The Expanding Appalachia’s Broadband Access Act will direct the submission of a request to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study on the capabilities of low-orbit satellites operated under the purview of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).

President Donald Trump Thursday called for defunding National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Service, two partially federally funded groups under scrutiny in the DOGE era.

Merchants National Bank (MNB) has announced that Sheri Smith has been promoted to Chief Lending Officer.

President Donald Trump announced a permanent 25-percent tariff on automobiles made in other countries that will go into effect on April 2. 

The Highlanders Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution along with Eagles Aerie 1161, Greenfield VFW Post 4736 and the Highland County Honor Guard will be presenting a program and wreath laying to support National Vietnam Veterans Day on Saturday, March 29 at Hillsboro Eagles Aerie 1161 at 11 a.m.

For a second straight year, the Hillsboro and Greenfield Rotary Clubs raised over $165,000 at the annual Ernie Blankenship Radio-Telethon, continuing a trend of rising totals each year since 2021 for the Highland County Society for Children and Adults.

Following months of discussion, members of the Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation (land bank) board voted to approve the purchase of tax lien certificates for several properties during their Thursday, March 20 meeting.

Members of the Highland County Land Reutilization Corporation (land bank) board agreed to assist in covering demolition costs for the former Gross-Feibel property in Hillsboro during their Thursday, March 20 meeting.

The two clinicians have family connections going back to their childhood. Both attended Buckskin Elementary School and graduated from McClain High School five years apart.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents based in Houston continue to arrest and remove violent criminals illegally in the U.S. In several targeted operations, agents arrested more than 600 criminal foreign nationals, including scores who were previously deported multiple times, confirmed gang members, sex offenders and fugitives.

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday calling for the immediate declassification of most FBI files related to the agency’s investigation into the since debunked allegations Trump colluded with Russia during his first presidential run – known as Crossfire Hurricane.

These incidents have been reported by the HCSO.

Southern State Community College’s Fall Semester begins August 25, 2025, with registration now open to all current and new students.

In the wake of a bruising 2024 election, Democrats are looking to define their party’s identity and former Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown is offering a familiar answer. With the launch of his Dignity of Work Institute, Brown is making the case for a politics focused on the cost of living for working class voters.

Unless Congress suspends or raises the debt ceiling soon, the U.S. government could default on its $36.2 trillion debt by mid-July, according to the newest debt limit analysis.