With the conclusion of the 2026 Festival of the Bells Basketball Tournament earlier this month, Tournament Director Larry Scruggs provided information about the event and other upcoming basketball tournaments where all proceeds will be donated to the Hillsboro and Williamsburg basketball programs.
The Hillsboro City Schools Board of Education approved the job description and salary schedule for two new School Resource Officer positions during their Monday, July 20 meeting.
Hillsboro Christian Academy has announced its 2026-2027 program year policy free and reduced price meals for students unable to pay the full price of meals or milk served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast, After School Care Snack or Special Milk Programs.
A Hillsboro man was sentenced to at least four years in prison this week after pleading guilty to meth trafficking charges in connection with a Highland County Task Force investigation.
Highland County Common Pleas Court Judge Rocky Coss rendered a decision Monday denying a motion for a new trial filed by a Hillsboro man convicted of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, after the judge called the defendant’s arguments “a load of crap” at a July 8 hearing.
A Hillsboro man was sentenced last week to one year in prison and ordered to pay over $5,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to grand theft of a motor vehicle.
On July 10, at approximately 9:50 p.m., a Highland County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a 2004 Honda in the Allensburg area on U.S. Route 50 for an alleged traffic violation.
The suspect accused of causing a man’s death in a Hillsboro business parking lot has been charged with murder, after a Highland County grand jury handed down a seven-count indictment Tuesday, July 7.
It was a “Beautiful Day” Saturday, July 4 at the 2026 City of Hillsboro Festival of the Bells, as a third straight day of high temperatures cooled off to the mid-80s for the Fourth of July concert by Chris Cagle in uptown Hillsboro.
A lively and enthusiastic crowd was “Thunderstruck” by the second annual “Rock the Bell” night at the City of Hillsboro Festival of the Bells, as the AC/DC tribute band drew a big turnout to uptown Hillsboro Friday, July 3.
A Hillsboro man was sentenced to community control Wednesday after pleading guilty to a drug trafficking charge in connection with a Highland County Task Force investigation.
Crowds flocked to uptown Hillsboro for the 2026 City of Hillsboro Festival of the Bells’ return to High Street Thursday, July 2, braving the 100-plus-degree heat index to enjoy food, rides, games and a free concert on the festival’s opening night.
