Opinion

Every registered voter in Macon County was recently sent a card in the mail.

While I’m optimistic about many things at the beginning of the New Year, I also have concerns.

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.

Here we go.

Whether anyone is ready or not, a new decade is dawning.

Your mayor isn’t Santa Claus, but I’m making a list and checking it twice.  

Christmas is a special time in Highlands, especially for children.

Let me do a brief follow-up to several items covered at the last Highlands Town Board.

There are so many things that bring joy to Highlands during the Christmas season.

Highlands’ new commissioner, Marc Hehn, and I attended the “Essentials of Municipal Government” workshop last week.

When it was announced last week that First Citizens and Entegra Bank would be compelled to divest a branch in Highlands as part of their upcoming merger, it was welcome news for area residents.