Opinion

Mayor on Duty - 9.7.23

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I attended a wonderful tribute to the late Katherine Willoughby at the Shakespeare and Me Bookstore last Friday afternoon. Mrs.

Mayor on Duty - 8.31.23

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At the community coffee this past Friday, I presented several ideas about future challenges facing our mountain community, and my presentation was followed by good discussions.

Storm passes but offers reminder

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While it looks like Hurricane Idalia is going to pass by to Highlands’ south and east today and tomorrow, sparing the plateau of any significant impacts, the storm serves as a necessary reminder th

Mayor on Duty - 8.24.23

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I fired my large kiln this weekend in preparation for the Village Square Art Show that begins on Saturday.  I have been making pots since 1968, and after getting out of the Army in 1972, I thought

Mayor on Duty - 7.27.23

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Highlands is moving into a period of evaluation and reflection concerning where we are as a community and where we should go into the future.  We do this every two years with the fall municipal ele

Another step toward connectivity

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Several years ago during a Macon County Economic Development Commission meeting, former county commissioner Ronnie Beale made it clear that broadband connectivity was going to be an issue for Weste