Balentine’s Honored
Betty and Robert Balentine and their Southern Highlands Reserve, custodians of Toxaway’s unique natural heritage, have achieved national recognition for their tireless preservation efforts.
Betty and Robert Balentine and their Southern Highlands Reserve, custodians of Toxaway’s unique natural heritage, have achieved national recognition for their tireless preservation efforts.
For the third year in a row, Summit Charter School’s middle school girls basketball team has won the Tri-State Championship!
A pair of symposia at The Bascom is an invitation to play in the clay.
“It has been an honor to lead the Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visit Highlands, NC, and I am proud of the growth and success the Chamber has achieved during my tenure,” McHan said.
Winter hiking with your pet brings a host of pitfalls and possibilities.
The Plateau is home to a raft of activities that’ll get your heart pumping and invigorate your outlook. (In the words of Highlands’ unofficial commentator and eternal friend of the editor, the late Walter Taylor: “Make sure you wear two pairs of socks. And a few sips of peach bounce wouldn’t hurt.”)
Pitching in to help neighbors is a hallmark of the season and this portion of the Southern Appalachians.
At the Rotary Club of Highlands meeting last Tuesday, the program was provided by our own members, Andy Chmar and Ricky Siegel. Andy detailed his trip to Rwanda and Kenya […]
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Nothing like a little pressure – an unforgiving deadline brought together a nimble-minded designer and a supremely confident contractor to create a slice of Paradise at Cullasaja Club.
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