Text message scams about Covid vaccinations are being reported, including links to fake NHS websites that ask for bank details.
Caithness Foodbank's Wick centre has benefited from the generosity of one young girl and a local union branch.
The council's road report for today in Caithness and other areas of the Highland region.
Wick residents are reminded that the riverside mobile post office service ends tomorrow and a new fixed-base facility will open the following day.
Police are treating the sudden death of a man at an address in Thurso yesterday morning as 'unexplained'.
A Highland councillor condemned Saturday evening's 'malicious act' in which car mats pierced with nails were placed on the A99 near Thrumster.
Gills Bay office closed for at least one month as part of cost saving exercise by the ferry operator.
Two car mats embedded with nails were recovered from the A99 road near Thrumster last night in what has been described as a 'sickening act'.
Many people and businesses in Caithness fell victim to criminals exploiting the pandemic as revealed in a list of the year's most common scams.
A 'heartfelt thanks' was sent out to all council staff, community groups and volunteers helping with the Covid-19 emergency response.
The First Minister says have Hogmanay at home and police talk of using 'enforcement powers' to disperse large gatherings tomorrow night.
The Highland Council leader reminds everyone to follow all guidance and remain extra vigilant in the face of rising Covid figures.
Caithness students returning to their colleges and universities after the festive break may benefit from an extension to rail ticket discounts.
A very strange and unusual phenomenon was observed on Dunbeath river yesterday – discs of ice that looked like pancakes.
A council recycling truck was observed lying in a ditch near Keiss this morning after an accident which involved 'no serious injuries'.
A striking nativity scene stretching along church railings in Wick has inspired the creator's father to write a festive ditty.
A Caithness charity organisation said it has continued to support the general hospital in Wick despite the issues and restrictions of Covid.
Thurso Pipe Band has now been officially renamed and beats its drums with a new logo too.
Operation Ruling netted large quantities of 'illegal substances' and led to violent criminals being arrested including one caught with a sword.
Thanks to the efforts of the Jackson family from Lybster, Caithness General Hospital is benefitting with a sizeable cash donation.