5 Reasons Highland County Should Be in a Hallmark Movie

5 Reasons Highland County Should Be in a Hallmark Movie

If you’re a Christmas nut like we are, you switch the channel to Hallmark Christmas movies ASAP after Thanksgiving. (Or, maybe a little before…?) There’s something about the magic and serenity of these films that calms your nerves and boosts your...
Highland County’s 2020 Wintertide Celebration

Highland County’s 2020 Wintertide Celebration

2020 Update: Due to unfortunate circumstances and out of an abundance of caution, the Winter Vendor Market at The Highland Center has been canceled on Friday and Saturday. Visiting with Santa Claus will be drive-through only at The Highland Center at 61 Highland...
Introducing the “Morning Porch Report!” (Pigs Included…)

Introducing the “Morning Porch Report!” (Pigs Included…)

Once upon a time, I dabbled as a radio news reporter.  Years after that, during my morning work commute from Highland County to Augusta County during my time at the Augusta Military Academy, I’d call my sister on my cell phone and give her a report from the road.  I...
Heaven in Highland … for the Introvert

Heaven in Highland … for the Introvert

Well, it is Heaven! Being an introvert in Highland County, that is. You could not ask for anything more … peace, quiet, serenity … perfect aloneness and comfort. As a youngster, I was very much the extrovert. My mother had to pull me back from properly introducing...
Five Fall Memories from a Highland County Childhood

Five Fall Memories from a Highland County Childhood

Is it just me, or does Fall uniquely evoke a sense of childhood nostalgia?  The first days of school bundled up in your new (or new-to-you) winter coat. Cattle trailers moving here and there on the roads like busy worker ants. Apple butter and pumpkins. The sights and...