Mikeysline, Cash for Kids, the Archie Foundation, Forres & Nairn District Riding for the Disabled, & Nairn River Enterprise were among the recipients.
Plans to replace several city centre phone boxes with public wi-fi hubs face another hurdle after falling foul of road safety concerns.
Several flights into Inverness were delayed amid reports of dense fog disruption in parts of the UK on Friday evening.
A man has been arrested and charged following a car crash on the A96 that left both him and a female passenger in hospital.
A multi-million pound rise in anti-diabetes medication spending at NHS Highland highlights the need tor better prevention measures, an MSP has argued.
A soggy Hogmanay is on the cards after the Met Office issued a weather warning for heavy rain in the Highlands.
A delighted retail boss believes Inverness may have bucked some of the UK festive season shopping slumps reported elsewhere.
New 20mph speed limits in communities across the Highlands look set to be made permanent.
Bargain hunters were out and about in Inverness on Thursday as the Boxing Day sales got under way in many stores.
Work to boost visitor numbers in Nairn has been recognised in a leading new report.
Police looking for missing man Marc Drostie have urged people to check their sheds. The plea comes as a Christmas Eve sighting was reported.
Critics of controversial plans for an EV charge hub, shop and restaurant have not been won over by changes to the proposals.
A new cattery could open south of Inverness after plans were submitted to Highland Council.
Part two: Snow 15ft deep, the future route of the Highland mainline, and a surprise appearance by Santa at a council meeting were making the news.
Forty-four separate postcodes dotted in communities in Sutherland and Wester Ross were among those affected.
Snow drift chaos on the A9 and offshore drama involving a fishing boat sinking near the Kessock ferry were among stories in Christmas editions of old.
The cause of the subsidence in Falcon Square was not known, but is not affecting the Eastgate Shopping Centre or Christmas Eve shoppers.
A busy Inverness road will be closed overnight for two nights from Hogmanay, motorists have been warned.
Motorists travelling through an Inverness housing estate have been warned of two to three weeks of possible disruption.
Rail passengers setting off on the Christmas Eve getaway were being hit by disruption on the Far North Line after a signalling fault.