The September meeting of the Hillsboro Garden Club was called to order by newly elected president Jennifer West, followed by members reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

A Hillsboro woman accused of bringing a fentanyl-related compound into the Highland County Sheriff’s Office last fall was sentenced to community control this week.

A Hillsboro woman was sentenced to community control this week after pleading guilty to a lower-level meth trafficking charge.

A Hillsboro man has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated meth trafficking charges.

On Saturday, Sept. 2 the breeding and market rabbits moved into the Highland County Fairgrounds.

The Highland Soil & Water Conservation District’s 81st annual meeting will be held Oct. 12 at the Back Room Paradise, located at 6174 Miller Lane, Hillsboro.

A Cincinnati man was sentenced Thursday to over a year in prison after pleading guilty to receiving stolen property in Highland County.

A Hillsboro man and woman were both sentenced to prison Thursday after pleading guilty to child endangering charges.

A Leesburg man was sentenced Wednesday to five years of community control and 30 days in jail after pleading guilty to the theft of over $23,000 from a local civic organization.

The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Highland County during the week of Oct. 2.

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades gave an update on a months-long disagreement over a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) invoice and discussed several local projects totaling over $7 million during their Wednesday, Sept. 27 meeting.

The Highland County Democrat Women's Club will hold a harvest dinner Monday, Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Building, 1000 W. Main St., Hillsboro.

Highland County commissioners Terry Britton, David Daniels and Brad Roades recognized the upcoming Domestic Violence Awareness Month observance with a proclamation during their Wednesday, Sept. 27 meeting.

The Highland County Board of Elections would like to notify the public of our need for precinct election officials to serve on election day for the Nov. 7, 2023 general election.

During the 2023 Highland County Fair, the Fairfield FFA had many accomplishments and participated in multiple ways.