U.S. Sen. Rob Portman announced at the Wednesday, Oct. 5 Highland County Board of Commissioners meeting the awarding of a Department of Justice grant of $843,498 for the Rocky Fork Lake Area Safety and Advancement Plan. During a conference call with commissioners Shane Wilkin, Tom Horst and Jeff Duncan, Portman said, "The grant money will go a long way in dealing with the drug problems in Highland County as well as support economic development at the Rocky Fork Lake State Park."