About and policies

Hill County Current is a free, independent front page for Hill County, Texas, built around a simple idea: People. Places. Perspective. It puts local headlines, live weather alerts, road and lake conditions, events, public meetings, schools, jobs and the county's most useful links in one place, plus a weekly email.

We cover the whole county: Hillsboro (the county seat), Whitney, Itasca, Hubbard, Blum, Abbott, Mount Calm, Covington, Malone, Carl's Corner, Penelope, Bynum, Mertens, Aquilla, and the Lake Whitney area.

What we do and don't do

We point you to the source. Headlines link to the outlet or agency that published them. We show a headline, the town, the source and the date, not the story itself.
When we write a short summary, it is original wording and it links to the source. If AI helped write it, we disclose that in the site footer.
We do not republish paywalled articles, photos or obituaries.

How AI-assisted summaries work

Some summaries on this site are drafted with help from an AI system, then checked against the linked source before they appear. We note this in the site footer rather than on each brief.

Small scripts check local feeds and official pages a few times a day and flag what is new.
Only new items get a summary. Each summary must use facts that appear in the linked source: names, dates, dollar figures and places.
Every summary links to its source so you can read the original.
Mistakes are fixed openly. See our corrections policy.

Weather alerts and forecasts come directly from the National Weather Service and are not rewritten.

Independence

Sponsors help pay for the site. They never decide what we cover, and anything paid for is labeled Sponsor. See ethics & sourcing.

Contact

News tips, events and corrections: use our form or email tips@hillcountycurrent.com.

Corrections

We get things right by fixing what we get wrong, quickly and in the open.

When a fact is wrong, we fix it and add a dated note under the item saying what changed.
If the original source made the error, we link to their correction when one exists.
Broken links are removed automatically each time the site rebuilds.
We do not quietly rewrite summaries after publication except for typos.

Report a mistake

We use what you send only to review it and reply to you. We never publish your email or phone. Submissions are emailed to our editor and kept for up to 90 days. See our privacy notice.

Or email tips@hillcountycurrent.com.

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Ethics & sourcing

Sourcing

Every headline and summary links to where it came from: a news outlet, a government agency or an official notice.
We prefer primary sources: agendas, filings, official notices and data from agencies.
We do not publish rumors, anonymous social posts or unverified claims as fact.
Numbers, names, dates and quotes must appear in the linked source.

A fair county, not a loudest-source county

We organize news by topic and tag every item with its town. No single town or news outlet may take more than two of the top eight headlines. When two stories are similar, we keep one and link the source. Stories that affect more of the county (taxes, roads, water, elections, public safety) are ranked ahead of a single event or ball game, even if the event was posted more recently.

Respect for other publishers

We show headlines and short excerpts of a few words at most, and always link back.
We do not copy articles, photos or paywalled content.

Minors and private people

We do not name juveniles accused of crimes.
We do not publish mug-shot galleries.
Student names appear only when a school or outlet published them for an honor, award or game.

AI

AI-assisted summaries are disclosed in the site footer, checked against the source, and correctable. How it works.

Privacy

Draft for owner and attorney review. Update when a newsletter service is chosen.

The short version

You can read the site without an account.
If you sign up for the weekly email, we keep your email address to send it. You can unsubscribe at any time from any email.
If you send a tip, event or correction, we keep what you send so we can act on it and follow up. We don't publish your contact details.
If you use a form on this site (tips, events, corrections, advertising, weekly email signup), what you type is emailed to our editor and kept in our Cloudflare account for up to 90 days, then deleted automatically. We also briefly use your internet address to stop spam and floods of submissions; it is not stored with your message.
Traffic statistics: we count visits with Cloudflare's privacy-friendly analytics (Cloudflare Web Analytics and our host's standard traffic reports). They do not use cookies, do not track you across other sites and do not build a profile of you. We see totals, such as page views, pages visited, referring sites and country, not who you are.
We do not sell personal information.

Services we use

Website hosting, security, forms, form email delivery and traffic statistics: Cloudflare. Our email inbox: Google Gmail. Newsletter provider: [owner to add when chosen]. Each has its own privacy policy. We do not use advertising networks or tracking pixels.

Contact

Questions or deletion requests: tips@hillcountycurrent.com.

Last updated: Nov. 10, 2026

Terms of use

Draft for owner and attorney review.

This site is for general information. In an emergency, call 911. Check official sources for legal deadlines, meeting times and alerts.
Links lead to other websites that we don't control. Their content belongs to them.
Our original summaries and design belong to Hill County Current. You may share links freely.
When you submit a tip, event or photo, you confirm you have the right to share it and allow us to use it to report and list events.
Sponsored placements are labeled. A link to a public agency, school or business is not an endorsement.
We may change these terms; the date below will change when we do.

Last updated: Nov. 10, 2026 (draft)