MONTEREY — Fourteen young men and three young women received words of inspiration along with their diplomas Saturday, June 15, during Highland High School’s 50th commencement. More...
WILLIAMSVILLE — Shortly after repairs were completed that opened Route 614 in Highland County to traffic, the road has failed again and is closed. More...
RICHMOND — GReat Aspirations Scholarship Program Inc., a non-profit, education organization, headquartered in Glen Allen, recently awarded 176 Last Dollar scholarships totaling $122,500 to Virginia high school students graduating in 2013. More...
HOT SPRINGS — A club is forming that Bath County High School football coach Will Fields hopes will unify the county’s football programs from youth leagues through the BCHS varsity level. More...
HARRISONBURG — Former Bath County High School softball player continues to rake in the honors for her stellar freshman season of college softball at James Madison University. More...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Bubba Watson, the 2012 Masters champion, is the latest commitment to the field of the upcoming Greenbrier Classic, the resort announced this week. More...
Bath County • June 9 — Deputy James Rexrode responded twice to reports of gunshots fired in Mill Creek. • June 9 — Deputy James Bryan IV responded to a report of illegal parking in Hot Springs. More...
Editor, The Recorder, Please read this as a story to make you laugh and not to feel sorry for me. I can assure you, not one word is made up, and it is all very true. More...
HOT SPRINGS – Family nurse practitioner Barbara Howell hung up her white lab coat for the last time May 30. Howell has been roaming the halls of Bath Community Hospital for about 50 years, starting when she was 14 years old. More...
Saturday’s Garth Newel festival headliner Joe Louis Walker did not disappoint blues and jazz aficionados as the sun began to set Saturday evening. More...
WARM SPRINGS – Former civic leader John James “Jay” Batley pleaded guilty Monday morning to one felony charge of grand larceny. Batley, 52, was charged last October with 163 counts of embezzlement and grand larceny. More...
MONTEREY — The Highland County Local Emergency Planning Committee welcomed Woody Brown, hazmat coordinator from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, to its meeting June 13. More...
MONTEREY — Highlanders for Responsible Development has established a Water Resources Committee to work for the preservation and improvement of surface waters in Highland County. More...
BATH COUNTY — The USDA Forest Service will host a public field tour of the proposed 100,000-acre Lower Cowpasture Restoration Project tomorrow, Friday, June 21, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. More...
BLACKSBURG — Beth O’Connor, executive director of the Virginia Rural Health Association, announced that board of director officers were elected at its recent board planning retreat. More...
MILLBORO — Harold Alexander “Slim” Nicely, 80, of Clarkson Lane, Millboro, died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at The Golden Living Center, Alleghany, Clifton Forge. He was born Sept. More...
MILLBORO — Hazel Ellen Ramsey Ford, 98, of 1590 Blue Grass Hollow Road, Millboro, died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at The Woodlands Nursing Home in Clifton Forge. She was born Jan. More...
NEWPORT NEWS — Harry Hunter Lowery, 78, past away Monday, June 17, 2013 at Riverside Convalescent Home in Newport News. Mr. Lowery was a native of Highland County, born Nov. More...
COVINGTON — The Norfolk District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will deviate from Gathright Dam’s existing water control plan in order to conduct six pulse releases from June through October 2013. More...
CLIFTON FORGE — After months of planning, the Stars and Stripes Celebration Committee of Clifton Forge Main Street announces this year’s 237th nation’s birthday events. More...
MONTEREY — Delmas and Sherri Lowry of Monterey announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathryn Louise Lowry, to Derek Shawn Alford, son of Shawn and Sharon Alford, of Grottoes. More...
John B. Reynolds, left, Ralph R. Lohr, center and Sheriff Glen Hammer, members of the Monterey Lions Club, are shown constructing a fence stile along U.S. 220, south of Monterey. More...
• Various donations of time and materials have saved quite a bit of money while at the same time renovating the Highland County Sheriff’s office, according to Sheriff Herb Lightner. More...
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