The Fairfield Local Schools Board of Education will hold a special meeting Monday, May 11 at 11 a.m. in the District Office conference room.

Due to scheduling conflicts, the Highland County Board of Health meeting normally scheduled for June 18 has been moved to June 25.

This year's Commitment Baseball School, hosted by Whiteoak baseball coach Chris Veidt, is set for June 1-4 at the brand-new Chris Veidt Field at Whiteoak High School.

Social Security is designed to function as a pay-as-you-go system, meaning the government uses Social Security taxes from working individuals to pay for the benefits the program provides to seniors and the disabled. But when a greater portion of the population is of retirement age and there aren’t enough workers to support the program’s benefits – as is now the case – the government has to tap into the reserves held in the program’s trust fund. 

The president said a deal with Iran is close, despite making the same claim multiple times since a ceasefire went into place April 7. However, Trump appears to acknowledge the Islamic Republic’s reluctance to reach a deal over the last month after several failed attempts to make a deal.

These incidents have been reported by the HPD.

The Fire Departments of Highland County will be having their annual Mother's Day flower sale this Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. until sold out.   

The Georgia district attorney who took on Donald Trump, only to be removed from the case over a romance with her lead co-counsel, likely spent millions of dollars of taxpayers' money on the yearslong racketeering prosecution. And taxpayers might be on the hook for millions more. But DA Fani Willis and the Fulton County government that sets her budget have not provided an exact total despite repeated requests by The Center Square.