Opinion

I reluctantly write this piece but feel compelled to do so.  To be clear, our Highlands-Cashiers Hospital has been a great asset to our community over the past five years.  Tom Neal has provided ou

Highlands has seen plenty of cold days in the past two weeks.

Temperatures in the single digits with wind chills below zero were the talk of the town last weekend.

This Thursday, the Highlands Town Board of Commissioners returns to work for the new year.  Our monthly workshop meeting will begin at 6 pm, followed by the business meeting at 7 pm.  Both sessions

Anyone who has lived in Highlands for a long period of time probably has more appreciation for January and February than the guests who visit during the winter.

Last Friday, I signed a stack of town checks in my office.  Fridays are check signing days.  The process begins at the first of the week when invoices come to the town clerk.  Our clerk also double

Well, everyone knew it was bound to happen one day.

That’s the opening line from Balsam Range’s hit bluegrass song “Last Train to Kitty Hawk.”

I want to talk about taxes as we go toward the new year, specifically sales tax revenues.  The Town of Highlands is projected to take in about 1.6 million dollars in sales tax for this fiscal year.

As we step into 2024, odds are you have made a resolution to do something different, or better, in the New Year.

Sometime during my first term as mayor, I was invited to a meeting at the Lakeside Restaurant, where hospitality and food service folks had gathered, along with Chamber of Commerce representatives.