In the mid ‘70s James Shepherd moved from Colombia, South America, to accept a position as principal at Highlands School. His response to how he liked Highlands still stands out in […]
What do we Maconites have in common with Bibb County, Georgia? Answer: Nathaniel Macon, a North Carolina Congressman who served 1791 to 1828. The city of Macon, Georgia, and the county […]
My phone rang one night a few years back and on the other end of the line was a 50-year summer resident of Glenville who introduced himself as Woody Haynes. […]
Ho! Ho! Ho! Just hearing those jolly three words brings peals of excitement from children everywhere. Here in Highlands, we’ve been blessed with Santas of almost legendary stature, from […]
Starting a new event in the Highlands area can sometimes feel like walking on thin ice, but Joyce Franklin used her persuasive nature and unending enthusiasm to convince her friends […]
One thing churches have in common all the way back to the Middle Ages is strong, influential families. Charismatic preachers, popular community figures, and prominent members often characterize and define […]
One of my recently discovered cousins, Doug Tritt, who knows I’m always looking for a subject for a new article, told me about this old 1987 aerial view of the […]
Beyond the dining room was the kitchen with a wood burning stove, the kitchen sink, and above the sink was the “pie shelf,” a screened alcove to the outside where […]
Taxation is an aggravation to everyone statewide, but it’s been a particular sore spot to those on the Plateau. In the 1970s Highlands residents felt that their properties were being […]
Several years ago Lillian Norwood Moore, now in her 90s, wrote a 20-page type-script entitled “Monte-Vista, A Brief History.” It’s a fascinating story of the South Carolina Norwood family’s beloved summer […]
