In one of the few fixtures to survive Storm Babet last weekend, the Caithness Krakens were victorious against Stornoway at Millbank.
Caithness 1st XV were left idle again at the weekend, and stand-in coach Cameron Boyd said the reason left a very bad taste in the mouth.
The Krakens will be aiming to pull off a Caledonian North League 2 double over Stornoway when the teams meet in Thurso this weekend.
Caithness Sports Council has started its latest search for the individuals who have lit up the county's sporting scene during the past year.
Acting coach Cameron Boyd saw enough against Aberdeenshire to convince him that Caithness1st XV can soon turn around their fortunes in Caley 1.
The Krakens crossed the Minch for the first of back-to-back fixtures against Stornoway in Caledonia North Region League 2 and ran out 38-24 winners.
Residents closest to Dounreay and Vulcan are for the first time to be excluded from the emergency planning zone around the redundant nuclear sites.
Caithness are intent on recovering from a horror start to their north conference season when they make their fourth trip in a row to the north-east.
Caithness Seconds got their first win of the season with a bonus 38-27 victory over first-time visitors Skye in Caledonia North Region Division 2.
Thurso community councillors have added to the furious backlash engendered by the decision to close the Scottish SPCA rescue centre at Balmore.
Community representatives in Thurso are continuing their dogged campaign to restore a local respite service for families
Highland Council's newly appointed chief executive Derek Brown is being invited to make Caithness his first port of call
Efforts to get Thurso's town clock back working are being stymied by Highland Council's failure to take up an offer to fix it, it is claimed.
Residents and businesses in Thurso are being given a chance to have their say on what parking restrictions should apply in the town centre.
Tommy Sutherland, Hamish Coghill and Stevie Campbell guested for Oban Lorne in the Mondial Rugby Amateur, the inaugural world cup for amateur clubs.
Local authority officials have pledged to "get to the bottom" of flash flooding problems which have plagued some shopkeepers in the centre of Thurso.
The Krakens lost out on their first away trip of the Caledonia North Region 2 season when they went down 37-10 to Highland on Saturday.
Community representatives in Thurso have welcomed the impending re-opening of a public convenience just off the town centre.
Caithness Rugby Club is on the lookout for a new first-team coach to replace Kenny Russell, with members of the coaching team taking charge for now.
Jobs at Dounreay are not at risk from a restructuring of its parent body, the site's community liaison group has been told.