2020

October was the time for the first Plateau residents to load the larder and pack the pantry.

Bounds Cave’s Rug Gallery’s dazzling collection of hand-knotted treasures is made even more inviting during its storewide sale throughout October. For more information, visit this exclusive emporium at 763 Highway 107 South in Cashiers.

Despite a pandemic global in scope, the devoted members of the Highlands Duplicate Bridge Club still manage to get their game on.

The Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation’s good works throughout this pandemic year have given it the determination to aim for even greater things in 2021.

Our beloved gardening writer Jeannie Chambers signs off with a final column spotlighting the cherished Forget Me Not. We won’t Jeannie, we won’t.

Shop With A Cop, which brings holiday cheer to a host of local children, is thriving thanks to a compassionate law enforcement community and the generosity of a committed citizenry.

Literally a canary in the coalmine, the Audubon Christmas Bird Count suggests a dire future for the birds of North America, even here on the Highlands-Cashiers Plateau.

The horses of Carpe Diem Farms celebrate the arrival of Christmas with an abundance of Holiday Cheer – they’re healthy and happy.

Chris’s French Broad River revelation should resonate with all of us, whenever we’re in the midst of nature.