Opinion

Mayor on Duty - 11.16.23

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I wish I could say it’s over, but I can’t.  The drought and related restrictions on water use and outside burning remain in place.  The small amount of rain we got over the past weekend did nothing

Mayor on Duty - 11.9.23

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Western North Carolina is in a severe drought that could continue for some time.  Early in the week town made a Stage 1 Water Use Reduction declaration.  On Tuesday, it was upgraded to a mandatory

Mayor on Duty - 11.2.23

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Water is just barely going over the Lake Sequoyah Dam. Highlands has not had significant rain for some time, and I don’t see any in the immediate future.