Editor’s note: As we are all living with the current restrictions of the COVID-19, we certainly applaud the efforts of the Highland County Fair Association for making the difficult but sound decision to cancel the 2020 Highland County Fair. We offer the following...
Imagine a peaceful setting along the lush, green wilderness of the Jackson River in the late 1700s – a territory only sparsely populated by new families who pushed west beyond the larger European settlements on the Bullpasture. A hardened pioneer family of Irish...
When someone asks me what Highland County means to me, it is not a difficult question to answer. I simply think of all the memories from my life here, and the response is easy: “Everything.” Highland means absolutely everything to me. From the small, caring community...
We all missed the Highland County Fair last year in 2020. (Fingers crossed for 2021!) These annual festivities give our county kiddos a chance to cut loose, AND it gives us adults the opportunity to act like a kid again. Additionally, our community’s end-of-summer...
Editor’s note: There is nothing like living outside of Highland County to give you great appreciation for what you have at home. I’ve spent most of my life in Highland with a couple of stints in neighboring Augusta County. These days, I reside in Staunton. And, most...
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