A Washington Court House man charged with felonious assault and a Seaman woman charged with aggravated theft were among the first indictments handed down by a Highland County grand jury in the 2024 calendar year.
A Lynchburg man indicted on multiple charges this September in connection with a Highland County Task Force drug investigation has been sentenced to five years in prison.
After hearing Melissa Norris take the stand in her own defense Tuesday on the second day of a trial in Highland County Common Pleas Court, a jury of six men and six women deliberated for four hours before finding Norris guilty of murder.