Gail Ross has welcomed an additional £70m funding package to help schools across Scotland open safely in August following the coronavirus pandemic.
Caithness musician Isaac Sutherland had time to kill during the coronavirus lockdown – and put it to good use.
Civic leader Willie Mackay has vowed to fight proposals to reduce the number of local Highland councillors – but admits it will be "a real struggle".
The parents of Kevin McLeod, the young Wick man whose body was found in the town's harbour 23 years ago, will be appearing on TV on Thursday evening.
Long-established Thurso business Elizabeth's Fabrics has been sold and is to take on a new lease of life.
Five new jobs are to be created in Wick following a £1.7 million investment in seaweed processing company New Wave Foods.
The internal investigation into why Covid-19 samples being transported from Caithness to Inverness were found on the A9 near Tain has been completed.
A slow start is how Caithness businessman Andrew Mackay described trade at two of his hotels that have reopened following the easing of restrictions.
Plans to reopen Caithness Horizons have been put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, Highland Council has confirmed.
Staff at Dounreay and the local economy could benefit when the NDA takes over operations at the site, Councillor Struan Mackie has said.
Two men have been arrested in connection with an incident which took place in Thurso's Mount Vernon area.
Union leader Davie Alexander is confident it will be "business as usual" at Dounreay following the news that the NDA will take over site operations.
Plans to renovate the historic John O'Groats Mill have been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis but are still making progressing.
An assurance has been given by NHS Highland that equipment purchased for use in Caithness has not been transferred to Raigmore.
The discovery of Covid-19 test samples on the A9 was described today as "absolutely appalling" and "a major embarrassment for NHS Highland".
Caithness hotelier Andrew Mackay has described the 15 per cent cut in VAT for the hospitality industry as very welcome in 'a difficult trading year'.
Caithness councillors have backed a controversial decision to establish a vegetable garden in the centre of Thurso.
Jamie Stone has accused the Chancellor of "not listening" after he failed to offer financial support to those excluded from UK government help.
A plan to deliver 1140 hours of early learning and childcare from August has been put on hold.
The Sutherland spaceport should provide "a much-needed boost" to the far north economy, according to Caithness trade union leader Davie Alexander.
