During the holidays, the average person will spend about$ 750.00 this year on holiday gifts and décor (according to the National Retail Federation). Think that’s a lot? It could be depending on your situation.
Decorating homes and businesses is a long-standing tradition around the holiday season. Unfortunately, these same decorations may increase your chances of fire. Based on data from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), an estimated 240 home fires involving Christmas trees and another 150 home fires involving holiday lights and other decorative lighting occur each year. Together, these fires result in 21 deaths and $25.2 million in direct property damage.
Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) systems use modern technologies to harness the stored energy of the greatest solar collector in existence: the earth. Nathan Shafer of Shafer Heating & Cooling, Inc. in Hillsboro is now a trained professional by the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association (IGSHPA) to harness the earth's energy for you.
Support Our Troops of Highland County met at the Southern State Community College Patriot Center on December 1 to organize care packages for local soldiers.
The Highland County Board Assessment Report will be reviewed at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at Hills and Dales Training Center, 8919 US Route 50, Hillsboro.
The American Red Cross is looking for heroes. Do you know a person who has performed an extraordinary act of courage to save someone’s life, or maybe you know someone who commits a countless hours to a special cause?
As the holiday season approaches, Home Helpers of Hillsboro, a senior care franchise specializing in non-medical and personal in-home care and companionship services, is offering a list of holiday activities for area families to share with the senior citizens in their lives.
The Highland Amateur Radio Association will hold its annual Christmas dinner on Friday evening, Dec. 7 in the basement meeting room of the Highland County Administration Building. The catered meal will be served at 6 p.m. The cost is $7.50 per person.
The Highland County Senior Citizen Center, 185 Muntz Street, Hillsboro, will host a Christmas bazaar Thursday and Friday, Dec. 6-7, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. for holiday shopping.
