Employees Told RR Donnelley Closing Greenfield Plant
Rory Ryan, Highland County Press Employees of RR Donnelley (formerly Banta Publications) of Greenfield were informed Wednesday that the company would be closing its Greenfield facility in 60 days....
View ArticleCommunity Mourns Loss Of County Coroner, Fitton Appointed Interim Coroner
Dr. Albert Gay Derek Myers, Editor-in-chief The community is mourning the death of a county coroner and a longtime physician who died unexpectedly Wednesday morning. Dr. Albert Gay, 53, died...
View ArticleOhio Wildlife Championships Being Held Locally
Presented by the Ohio Taxidermy Association (OTA), an annual event will be held at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio. Featured will be several hundred uniquely artistic mounts and all mounts are...
View ArticleOhio House Passes Resolution To Base Air Force Tankers In Ohio
THE HIGHLAND COUNTY PRESS The Ohio House of Representatives has passed House Concurrent Resolution 5 to urge the secretary and chief of staff of the United States Air Force to fully consider...
View ArticleFuneral Details Released For County Coroner Who Died Unexpectedly Wednesday
The funeral arrangements for a longtime county coroner and family physician who died unexpectedly on Wednesday have been released. Dr. Albert Gay, 53, died unexpectedly at Mount Carmel West Hospital...
View ArticleMan Accused of Using Deceased Mother’s Information to Steal $100,000 from...
Ohio Attorney General Mike Dewine (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine joined Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien and Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) General Counsel...
View ArticleMother To Share Star Football Player’s Story Again
Dozens of students and parents filled a cafeteria at Miami Trace Middle School where a slideshow of Nick's life was shown to those in attendance, along with music and how drug use could cause one to...
View ArticleCoroner’s Funeral Being Held Today, Procession Route Released
The funeral for a longtime Fayette County physician and coroner who died unexpectedly on Wednesday will be held today. Dr. Albert Gay, 53, died unexpectedly at Mount Carmel West Hospital in Columbus...
View ArticleThere’s A New Guy in Town, Siler Named Pastor
Siler Family There’s a new guy in town. Maple Street Church in Jeffersonville has a new campus pastor. The “new guy,” Pastor Justin Siler, Washington Court House, stepped into the pulpit in December of...
View ArticleRonald McDonald Care Mobile at Community Health Fair
The Ronald McDonald Care Mobile is a state-of-the-art pediatric clinic on wheels. Designed from the ground up to meet the specific well-care and treatment needs of children, it is staffed by pediatric...
View ArticleCounty Says Final Farewell To County Coroner
Dr. Albert Gay's funeral procession passed by the Fayette County Courthouse as the county's flag flies half-staff in his honor shortly before 3 p.m. on Wednesday in a solemn procession to the...
View ArticleFree info seminar for SSCC’s Food Processing & Technology
Southern State's Fayette Campus Southern State Community College will host an informational seminar, “Time to Eat: What’s On Your Plate,” 1 p.m. Monday, March 25, in Room 207 of the college’s North...
View ArticleGreenfield Proclaims Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
Greenfield City Manager Ron Coffey reads a proclamation Monday, March 11 at Greenfield City Hall in observance of March 2013 as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. (HCP photo by Rory Ryan.) The...
View ArticleParty Seeking Coroner Resumes
The Fayette County Courthouse The Fayette County Republican Party announced on Tuesday that they are seeking resumes to fill the coroner’s position left vacated by by the unexpected passing of Dr....
View ArticlePursuit Leads To Mobile Meth Lab, Stanforth Collides With Suspect’s Vehicle
A high-speed pursuit that started in Pickaway County and ended in Washington Court House on Wednesday evening involved a mobile meth-lab and a collision with the county Sheriff. Shortly before 8 p.m....
View ArticleFayette County’s State Board of Education Representative Dies
Jeff Hardin, right, is pictured with Fayette Advocate Chief Political Correspondent Eric LaMont Gregory at the 2013 Lincoln Day Dinner in February. ADVOCATE PHOTO/DEREK MYERS Ohio school board member...
View ArticleSouthside Easter Services Announced
Easter weekend will be a time of reflection and celebration at South Side. The Good Friday service will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will focus on the cross. Everyone is invited to come for a time of...
View ArticleBusiness To Remain Opened After Federal Raid
Federal agents carried dozens of boxes filled with papers and computers from the business Thursday afternoon. ADVOCATE PHOTO/DEREK MYERS A healthcare office that was raided on Thursday by federal...
View ArticleFuneral Details Released For School Board Member Who Died
Jeff Hardin, right, is pictured with Fayette Advocate Chief Political Correspondent Eric LaMont Gregory at the 2013 Lincoln Day Dinner in February. ADVOCATE PHOTO/DEREK MYERS Funeral details for Ohio...
View ArticleExplosion At Jeffersonville Towing Company
The barrel that Virgil Barker was torching flew over a 100 yards in the air after an explosion. ADVOCATE PHOTO/DEREK MYERS An owner of a towing company is in serious condition after an explosion at his...
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