The Ohio County Sheriff’s Office aims to keep shoppers at The Highlands merry during the holiday shopping season.

Ohio County Sheriff Nelson Croft told the Ohio County Commission on Tuesday that he plans to have deputies work overtime at the large shopping center in Triadelphia starting around Thanksgiving and each weekend through New Year’s.

They will not only conduct extra patrols, but also direct traffic so it does not get too congested. He said traffic backups have been a problem at the site in the past during high shopping season.

Ohio County Commissioner Randy Wharton noted it is important to have good traffic control at the site because doing so will keep shoppers happy. This in turn will help the retailers do well and result in better tax revenues.

He said the site also has a f

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