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Meck has made it clear he is offering this proposal because the SWA has not yet come up with an alternative to the landfill and time is running short to ensure that waste disposal continues in the county once the landfill closes.

Highland economic development officials are backing three local entrepreneurs by awarding $5,000 incentive grants for investment in their business ventures. On July 2nd, The Highland Economic Development Authority announced the recipients, who will financially benefit from the EDA’s Highland Economic Authority Grant Incentive Program. Funded through the EDA and the…

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“The first challenge is that Pocahontas County High School is under a state of emergency,” said Dr. Williams

O’Cull said sometimes the training given to new BOE members over emphasizes the things that members cannot do, instead of the things they can and should do.

Construction on the new Shavers Center gets underway after the old center, in place for almost 50 years, was torn down.

Days after Highland County Schools Superintendent Dr. Drew Maerz announced his sudden resignation on June 26th, school board members are looking ahead at what comes next. Who will be their new superintendent to oversee the day-to-day operations of the state’s smallest school system? And, just as important, who will become…

Highland County officials are wondering if they can fight the state in court to block a required repayment of more than $887,000 due to a school matching grant spending shortfall. The issue of legal action arose during a July 1st Highland County Board of Supervisors meeting after County School Board…

Highland County School officials are looking for a few good teachers, so they now are offering a one-time $5,000 sign-on bonus to qualified licensed applicants to come on board. During its July 10th monthly meeting, the Highland County School board voted 3 to 0 to offer the bonus, which requires…

Applications for the Emergency Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) are being accepted from Monday, July 28 through Friday, August 8, 2025, or until funds are exhausted.