For those unsure about whether to attend this weekend’s Smoky Mountain Highland Games on the Maryville College campus, Games President Cliff Fitzsimmons has a message: Please do. Your family is ...

ASHEVILLE — A former Grandfather Mountain Highland Games employee was sentenced May 30 in Asheville federal court for creating a destructive device intended to explode in the games’ office, as ...

A longtime employee for the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games will serve eight years in federal prison for attempting to blow up the games’ office with a homemade bomb. Thomas Dewey Taylor Jr., 45, ...

AVERY COUNTY, N.C. (WJHL) – The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games are an annual tradition in Avery County. The event celebrates Scottish heritage and ties to the region and is attended by thousands ...

The Grandfather Mountain Highland Games is underway in the North Carolina mountains. Tens of thousands of people visit Avery County during the games each July. The economic impact on the area as the ...

LINVILLE — The long and storied tradition that is the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games returns to MacRae Meadows July 10-13. This marks the 69th year for the beloved and historic celebration of ...