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Former Bath County High School Charger and Dallas Cowboy rookie tight end John Phillips lands in the end zone after catching his first NFL touchdown pass in the first quarter of the Cowboys’ vic More ... MONTEREY — Citing Highland schools’ potential shortfall of roughly $425,000 this year, superintendent Percy Nowlin urged school board members and citizens Monday to ask Sen. Emmett Hanger Jr. and Del.-elect Richard “Dickie” Bell for help. And they’ll need it. More ... WARM SPRINGS — The bridge over Little Back Creek on Gatewood Drive in Mountain Grove should be replaced within 12 to 18 months, the Bath County Board of Supervisors learned Tuesday. More ... HOT SPRINGS — Law enforcement officers removed a man from a hot tub at The Homestead Owner’s Club last Thursday and took him to jail wearing nothing but his underwear and a Homestead robe. More ... MONTEREY — “I don’t like to get letters saying they could fine us $32,000 a day,” Monterey mayor Janice Warner told town council last Thursday, Jan. 7. “They” are the Department of Environmental Quality, specifically Steve Hetrick of the Harrisonburg DEQ office. More ... MONTEREY — Councilman Tony Stinnett made a motion to “do away with decals” at the Jan. 7 meeting of town council. Council unanimously voted to do just that. But wait. Town attorney Melissa Dowd noted the existing vehicle decal ordinance had to be repealed before the decal requirement goes away. More ... MONTEREY — Mayor Janice Warner told town council last Thursday, Jan. 7, she had a request from an Airport Road resident asking the town to extend the water line beyond the trailer park. Councilman Francis Fenn said there wasn’t enough water pressure there, unless the owner installed a pump. More ... • Work on the Monterey wastewater treatment plant has slowed due to weather, Monterey Mayor Janice Warner told town council last Thursday, Jan. 7. More ... MONTEREY — Town Council approved a request from the Highland County Chamber of Commerce Thursday, Jan. 7, to close Water Street between Main Street and Mill Alley during the upcoming Maple Festival weekends. More ... RICHMOND — In addition to the 153 Virginia public schools that earned the 2010 Governor’s Award for Educational Excellence, the board of education also recognized schools and school divisions through the Virginia Index of Performance incentive program. More ... WARM SPRINGS — Members of the Bath County Tourism Advisory Committee got their first look at a draft tourism plan Monday, and now it’s back in the hands of the Virginia Tech Office of Economic Development to be finalized. More ... • Williamsville District supervisor Stuart Hall will serve as chairman for 2010 and Valley Springs District supervisor Richard Byrd will serve as vice chairman of the Bath board of supervisors. More ... CLIFTON FORGE – When was the last time you saw a good old Western with, say, Roy Rogers, or Hopalong Cassidy? When was the last time you saw a sleek, wellmannered horse inside a theater? Chances are it’s been decades, if ever. Unless, of course, you were at the Masonic Theatre in Clifton Forge last weekend. More ... MONTEREY — Highland High School principal Kelly Wilmore told Highland County School Board members Monday he recommended easing the penalty on students caught using tobacco products. Currently, any student caught using tobacco products illegally can be banned from participating in sports for 15 days. More ... MONTEREY — Parent Karla Obaugh suggested the Highland County School Board could save some money in the budget next year by not replacing textbooks that aren’t used. Highland High School principal Kelly Wilmore agreed. More ... MONTEREY — Lorraine White of the Highland Historical Society asked the Highland County School Board Monday to donate old school records. She said society members found school records at the county courthouse from 1917-20. She said the school had records from the 1930s to 1950s. More ... • Jan. 10, the Highland County School Board elected John Moyers Jr. chairman and Kirk Billingsley vice chairman. More ... MONTEREY — They are against new taxes, but they favor a lodging tax, said Economic Development Authority of Highland County members Lloyd Bird and Clay Hamilton Tuesday. A lodging tax could pay Highland’s portion of the $21,000 it will take to keep the Western Highlands Tourism Initiative Web site operational for a year. More ... • The Economic Development Authority of Highland County will have a booth at the Maple Festival again this year. More ... The Highlands have been buried in snow since Dec. 18, and temperatures have remained below freezing. But this week, the area is finally expected to start thawing. More ... Highland Medical Center’s Improving Smiles Dentistry announces winner of its “No Cavity Club” for 2009: March: Zack More ... • Millboro Elementary School hopes to get a boost for its ROAR program with Cucci’s night on Wednesday, Jan. 20, when proceeds of food sales between 4-8 pm. will benefit the program. The event will be held at the restaurant in Warm Springs, across from Bath County High School. More ... Planning for Bath’s 2010 Relay for Life began in earnest Tuesday night. The event takes place Aug. More ... FORT MILL, S.C. — The families of Ashley Lynn Hicks and John Matthew Cookson announce their engagement to be married. Hicks is a former graduate of Bath County High School, Warm Springs, Va. Cookson is a former graduate of Hunt High School, Wilson, N.C. They are both graduates of Morning Star University, Fort Mill, S.C. More ... MONTEREY — “Stones and bones” on U.S. Forest Service land was his venue for three decades and now he helms the Virginia Department of Historic Resources as the State Archaeologist. More ... MONTEREY — Highland County is one of the top birding spots in Virginia. Whether the target bird is a golden eagle or rough-legged hawk in winter, or spring migrants and breeders in May and June, birders from all over Virginia and nearby states come to Highland for viewing opportunities. Many describe the county as “birding Mecca.” More ... CLIFTON FORGE — The Dabney S. Lancaster Community College Educational Foundation announces the availability of the Virginia Firefighters Foundation Scholarship. The scholarship was established in 2001 by the Virginia Firefighters Foundation to provide tuition assistance to Virginia firefighters or their dependents who wish to study at DSLCC. More ... PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. — Pvt. Bogan, Justin S., son of Helen Burks of Hot Springs and the late Frank Bogan Jr., recently completed 13 weeks of training designed to challenge new Marine recruits both physically and mentally. More ... Heidi Smith BANNER ELK, N.C. — Heidi Smith, daughter of David and Mary Smith of Hot Springs, Va., has been named to the fall semester dean’s list at Lees-McRae College. Those full-time students who attain a minimum 3.5 grade point average and receive no grade lower than C are eligible for the dean’s list. More ... Ruth Maloy Wade recently celebrated her 104th birthday at Sunnyside Retirement Home in Harrisonburg. Wade taught for 43 years in the public schools of Virginia. All but five years were in Highland. More ... • Happy New Year from your friends at the Highland County Public Library. We always begin the New Year with our annual public meeting. It’s an opportunity to share with our patrons the great things that are going on at the library. This year we’ll be showing a comprehensive presentation of library services. You’ll be amazed at how many things go on here. More ... COVINGTON — Firewood for personal use will be available from Monday, Jan. 11 to Friday, Feb. 12 in the vicinity of Morris Hill along State Route 605 within the Lake Moomaw Recreation Area. More ... HOT SPRINGS — Bath Community Hospital announces the opening of the BCH Diagnostic Sleep Lab. Patients who are diagnosed by their doctors with a potential sleep disorder will now have access to a quiet and comfortable overnight study facility at the hospital’s main campus. More ... The Bath County Friends of the Library are still working hard on their membership drive. There is still time to donate to the group. All proceeds are used to benefit the Bath County Public Library. More ... CLIFTON FORGE — Irma Thompson’s philosophy is: “I’m not going to rust out, I”m going to wear out!” These are not idle words. And Irma Thompson is anything but idle. More ... |
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Aging in the Highlands
Summer Guide '10
Farm Life '10
Spring Guide '10
Aging in the Highlands
