Gary Abernathy, left, elected to the Highland County Board of Commissioners earlier this month after being appointed to the position last summer when former commissioner Shane Wilkin resigned to accept a position as a state representative, took the oath of office during Wednesday morning’s regularly scheduled meeting. Holding the family Bible that belonged to Abernathy’s grandfather, Glenn Abernathy, is clerk Mary Remsing, middle, while Commissioner Jeff Duncan, right, is shown administering the oath.