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Three amazing women
The 2015 inductees into the Highland County Women’s Hall of Fame have been announced and were each recognized by the Highland County Board of Co...

Hope facing another charge for Parker House
An August court trial is scheduled for Jack Hope concerning his continued failure to register the Parker House as a vacant building.On Wednesday, Hope...
July 22nd, 2015 updated: July 22nd, 2015. |

JFS deputy director coming ‘soon’
An anticipated timeline for hiring a deputy director at Job and Family Services was a topic of discussion at Wednesday’s Highland County Board o...
July 22nd, 2015 updated: July 22nd, 2015. |

Minor injuries in two-vehicle rollover crash
The occupants of two vehicles that crashed at Mad River Road and SR 138 on Wednesday escaped with minor injuries despite one vehicle coming to rest on...
July 22nd, 2015 updated: July 22nd, 2015. |

No action yet on Paint Creek fire chief
The fate of the chief of the Paint Creek Joint EMS/Fire District remains in limbo following a special meeting Tuesday of the Paint Creek board.Dan Mat...

McClains will attend centennial
Edward Lee McClain’s granddaughter and her children will be in attendance at the centennial celebration for McClain High School set for Labor Da...

Diversion plan ended, guilty plea taken
A Winchester man who claimed in testimony that his legal troubles were politically motivated was found to have violated the conditions of his diversio...
July 21st, 2015 updated: July 21st, 2015. |

Historical Society campaign marches on
The Highland County Historical Society is in the midst of a capital campaign that so far has allowed the repair of the back wall of the Highland House...

Pollard reigns
The 2015 Greene Countrie Towne Festival was a success, even with Mother Nature’s insertion of sweltering temperatures and a couple vicious storm...
July 20th, 2015 updated: July 21st, 2015. |

Three dead in Ripley flooding
“The creek has never run like this.”Those were the words on Sunday afternoon of one Ripley resident in the aftermath of a stormy Saturday ...