Dounreay bosses are facing claims that worker morale has plummeted in the wake of a series of recent safety lapses at the plant.
People in part of west Caithness are being warned not to be unduly alarmed by a lot of police activity and the sound of gunfire and alarms on Thursday
The pieces are starting to come together for the Jigsaw Project to create an expanded community hub in south-east Caithness.
Almost 700 jobs could be created over the next three years, according to the quango charged with helping to replace roles going at Dounreay.
The decision to delay the start to the clean-up of Vulcan until 2026 has created a mini jobs boom at the Ministry of Defence site, near Reay.
Old stagers from Caithness cranked into action for the 10th Scottish Golden Oldies Festival hosted by Aberdeen Wanderers at the weekend.
Battle lines have been drawn up over newly tabled plans to develop a 12-turbine wind farm on the north Sutherland coast.
NHS chiefs in the Highlands are at the centre of a second data breach probe in less than two months involving the same patient.
The curtain comes down on a busy local rugby season with the appearance of the Caithness Evergreens in the 10th Scottish Golden Oldies Festival.
The inflation-linked hike kicks in this month as part of a three-year agreement negotiated by site union representatives.
A green energy company has denied seeking to bribe potential objectors to go along with its bid to develop a new wind farm on the far north coast.
Caithness representatives acquitted themselves well at the Saltire Energy Caledonia youth rugby finale in Aberdeen on Sunday.
Two rugby contingents from Caithness will be looking to end their season on a high at the Caledonia youth end-of-season showpiece in Aberdeen.
The Krakens lost out to Cartha Queen's Park Claymores in their National Bowl semi-final, ensuring there would be no fairytale end to the season.
The prospective operators of a floating wind farm off Dounreay are looking to firm up its onshore presence.
Caithness 2nd XV succumbed to a right royal drubbing on Deeside on Saturday as their Caley 4 North season finished on a low note.
Thurso High School pupil Hannah Dunnett thoroughly enjoyed her first taste of international action in the Six Nations U18 women's rugby festival.
Caithness women take centre stage in the last rugby action of the season at Millbank on Saturday when they will bid to claim a place at Murrayfield.
A family-run IT business has just taken over the running of Naver Business Centre in Thurso.
The curtain came down on the Greens' Caley 1 season on Saturday with a victory at Millbank over opponents packed with very familiar faces.