Creating a comprehensive plan this coming year that addresses sustainability issues should be a top priority. I support hiring a professional consulting company to guide the planning board, town staff, and community stakeholders through this […]
Attorney General Josh Stein recently announced that Highlands Mayor Patrick Taylor, Casey Cooper, CEO, Cherokee Indian Hospital, Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman, and Franklin Mayor Bob Scott, have received the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These […]
Each year veterans, family, and friends gather at the brick Memorial Walkway in front of the Highlands Police Department on Veterans Day to honor all of those who have served their country. Twice a year […]
This week’s article is a collection of informational items. I hope they are helpful. The recycle trailer is still operative at the Highlands Recreation Center. Some folks thought it had been removed when the garbage […]
Paving of Cullasaja Road began yesterday. The road will be closed to through traffic until the end of the week. Through traffic will be also be stopped when Hickory Hill and Oak Lane are paved […]
The public discussion concerning vacation rentals, VRBO and Air B&B, at Highlands Town Board meeting last week was robust. It was a good start to reviewing and making decisions concerning this critical issue. The board […]
The Highlands Town Board meeting is tonight at 7 p.m. It will be held at the Highlands Conference Center next to the ball field. The agenda is very light. Because we have only a few […]
Highlands lost a great citizen this past week, former Mayor John Cleveland. From 1983 to1997, John served as our mayor. But, his service to his beloved hometown went well beyond his long tenure as mayor. […]
Rep. Corbin takes on his own party to fight for rural broadband expansion House Bill 431, also known as the FIBER ACT, would allow local governments to build broadband infrastructure and lease it to private […]
Last week, Highlands Mayor Patrick Taylor, town commissioners and staff traveled to Franklin for a joint meeting with the Franklin Town Council and the Macon County Board of Commissioners. Three times a year, the town […]