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The Hillsboro Globe

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The Hillsboro Globe

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First Ever CTE Academy Fair Debuts At Hillsboro High School

First Ever CTE Academy Fair Debuts At Hillsboro High School

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Antoine Bassham, Author February 6, 2024

On February 6th & 7th Hillsboro High School hosted their first-ever CTE Academy Fair, this all-day event will give freshmen and upcoming sophomores a chance to give thought to what pathway they...

The Wonders of ISR

The Wonders of ISR

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Lillie Cate Allen, Writer February 27, 2023

Hillsboro offers a variety of classes and programs that cater to students’ academic interests. Interdisciplinary Science and Research, more commonly known as ISR, is a rigorous program centered around...

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

December 7, 2022

From Associated Press By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern...

ICYMI: Climate change is a real thing that is putting the earth in danger. Could Earthships be the solution?

ICYMI: Climate change is a real thing that is putting the earth in danger. Could Earthships be the solution?

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – zachary strunk, reporter August 16, 2022

The waste that people produce daily is the main cause of climate change and global warming, Earthships are a way that we can lessen the effect of global warming. An Earthship is a type of passive solar...

Trace of ‘bone-crushing’ dog found at Tennessee fossil site

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Associated Press News Desk August 10, 2022

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — East Tennessee State University says researchers have discovered evidence of the extinct “bone-crushing” dog at a fossil site that also included herbivores, a sabretooth...

Tennessee GOP leaders urge delay of toddler COVID-19 shots

Tennessee GOP leaders urge delay of toddler COVID-19 shots

June 24, 2022
Top Tennessee Republican House leaders on Wednesday urged Gov. Bill Lee to delay the state's health department from distributing and promoting the COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. In a letter sent to the Republican governor, House leaders said they had too many concerns surrounding the vaccine for those under 5 years old.
Fast fashion is unsafe for workers and destroys drinking water

Fast fashion is unsafe for workers and destroy’s drinking water

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Cap Berg, Writer January 31, 2022

  With technology becoming more and more accessible, online shopping has become a common way for people to find more appealing clothes for a reasonable price. Comparative shopping is also super...

Science class digs into research to answer the question Why?

Science class digs into research to answer the question “Why?”

December 12, 2021

Hillsboro High School offers several unique programs to its students, one of which, is called ISR. ISR stands for Interdisciplinary Science and Research. This program is a four-year science program offered...

Malayan tigers at the Zoo Knoxville contract Covid 19, zoo vaccinations to come.

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Madison Martin September 29, 2021

  KNOXVILLE-On September 17, 2021, at 5:25 PM, staff of WBIR shared that zoos in Knoxville are giving tigers COVID-19 vaccines. Three Malayan tigers, Bashir, Arya, and Tanvir, were given the...

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All Metro Pk-12 Classes on February 18, virtual or in person – are cancelled.

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – MNPS Communications Office February 17, 2021

All MNPS Schools are closed tomorrow, February 18, and all classes – virtual or in-person will be cancelled for Thursday,  February 18 and will attend all virtual learning on Friday,  February...

Digital surveillance can help bring the coronavirus pandemic under control – but also threatens privacy

Digital surveillance can help bring the coronavirus pandemic under control – but also threatens privacy

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Jennifer Daskal, American University April 11, 2020

Apr 09, 2020  Jennifer Daskal American University   (THE CONVERSATION) Israel’s top spy agency has been using secretly collected cellphone data to retrace the movements...

Peter Stern, Apple Vice President of Services, speaks at the Steve Jobs Theater during an event to announce new products Monday, March 25, 2019, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

Late to the party, Apple announces its long-awaited streaming TV service

Hillsboro Globe Reporter – Associated Press Reports March 25, 2019

CUPERTINO, California (AP) — Apple announced a new streaming service, Apple TV Plus, which will house its original shows and movies and could compete with Netflix, Amazon and cable TV itself. Apple...

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