education to such a diverse student body, especially in this age of stretched-to-the-breaking-point budgets, is especially tricky in a mounta,in […]
“The bosom of America is open to receive not only the opulent and respected stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations and Religions: whom we shall welcome to […]
William Bartram, a botanist and naturalist, traveled the southern colonies that would become North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana between 1773 and 1777. He wrote a […]
To protect human health and prevent and control rabies, North Carolina law requires rabies vaccination of owned domestic dogs, cats and ferrets by four months of age. The rabies vaccine […]
The pervasive theme of all the articles I have written throughout the years has been of blessings and gratitude. What has been received and what has been given is immeasurable. […]
Have you ever noticed that cute little building on the side of the road in Glenville with the beautiful mural of Lake Glenville on its store front? It beckons you […]
A fallen leaf, a weathered fence post, a sun-dappled path … even a proverbial bump-on-a-log has photo-potential on the Plateau. Why? Because it exists in Eden. Maybe that is […]
