The Highland County Board of Elections would like to announce that the Board will meet to certify candidate petitions and questions and issues on Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 9 a.m. in the board office.  

The Highland County Press is recapping some of the top stories from 2023. The following is Part 1 of the series.

In a special meeting Friday, Dec. 22, Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades approved the county’s 2024 annual appropriation resolution, with a $14 million general fund budget. 

Hillsboro attorney Denny Kirk has been appointed to the Southern State Community College Board of Trustees, according to a release from the Ohio Governor’s Office Friday.

For a fourth straight year, Highland County has collected an annual record total of permissive sales tax receipts, topping $9.3 million in 2023, as discussed at the Wednesday, Dec. 20 Highland County commission meeting.

Highland County voters will have at least one local contested primary March 19, according to an unofficial list released by the Highland County Board of Elections Thursday afternoon.

The following is a report of Fairfield Local High School’s third annual Lions Care Day, written and submitted by FHS students. Photos and information are courtesy of Amanda Martinez, Fairfield High School science teacher and adviser of the Jostens Renaissance Club and Science Club.

The Thursday, Dec. 21 meeting of the Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation (land bank) has been canceled due to lack of a quorum.

A Lynchburg man indicted on multiple charges this September in connection with a Highland County Task Force drug investigation has been sentenced to five years in prison.

Hunters across Ohio harvested 15,469 white-tailed deer during the extra weekend of deer gun hunting on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 16-17, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. 

A Hillsboro man indicted on five drug-related charges earlier this year was sentenced to community control and ordered to serve 30 days in jail recently in Highland County Common Pleas Court.

Southern Hills Community Bank recently donated $1,500 to Grow! Highland County.

National Grid Renewables announced Monday its pledge to donate $670,000 in charitable funding through its Ross County Solar (Ross) and Fayette Solar (Fayette) projects in Ohio.

Southern Hills Community Bank has committed $2,500 to the Highland County Community Fund (HCCF), making the first corporate gift to the charitable fund designed to enhance quality of life throughout Highland County.

The Highland County Democratic Party will give away Christmas treats to local children. This event will be held Friday, Dec. 22 and Saturday, Dec. 23 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Democratic Party Headquarters, 221 Chillicothe Avenue, Hillsboro.