Mayor on Duty

The Highlands Town Board meets tonight at 7 p.m. at the Highlands Conference Center next to the ball field. Like in the past, the June meeting is one of the biggest meetings of the year. […]

The Town of Highlands is one step closer to providing high-speed internet access to every resident. During the May meeting of the Macon County Board of Commissioners, Highlands Mayor Pat Taylor informed commissioners that the […]

This is the time of the year where I attend numerous meetings concerning budget initiatives and projects impacting the town. Here are some meeting highlights. Two weeks ago, I traveled to Cherokee to attend a […]

Town of Highlands Mayor Pat Taylor addressed the issue of bears in Town at the monthly Community Coffee held at the Hudson Library on Friday. It was a packed room as bears have been an […]

Most of my week has been spent dealing with the North Carolina Department of Transportation. I will provide updates on projects this week and next week. Monday morning town manager Josh Ward told me the […]

The October meeting of the Highlands Town Board is tomorrow night (Oct. 18) at 7 p.m. It will be held at the Highlands Conference Center next to the ball field. Public comment will be the […]

Tomorrow night is the September meeting of the Highlands Town Board. It starts at 7 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Highlands Conference Center next to the ball field. As always the public comment period […]

Health and wellness is an important social determinant and essential to a vibrant community. I have written on several occasions about the Blue Zone Communities that promote health and longevity by way of diet, exercise, […]

Town and county staff and officials recently received a NCDOT briefing on the proposed NC 106 improvements. This project is in in very basic planning stage. Funding, which I believe is a long shot, would […]

I appeared on WLOS News last week. The reporter was questioning me about a derogatory post that had been placed on the Facebook page of the Highlands Police Department. I stated that the Town of […]

We recently vacationed on the shores of the Florida Panhandle. It was wonderful to be with grandchildren and children. I never get away from Highlands where I do not stop to compare notes. The same […]

Mayor on Duty

The July meeting of the Highlands Town Board is tonight at 7 p.m. It will be at the Highlands Community Building next to the ball field. The meeting agenda is rather full for this time […]

Mayor on Duty

As mayor I am always striving to connect information I have read to what is characteristic of our Highlands community. My observations and insights hopefully focus on a broader perspective. That is what I attempted […]