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Powerful thunderstorms roared through Henderson County Sunday, interrupting power for thousands of customers.

Athens didn’t get many rainy days in April, but one particularly heavy downpour helped the city slip past its normal for the month, according to National Weather Service Data.

For those who complain that the weather caster never gets it right, Tuesday proved to be just the opposite. Warnings of large and slow-moving storms were issued throughout the day

FIRST BLACK RESIDENT IN HIGHLAND COUNTYDavid Franklin Trimble, who was born 1717 in Scotland, decided to move to the Colonies. Sometime after arriving, he

David Franklin Trimble, who was born 1717 in Scotland, decided to move to the Colonies. Sometime after arriving, he married Mary Elizabeth Houston in Augusta, V

With cold weather rolling in, many Texans are waiting for the ball to drop after unprecedented events in February 2021. Texans went to bed with a blanket of white, expecting

The Cross Roads community is still struggling after a short reprieve. According to county officials, the Willow Springs Sub-Station which services approximately 500 homes has three sections. When one area was restored, the system had to acclimate to the load and stabilize before zone two could be connected. When workers attempted to restore power to that zone the system was unable to handle the load and it tripped the system, cutting off power to both as a safety feature. “We are working d...

Please, reenter the code in the captcha! The link was successfully Sent! Ooops!:( An error has occurred!   Celebrating Black History Month: Black History of Highland County Pictured are members of the Lincoln School Class of 1910. (Photos courtesy of the Highland County Historical Society) Highland County is referenced in this excerpt from an anti-slavery newspaper, The Philanthropist, in July 1841. • ...