The full scale of the £9.6 million road realignment project at Berriedale has been highlighted in a video from Transport Scotland.
Marker signs have been installed at John O'Groats for the benefit of walkers either starting or finishing a 147-mile coastal trail.
Civic leader Willie Mackay has welcomed the Berriedale realignment – while highlighting other parts of the A9 that he says also need to be improved.
An appeal has gone out for archive photographs capturing some of the 100-year history of successful Caithness haulage firm D Steven & Son.
PICTURES: Local MSP Gail Ross has paid tribute to everyone who worked on the newly completed Berriedale Braes road realignment project.
Listeners from Shetland and Sutherland were among those who enjoyed the second virtual ceilidh staged by Caithness Macular Society Support Group.
North MSP Gail Ross has welcomed new funding from the Scottish Government that will help provide targeted support for care-experienced young people.
The new section of the A9 at Berriedale Braes will open to traffic later today following the completion of a £9.6 million improvement project.
Maree Todd has warned of a threat to the agriculture and food sector following the Westminster government’s proposals for a UK internal market.
High Life Highland's chief executive says he is delighted that gyms and swimming pools can reopen from the end of this month.
A Caithness sheep breeder was found behind the wheel of his car with almost seven times the legal drinks limit, Wick Sheriff Court heard today.
INSIDE HOLYROOD: Monthly column by Edward Mountain, Conservative MSP for the Highlands and Islands
A teenager has been ordered to carry out unpaid work in the community for his part in a break-in at a Wick café in March this year.
INTERVIEW: VisitScotland chairman Lord Thurso tells of his dismay at irresponsible tourism and outlines his hopes for long-term sustainability
A whisky industry leader has warned that jobs are at risk following the decision by the US to maintain its 25 per cent tariff on single malt imports.
Working parents are being reminded that they could save up to £2000 per child a year to pay towards after-school clubs and other childcare services.
Dounreay is enlisting the help of robotics experts as it explores new ways of decommissioning the site.
Youngsters on the north coast have been tucking in to home-grown strawberries galore – thanks to a kind gesture a few months ago.
North MSP Rhoda Grant is seeking answers after it emerged that some schools in the Highland Council area are not opening today as had been planned.
Pupils whose exam results were downgraded are to receive new grades based solely on teacher estimates after a dramatic U-turn today by John Swinney.