All three Sutherland awards recipients have made a significant contribution to their communities and the wider area.
Locum minister Rev Carol Anne Porter is the sole nominee to become the permanent minister at Dornoch Cathedral.
A Sutherland woman is on a mission to revive Gaelic in the county amid fears the language is dying out.
The festival is a celebration of all things wool, yarn, fabric and textiles.
Two performances of ‘The Bethlehem Bake-Off’ were held.
A social gathering was held after the performance with tea, coffee, mulled wine and baking.
P1 pupils Ellie Sutherland performed the lead role with great enthusiasm.
Every year Cycling UK highlights 100 exceptional women who promote cycling and encourage others to take up the sport.
Mathilde Lewis moved to the geopark area with her family from Switzerland last year.
Beverley Hill was said to have had a “hugely positive impact” during her time with the Kyle of Sutherland Development Trust.
The Far North Line Community Rail Partnership has appointed a sustainable transport officer.
From the picture archive of the Northern Times.
Kinlochbevie had a record catch; Carbisdale Castle Youth Hostel won two major awards; and a lamplighter was appointed for Helmsdale.
Dornoch Youth Theatre Group performed its Christmas show to full houses, with extra seats having to be brought in.
The Christmas show involved all pupils from the Early Learning Centre through to P7.
Councillor Michael Baird is calling on John Swinney to hold a cabinet meeting in Lairg.
The Kyle of Sutherland area could soon play host to the greatest concentration of onshore wind farm anywhere in Scotland.
Santa will be at Cocoa Skye in Brora tonight and Skerray Hall is having a festive afternoon tomorrow with music, mulled wine and mince pies.
Go Golspie has been awarded a grant from the Scottish Building Society Foundation.
Light Up Lairg is the organisation that organises Father Christmas’s visit to the village.