The Leesburg Lions Club is sponsoring a “3-Alarm Chili Cook-off” and Soup Supper to be held on Saturday, March 17, from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Leesburg Fire Department, 200 South Street, Leesburg.

Wendy Enzor has been appointed director of the Friendly Village Community Center in Leesburg.

The SATH (Supplementary Assistance to the Handicapped) organization will sponsor "Lunch with the Easter Bunny" on Saturday, March 31 at the Patriot Center at Southern State Community College, Central Campus in Hillsboro, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Gordon Mote, 2011 CMA Instrumentalist of the Year and member of the Gaither Homecoming Group and Friends, will perform at a benefit concert for Grace House, a transitional residence facility in Hillsboro, on June 1 at 7 p.m. at the Hillsboro Bible Baptist Church.

The Rocky Fork Lake Community Alliance will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 at the activity center off North Shore Drive.

Do you enjoy reading a good book? Read along with your Highland County Senior Citizens Center.

Now is the perfect time to start planning for your spring plantings by ordering tree seedlings through the Highland Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual tree seedling sale.

Effective March 1, the MediGold network now includes the Adena Greenfield Medical Center and all of its services.

The next Coffee & Commerce will be Friday, March 9 from 7:30-9 a.m. at Southern State Community College, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro, Room 106.

Highland County Press reader Jay Magella and his family found a keepsake from the Pendleton County, Ky. fair on their property following the devastating system of tornadoes in the Midwest Friday, March 2.

The following are the weekly events at New Directions Youth Ministry Center, located in Greenfield.

Cowan Lake Association of Sportsmen (CLASS) will host a home-study hunter safety course at their clubhouse, 331 Beechwood Rd. (off Route 350), Wilmington. It will take place on Thursday, March 8 at 6 p.m.

Hundreds of friends, family and guests showed up Saturday evening at the Hillsboro Elks to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Ernie and Rita Blankenship. The event was hosted by their sons, Todd, Ryan (Smoke) and Ernie and their families.

Hundreds of friends, family and guests showed up Saturday evening at the Hillsboro Elks to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of Ernie and Rita Blankenship. The event was hosted by their sons, Todd, Ryan (Smoke) and Ernie and their families.