Hot Springs & Monterey, VA

25 years ago May 19, 1983       Two occupants of a tractor-trailer rig apparently died instantly Thursday from concussion of impact when the outof control rig failed to manipulate a sharp right hand turn on U.S. 250, about a mile west of Monterey's town limits. Pronounced dead at the scene were Gwyne Thomas Swinhart, presumably ... More ... 50 years ago May 8, 1958       The Artmobile, the Virginia Museum's famed gallery- Delegates to Boys' and Girls' State to be held at Blacksburg this summer have been announced as Joe Moyers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Moyers of McDowell; Benny Armstrong, son of Mr. and Mrs. Berlin Armstrong of Doe Hill; Paige Mary Gutshall, da... More ...      Students in Mrs. Doris Wilson's 1979 fourth-grade class were busy studying the ecology in this photo taken at the old Highland Elementary School, today known as The Highland Center. Pictured are (kneeling, l-r) Tammy Simmons, Charles Smith, Kirk Propst, Jeff Moyer, Richie Cunningham, Johnnie Barnes ... More ... Cowpasture soldier hero of Battle of Point Pleasant By: Linda Hager       This article was printed in the Sept. 30, 1976 edition of The Recorder. Joseph C. Pritchard was editor and publisher. WARM SPRINGS - A letter from the White House has preceded the premier showing of the "Point Pleasant Documentary," scheduled from the Oct. 4 meeting of the Bath County Histori... More ...