These students had perfect attendance for the First Nine Weeks of school.

Students at St. Mary Catholic School have enjoyed many fun activities lately.

Students at St. Mary Catholic School have enjoyed many fun activities lately.

Coming next month to Southern State Community College’s Appalachian Gateway Center is the annual Holiday Heritage Festival and Sale. Open to the public, this event will take place 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the college’s South Campus, 12681 U.S. Route 62, near Fincastle, just north of U.S. Route 32.

The Highland County Homeless Shelter and Liberty Savings Bank "are pleased to team up with one another for the betterment of our community and the best part about it is that you can help, too," said Homeless Shelter Director Mike Ballentine.

The village of Leesburg unveiled its veterans memorial Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day. Mayor Jim Cook, who co-chaired the memorial committee along with Charles Newland, said the village worked together to raise the more than $125,000 it took to make the memorial a reality.

The village of Leesburg unveiled its veterans memorial Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day. Mayor Jim Cook, who co-chaired the memorial committee along with Charles Newland, said the village worked together to raise the more than $125,000 it took to make the memorial a reality.

If the new Congress cannot find meaningful ways to rein in government spending and limit bureaucratic intrusions in the ensuing two years, voters should send the incumbents packing again. Turn the rascals out. If that doesn’t work, then, turn ’em out again.

A fire investigation agency that performed testing and other investigatory work for the defense in the Wesley Coonrod trial asked that Highland County Common Pleas Court pay $30,000 more for their work than the court initially approved.
       According to a court entry issued Wednesday by Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss, $13,000 had been approved for compensation prior to the start of trial.