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Highland County’s America 250 Committee approves time capsule project

Highland County’s America 250 Committee has approved a time capsule project as part of the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. A time capsule will be buried under one of the sidewalks on the court house square in conjunction with renovations on the exterior of the building expected to commence in late July.
110th Whiteoak Alumni Banquet May 23
The 110th Whiteoak Alumni Banquet will be Saturday, May 23 at the high school gymnasium.
Bengals sign 5 draft picks
The Bengals today signed five selections from the 2026 NFL Draft — C Connor Lew, WR Colbie Young, OT Brian Parker II, TE Jack Endries and DT Landon Robinson. Cincinnati also signed 10 college free agents.
Iran targets Navy ships, U.S. responds; ceasefire in question
Exactly one month after the U.S. declared a ceasefire with Iran, the U.S. struck Iranian military sites Thursday in retaliation for “unprovoked” attacks on a U.S. Navy ship, according to U.S. Central Command.
Sen. Fetterman: Democrats can't simply be the opposite of whatever Trump says
“My party cannot simply be the opposite of whatever President Donald Trump says. The president could come out for ice cream and lazy Sundays, and my party would suddenly hate them. Such pointless pile-ons and attacks are unproductive. The American people want us to work together to find solutions on issues they and our country face.”
Secret Service officer’s embarrassing arrest spurs more scrutiny
A Secret Service Uniformed Division officer was arrested early Monday for allegedly masturbating naked on the sixth floor of the DoubleTree hotel near the Miami airport.
Hillsboro Police Report
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Highland County Sheriff’s Report
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EveryLibrary Institute to partner with SLIDE Project to ensure continuity of national school library research
The EveryLibrary Institute recently announced a new partnership with the SLIDE Project (School Librarian Investigation—Divergence and Evolution), becoming the project’s key organizational partner for 2026–2027. This collaboration will ensure the continued stewardship, accessibility, and development of one of the most important national research efforts tracking school librarian staffing, policy, and equity.
Trump’s DOJ sued over campaign to amass data on millions of voters
Voting rights groups launched a legal challenge recently against the Trump administration’s effort to sweep up sensitive data on millions of Americans with the aim of identifying noncitizen voters, arguing that the U.S. Department of Justice is building a dangerous centralized national voter list ahead of the midterm elections in November.
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