Information concerning COVID-19 best practices almost evolves daily. There seems to be no magic bullet solution, but rather a series of routine practices that individuals can do to lessen the coronavirus spread. Continuous-hand washing throughout […]
For those who have descended on Highlands from other states in the past two weeks, I implore you to please follow the town, county, and governor’s states of emergency orders. Returning part-time residents must voluntarily […]
Like every community, Highlands is under great pressure and stress. We are facing uncertain weeks and months ahead. All of us need to stay calm as possible and support one another. Toward the end of […]
The Town of Highlands was placed under a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon by the Town Board adopting an emergency resolution. The emergency proclamation I have signed allows the Mayor and Board to make responses […]
Just because we live on a remote and somewhat isolated mountain plateau, there is still a possibility that the coronavirus will appear and even spread. We are a tourist community and have many folks coming […]
The annual town budget retreat is today, at Coleman Hall of First Presbyterian Church. As always, I want to thank the church for sharing with the town this great meeting facility. The retreat will begin […]
Houston, no I mean, “Mission we have a problem.” It is not simply at the Highlands Cashiers Hospital, nor just at Angel Medical Center, it is the entire system that HCA now owns and operates […]
Last week I had the honor of meeting with students from Anne Porter’s Hospitality and Tourism high school class. After giving the students a town hall tour, we discussed the tourist industry here on the […]
Last Wednesday Gibbins Advisors, the monitor for the HCA/Mission transaction, held a public meeting at our recreation department. This inaugural meeting was one of several held in the region. The monitors outlined what their role […]
Sallie and I visited our ‘beltway kids’ in Washington this past weekend. It is always good to leave Highlands for a while and see what other folks are doing. Well, I suppose comparisons of Highlands […]
I’m anxiously waiting for a winter storm to hit, although I hope it doesn’t. These storms almost invariably cause road problems and power outages. Since Highlands is situated at 4119 feet above sea level, not […]
During the holidays I visited my daughter and grandchildren. Rebecca and her husband live in a large Atlanta metropolitan county. While there, I did my routine training run at large community park across the street […]
While I’m optimistic about many things at the beginning of the new year, I also have concerns. What I’m about to describe is illustrative of concerns and challenges that I think we will face on […]
Last week I began sharing a list of budget priorities that I see for the coming year. The Town Board members will also have their priorities. In the next five months we will go through […]