Five Highland County boys basketball teams took part in the annual Highland County Shootout, held this year at the gyms of Fairfield High School and Fairfield Middle School.

The following is the Hillsboro Police Report for June 21-22, 2011.

One win Friday by the Hillsboro Post 129 club could be described as an "easy" win, as they won 11-1 in five innings. The second win of the day didn't come so easy at the end, but all in all, Post 129 won their third straight game this week, defeating Washington C.H. Post 25, 7-6 in eight innings in Friday's nightcap.

One win Friday by the Hillsboro Post 129 club could be described as an "easy" win, as they won 11-1 in five innings. The second win of the day didn't come so easy at the end, but all in all, Post 129 won their third straight game this week, defeating Washington C.H. Post 25, 7-6 in eight innings in Friday's nightcap.

Local author and auctioneer Ken McCarty will be sharing stories from his first book "Trail's End – Stories from Yesteryear…" at the Highland County District Library.

The Highland Masonic Lodge will hold an open house during the Festival of Bells on Saturday, July 2 from 1-3 p.m. at the lodge, located at 136 North High Street in Hillsboro. In addition, an all-you-can-eat pancake and sausage breakfast will be held during the Festival of Bells on Saturday, July 2 from 7-10 a.m. at the Highland Masonic Lodge.

Several members of the community turned out Friday, June 24 as 1st Advantage Realty & Auction, LLC, held a cookout and open house at their Hillsboro office, located at 422 S. High St.

Several members of the community turned out Friday, June 24 as 1st Advantage Realty & Auction, LLC, held a cookout and open house at their Hillsboro office, located at 422 S. High St.

The 2011 NBA Draft can be summed up like this: A lot of very good to wait-and-see players, with a lot of teams making trades, mixed in with many foreign players where I'm going to need Rosetta Stone to properly pronounce their names.