Ducks, Dolls and the Birthday Game … Gimme a quarter

Ducks, Dolls and the Birthday Game … Gimme a quarter

Have any of you ever been a kid? I was, and I loved it!!!!!!! Truth be told, I think a lot of people would be a lot better off if they incorporated elements of kid-dom into their everyday lives. There were so many things that were great about being a kid in Highland...
1951 Fundraiser Plants Seed for the Highland County Fair

1951 Fundraiser Plants Seed for the Highland County Fair

Editor’s Note: Recording the history, our history, of Highland County is so important for future generations. Below is a compilation of facts by Kathy Beverage, secretary of the Highland County Fair Association, outlining the roots and beginnings of the Highland...
8 Naturally-Magical Things About Highland County

8 Naturally-Magical Things About Highland County

Highland County, Virginia, is full of blessings of natural beauty. As a resident, I find myself in constant awe of the landscapes. While they are visually stunning, the photos below don’t offer the entire experience. You have to be fully immersed in the scenery...
Spring Awakening on a Highland County Farm

Spring Awakening on a Highland County Farm

For families raising cattle in the Highlands of Virginia, spring awakens the senses and brings an abundance of new life to the farm.  “The Wilson Place,” a nice flat pasture along the Jackson River on U.S. 220 South, served many years as the winter pasture for the...
Fallen Tree is Silent Witness to 1764 Indian Raid

Fallen Tree is Silent Witness to 1764 Indian Raid

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...