Collins appointed Highland County Prosecuting Attorney

By a unanimous motion the Highland County Republican Central Committee appointed Anneka Collins as Highland County Prosecuting Attorney Wednesday evening. 

Collins had been the assistant prosecutor to Highland County Prosecutor Jim Grandey, who is also a central committee member, for five years. Grandey's retirement was effective May 31.

After a lengthy executive session Wednesday in the basement meeting room of the Highland County Administration Building, the board held a vote and the secretary was asked to note that the appointment was by a unanimous motion. 

"I am excited," Collins told The Highland County Press after it was announced she had been appointed. "I am looking forward to this and I will continue to work hard. I am passionate about this."

Grandey said that he had confidence that Collins would do well in the office. 

"Anneka, as I told the committee, well no one will out-work Anneka," Grandey said. "She knows everything about the office, she has done just about everything, and she will be an excellent prosecutor. It has been a pleasure to be able to work with her for the past five years. It is hard to explain how much she has done for the office already."

Collins said that she is working on appointing an assistant prosecutor. Shortly after Grandey submitted his resignation, Assistant Highland County Prosecutor David Henry left to accept a job with the Ohio Attorney General's Office. 

"I have been able to keep up with the workload OK. The judges have been great to work with, but I can't be in three courts at once," Collins said. 

The Highland County Prosecutor's Office handles cases in the general and juvenile divisions of the Highland County Common Pleas Court, as well as Highland County Court in Greenfield. The prosecutor is also legal counsel to the townships of Highland County.