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Breakfast with Santa

Setting the tone for little ones’ Christmas Season is the Highlands United Methodist Church’s Breakfast with Santa, set for 8:30 A.M. Saturday, December 8, in the church’s Faith and Fellowship Center. Please RSVP by Wednesday, December 5, at (828) 526-3376. It’s so much fun to see the children all decked out in their festive holiday attire.  After a hearty breakfast, …

Shop with a Cop

Macon County Sheriff’s Office’s Shop with a Cop Program is a chance to give back to the community and its most precious citizens. Embarking on its 25th year, it was started when Sheriff Holland was a juvenile officer and his wife Marci was a social worker for the Department ofSocial Services.  After working a severe case of physical abuse involving …

I Rink I Can

Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park, in the center of downtown Highlands, has become a gathering place for the community.  During the season, it offers live music, a farmers’ market, art and craft shows, and much more.  In the colder months you’ll find lots to do there, too. Santa will be visiting and the park glows with brilliantly colored lights.  During the day …


All HANDS For Christmas

Christmas in Highlands is like no other.  Even if there’s no snow on the ground, the sense of community blankets the town with a glittering layer of generosity.  So many charitable people donate to the many nonprofits to help those less fortunate, especially at this time of the year. HANDS. Highlands Area Non Profit Donation Sharing, is one of many …

Remember, Honor, Teach

Veterans’ Day has come and gone, but their service to our country will again be honored on December 15, when Highlands joins the nationwide Wreaths AcrossAmerica celebration. Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies at more than 1,400 locations across the United States, at sea and abroad.  While coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, their mission …

Cashiers Library

During this busy holiday season, with its meaningful community celebrations and deeply personal family observations, it’s easy to forget that so many of these events are new and perhaps not well-understood for children. That’s why little ones and their loved ones are invited to Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library for Storytime, Wednesdays at 10:00 A.M. Youth Services Director James Stewart-Payne will …


Have a Book Snuggle

Cold, gray December days are the perfect time to visit Hudson Library and check out a book or DVD to snuggle up with at homeAnd if you’re a kid, Thursday afternoons at 3:30 P.M. is the perfect time to visit the library, regardless of the weather, for Kids Zone! Kids Zone is a time set aside for diverse programs designed …

Over the River Thru the Woodes

On Saturday, December 8, join the visitors and residents of Cashiers as they line the streets through the Crossroads for the 44th Annual Cashiers Christmas Parade. From Cornucopia Restaurant to the Cashiers Community Center, a cavalcade of floats and firetrucks, dogs and horses will celebrate the season. This year, the theme is “Over the River and Through the Woodes.”  Local …

Hard Candy Christmas

The 31st Annual Hard Candy Christmas Arts and Crafts Show has changed dates from the Thanksgiving weekend to the first Saturday and Sunday in December.  The hours are the same, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., each day and the same Mountain Christmas Tradition.  The Western Carolina University Ramsey Center in Cullowhee, North Carolina, is still the location and original art …


Tree-mendous Choices

We are incredibly fortunate here on the Plateau for many reasons, but during the holiday season one of our greatest blessings is that we boast an abundance of Christmas Tree Farms. Start your holiday season by visiting one and choosing your perfect tree.  Here’s a sampling of what’s available: Grandy Mountain Tree Farm, 842 Breedlove Road, Cashiers, (828) 743-1737; Moss …

Have an Ice Day

Grab your mittens, your coat, and your skates!  It’s time for the Highlands Recreation Department’s ice skating rink to open. Open from November 8 until March 3, the rink has been a gathering place for winter activity since 2015, thanks to generous donations that made it all possible.  The rink is located in Kelsey-Hutchinson Founders Park and if you’re not …

Music of our Heritage

For the past 24 years talented singers from throughout the area have joined together as the Highlands Community Chorale to celebrate the music of Christmas.  This year’s chorale will present the music of our heritage here in the mountains from the Carolinas to Virginia, Kentucky, and Georgia.  Chorale conductor Les Scott says, “‘An Appalachian Christmas’ features music that reveals the richness …