Shona Mackay's involvement in the NatWest International Island Games ended in heartbreak when she was sidelined by a leg injury on the opening day.
An open rally at Quoybrae is the latest event to celebrate the Caithness roots of the young farmers' movement in Scotland.
A wind farm being planned off the north coast is expected to create 140 full-time, permanent jobs at Scrabster harbour later this decade.
Operators of commercial wind farms are increasingly looking to extend the lifespans of their schemes.
Dounreay's regulators have flagged up safety concerns about some of the site's elderly electrical equipment.
Discussions are continuing with moves to put the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in charge of the clean-up of the Vulcan military base.
Caithness Seconds' thrilling three-point victory against their Orkney counterparts in Kirkwall was just enough to claim the Lyle Cup.
A Caithness Highland councillor has questioned how much impact recent announcements about extra resources to tackle potholes will have in Caithness.
Community representatives are continuing to press for the restoration of overnight respite care at Thurso's Thor House.
Caithness Evergreens head north on Saturday for the second staging of a charity rugby match inaugurated to remember former player Alexander Mill.
A Thurso Highland councillor has hit out at the "unbelievable" delay in demolishing a redundant watersports base in Thurso.
A Caithness estate manager is baffled by a planned cluster of new telecom masts on his patch.
Nothing untoward has been found in initial safety checks on buildings in Thurso town centre in the wake of a sudden collapse of masonry.
Complaints from bus passengers about a parlous, pothole-stricken stretch of road west of Thurso has led to Stagecoach altering the route.
Retailers in Thurso have been given a mixed report card for how they received passengers from the first couple of cruise ships to berth in Scrabster.
The ongoing closure of a public toilet at Thurso's Riverside is giving visitors a poor impression of the town, according to community representatives.
Community representatives in Thurso were continuing their bid to deactivate an unauthorised Facebook site purporting to be theirs.
Dounreay's operators have held their hands up to dumping clinical waste at a local landfill site.
Next season will be miles better for Caithness 1st men's rugby side after the latest restructuring of the Scottish league pyramid.
Caithness-based badminton player Shona Mackay is preparing for the NatWest International Island Games in Guernsey where she will represent Shetland.