Highland County commissioners Brad Roades, Terry Britton and David Daniels proclaimed January as Highland County Suicide Prevention Month during their Wednesday, Jan. 15 meeting.
A Leesburg man was sentenced last week to at least five years in prison and ordered to forfeit over $20,000 after pleading guilty to a first-degree felony drug trafficking charge.
A Hillsboro man indicted on three counts, including second-degree felony burglary, was one of 15 individuals charged by a Highland County grand jury in their first session of the 2025 calendar year Tuesday, Jan. 14.
A Hillsboro man was sentenced to community control and ordered to serve 30 days in jail recently after pleading guilty to one count of assault on a peace officer.
A Lynchburg man’s sentence in a felonious assault and abduction case was reduced by two years this week, after the Fourth District Court of Appeals reversed the original judgment in a decision issued in November.
As projected, Highland County set a record for permissive sales tax receipts collected for a fifth consecutive year in 2024, according to a report by county auditor Alex Butler at the Wednesday, Jan. 8 commissioners meeting. His report also included an update on soon-to-be-released tax rates for upcoming property tax bills.
Highland County Economic Development Director Julie Bolender provided a 2024 report on local economic progress during Highland County commissioners’ Jan. 8 meeting.
Highland Humane Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is excited to announce the launch of its 2025 Sponsorship Drive to provide food, safe shelter, medical care and enrichment for rescued animals in the community.
Highland County commissioners reorganized Tuesday, Jan. 7, where the 2024 commission president moved to select a new president and Vice President of the board for 2025.
The Highland County Dog Pound has the following dogs available for adoption or rescue pulls as of Jan. 1, listed courtesy of the Friends of the Highland County Dog Pound.
Highland County is under a Level Two snow emergency as of Monday, Jan. 6 at 6 p.m., as the winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service has expired.
