Cashiers News

Western North Carolina has so embraced mountain vernacular architecture that local planning boards across the area are prodding developers into adopting the style.

Ruminations from the Distant Hills writes: Back in 1836, a major railroad line extending from Charleston, South Carolina to Cincinnati, Ohio passed right through Cashiers and Cullowhee, North Carolina.

The fate of an unfinished Clarion Inn in Sylva is up in the air after a bank foreclosed on the property earlier this month.

CenterStage! performing arts series will present the dynamic chamber music ensemble, Vega String Quartet, at Robert E. Lee High School on Saturday.

Police say an Ohio woman being driven around in a limousine announced at a coat store she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases but ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax.

I f ever there was a home that perfectly harmonizes with its setting, our 2009 Best New Cottage, affectionately known as Cow Rock Cottage, is it.

There will be music, home & boat tours, artists and a grand finale concert featuring B.J. Thomas! Brought to you by: The Greater Cashiers Area Merchant Association, The Coca-Cola Company, and The Laurel Magazine WHEN October 8-10, 2009 WHERE The Village Green is located in the heart of Cashiers at the intersections of Hwy 64 and Hwy 107..west of ...

After years of fruitlessly demanding fire protection from a local volunteer fire department, homeowners on Buck Knob Island in the middle of Lake Glenville are finally inching toward their goal.

Community colleges will no longer turn away potential students living in the United States illegally after a decision Friday that was welcomed by officials at local colleges.

Published: Monday, September 14, 2009 at 1:32 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, September 14, 2009 at 1:32 p.m. Gene and Cathy Wilkie of Mountain Home just celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August15,2009 in Cashiers, NC with their family.

When I was younger, the only season that I really liked was summer. Spring was okay since it could sometimes be really warm sometimes, but I never much cared for fall or winter.

County health departments will begin holding flu vaccine clinics to get a head start on what health officials fear could be a bad flu season.

Banks are foreclosing on lot after lot. A federal magistrate suggests mortgage fraud has been committed.

The Cashiers-Highlands Humane Society will present the first Mountain Tail Waggers Walk and Pet Fest 9:30a.m.-3 p.m. Sept.

Shore Memorial Hospital's annual Hospital Ball will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Eastern Shore Yacht and Country Club at 6:30 p.m. The theme of this year's festivities is "Monaco: Jewel of the Riviera" and will feature a menu that reflects a blend of French and Italian cuisines unique to the region as well as decorations that will capture ...

Danielle Joy Smart and Kevin Barak Wittekind, both of Franklin, will exchange wedding vows on Oct.

The Friends of Panthertown will hold a public meeting 5-7 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Cashiers Library, concerning potential changes to recreational use of Panthertown Valley.

A comprehensive economic development strategy would go a long way toward solving the quagmire that is holding back progress on the Jackson County Economic Development Commission, the EDC board decided this week.

Alex Goden of Brevard was the overall winner of the Rosman High Bookin It 5K on Aug.

Homeowners on Buck Knob Island in the middle of Lake Glenville say they are owed fire protection by local volunteer firefighters and have appealed to Jackson County commissioners to settle the conflict.