The 2024 Highland County 4-H Summer Awards Ceremony and Style Revue were held July 16 at Southern State Community College.

The 2024 Highland County 4-H Summer Awards Ceremony and Style Revue were held July 16 at Southern State Community College.

The 2024 Highland County 4-H Summer Awards Ceremony and Style Revue were held July 16 at Southern State Community College.

Living Hope Pentecostal Church will hold its annual summer splash bash Aug. 3 from noon-4 p.m.

The Highland County Community Fund (HCCF) in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is accepting grant applications from nonprofits, schools and public organizations for projects and programs benefiting Highland County residents and communities.

The Leesburg Historical Society hosted its fourth annual Judy Mason Memorial Cookout on June 14 and met its fundraising goal of $2,500 to receive this Modern Woodmen matching funds contribution. All proceeds will go toward the interior renovation of the Leesburg B&O Railroad Depot.  

The African American Community Fund (AACF) in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is accepting grant applications from Black-led and Black-serving nonprofit and public organizations serving Appalachian Ohio’s 32 counties.

Highland County Democrats have a lot on the the menu for this year’s indoor picnic at the VFW Hall, Sunday, Aug. 4. In addition to opening remarks from congressional candidate Samantha Meadows, and a presentation from featured speaker Justice Melody Stewart, the group will hear from Hillsboro’s Yvette Clark, candidate for state representative and staffer Jamie Castle for Sherrod Brown.

The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of July 29, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.

The New Vienna Community Church will host a concert featuring Dusty Barrett on Sunday, Aug. 4  at 10:30 a.m. as part of their annual “Bring a Friend Sunday” celebration.  

On Sunday, July 28, the Premier Showmen Cloverbud group traveled to Young’s Dairy to finish their lesson on Dairy.

SATH (Supplementary Assistance to the Handicapped) will once again sponsor the "Cutie Pie" and "Cutie Pet" contest during the Highland County Fair (Sept. 1-7).

The July meeting of the Hillsboro Garden Club was brought to order by president Jennifer West leading the Pledge of Allegiance and singing “God Bless America.”

The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting Friday, Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. at the SOCOG office, located at 167 West Main Street in Chillicothe.

Rev up your engines for a cause: The second annual Tour d'Lemon Car Show is set for Saturday, Aug. 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hillsboro Rural King.