Opinion

Mayor on Duty - Board meeting streamed online

Tonight is the April meeting of the Highlands Town Board of Commissioners. It will not be held at the Highlands Community Center.   Since we are under a state of emergency the meeting will be a remote, electronic meeting by way of the ZOOM meeting technology.

Mother Nature draws attention

It’s easy to lose focus. We are all busy people with a lot of responsibilities, family obligations and other stresses on our attention. Lately, much of the collective focus has been on the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Burn ban in place for a reason

There is plenty to worry about right now. With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to grow, both in new cases and deaths across the country, it is obviously the number one topic of conversation around every dinner table and water cooler in America.

Mayor on Duty - Latest on COVID-19

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 the day is the first line of defense.

Mayor on Duty - COVID-19 response

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 quarantine for 14 days.

Virus impact not all bad news

Emotions are running high. As we all delve into the next round of self-quarantine, self-isolation and otherwise unheard of measures prior to the past month, the doom and gloom of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has begun to set in.

Mayor on Duty - Latest on State of Emergency

 Like every community, Highlands is under great pressure and stress.  We are facing uncertain weeks and months a head.  All of us need to stay calm as possible and support one another.   Toward the end of the week I too was being “calmness challenged.

COVID-19 will not stop via legislation

Government is a layered model in the United States. There is the federal level, the state level, and the county level all working in the best interest of the citizens those bodies serve.

Time to stick together, stay apart

We aren’t going anywhere. In the face of trying times, it has always been the policy of men and women in the newspaper business that our job is even more important than under normal circumstances.

Mayor on Duty - State of Emergency

The Town of Highlands was placed under a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon by the town board adopting an emergency resolution.