Highlands News

Published: Friday, November 13, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 8:10 p.m. 'Heart in the Highlands' benefit concert Singer-songwriter Jeanne Johnson along with the 15-member band Inverness will perform "Heart in the Highlands" at 7:30 p.m. tonight at First Presbyterian Church, 699 Grove St.

"We've had a wonderful experience, we have had wonderful success, and the results are really paying off." - Ken Shull, President & CEO of Highlands-Cashiers Hospital IRVING, TX, November 11, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Highlands-Cashiers Hospital of Highlands, South Carolina is a modern facility vital to the ...

Fall foliage is in vibrant color in Asheville, Highlands and Cullowhee and should peak in Franklin by the weekend, according to Visit N.C. The Piedmont region is beginning to blaze with color as well with Hanging Rock State Park entering the peak period.

An Army Black Hawk helicopter crashed on a Navy ship during training, killing one service member and injuring eight, the Navy said.

Collin Wilcox Paxton, best known for playing Mayella Violet Ewell, the woman who accused a black man of raping her in the classic 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird," died on October 14th of brain cancer.

Two important moments in WNC history are nominated for highway historical markers: * Andre Michaux, commissioned by King Louis XVI to find plants to revive French forests and gardens, found himself, on June 15, 1787, crossing Wildcat Gap in Highlands.

Routine water sample tests indicated higher-than-normal readings of coliform bacteria in Shallotte last week, resulting in a boil-water advisory for the entire town, public works director and interim town administrator Albert Hughes said Monday.

On Main Street, a wide variety of home furnishings stores, galleries, and boutiques tempts shoppers.

Before a packed house at the Highlands Playhouse last week, Lee Stetson gave those in attendance the unique opportunity to go back in time with John Muir.

The weekend is jam-packed with festivals and fall-themed activities today and Sunday.

The Pinehurst Police Depart-ment believes a recent award for traffic safety confirms that its "aggressive" enforcement of traffic laws is working.

Katie Brugger and Arthur Hancock set out to capture Asheville on video, and a funny thing happened along the way.

There is no doubt state budget cuts will affect behavioral health care services in North Carolina, but a state official said changes could result in a stronger system in the long run.

Ed Subkis , general manager of WCQS FM 88.1 for 18 years will leave the station Sept.

Wasn't this supposed to be the Summer of No Money? If it was, it didn't keep you from going places and shooting pages: We received a record number of entries -- more than 750-- for our annual "How I Shot My Summer Vacation" photography competition.

Jay-Z has his innate rhyming skill. Dorothea Rockburne has her insight into nature's workings, and, like Jay-Z, has let her genius lead the way in her career.

Gwen Stefani is rocking the '80s well into 2010, presenting a LAMB collection on Thursday that included off-the-shoulder "Flashdance" tops and acid-wash jeans.

The 2nd Annual Highlands Motoring Festival sponsored in part by the Highlands Area Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center is scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in The Kelsey-Hutchinson Park and the Pine Street area of Highlands, North Carolina.

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

Western Carolina University this week announced the creation of a $20,000 scholarship/fellowship fund to support student research at the Highlands Biological Station.