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Snow started falling about noon in Bath and Highland counties today, and as the afternoon progressed, county board meetings were rescheduled due to the deteriorating road conditions. More ... FARMVILLE — The Prince Edward County School Board appointed Dr. David Smith, the current superintendent of Bath County Public Schools, as its new superintendent at a meeting last Wednesday. More ... Instead of snow or cool temperatures delaying area schools Monday morning it was heavy rains causing streams and rivers to exceed their banks. More ... WARM SPRINGS – Several arrests stemming from grand jury indictments last week have been made, and more are expected. More ... WARM SPRINGS – A Hot Springs man who had pleaded not guilty and requested a jury trial in Bath Circuit Court, chose instead to plead guilty last Thursday. Robert Cardwell, 54, of Pinehurst Heights, pleaded guilty to manufacture and possession of marijuana, and possession of Naproxyn, a prescription medicine. More ... RICHMOND — Bath and Highland representatives in the General Assembly continue their work as the session progresses, introducing new bills and watching previously introduced legislation progress. More ... WARM SPRINGS — The Bath County Planning Commission sent $1,144,604 worth of capital improvement requests to the board of supervisors Monday for consideration as part of the 2010-11 budget process. Since $90,000 of the requests could potentially be paid for through grants, the actual amount requested of the county by the various departments for 2010-11 is $1,054,604. More ... WARM SPRINGS — David Keyser, Valley Springs District representative on the Bath County Planning Commission, has resigned his post effective immediately. More ... RICHMOND — Highland New Wind Development has said for months it does not have to do anything about its proposed 400-foot towers’ visual impacts on a nearby Civil War battlefield. This week, the State Corporation Commission hearing examiner agreed. More ... MONTEREY — Laurel Fork, the protected stream in western Highland, might be seriously affected by the industrial wind facility planned on Allegheny Mountain, county citizens contend. They have asked the state Department of Conservation and Recreation to take another look at the potential impacts, and include public participation in a more thorough review. More ... A reader pointed out that Hap Darragh’s dog, Dobie Gillis, may be named after the wrong person. Last week’s Recorder article on Hap High’s Restaurant indicated that Darragh’s dog was named after Bob Denver. Dwayne Hickman played Dobie Gillis in the television show by the same name. Denver played Maynard G. Krebes. More ... WARM SPRINGS — After 13 months of meetings, two different committees and some bumps along the way, Bath County now has a tourism plan. More ... MONTEREY — Taylor is ready to go home. After spending the last four months in the Highland SPCA animal shelter, the last dog left there now waits her turn to be adopted. More ... MONTEREY — “People think of their animals as their children. They are very emotional. You have to have a lot of common sense (to care for animals) and you have to follow the law. There’s only so much we can do,” Karen Brower explained. More ... Jim Tennant of Millboro has served on the Bath County Electoral Board for nearly 40 years, basically because, he says, “I like to work with people, and I like to help them.” His tenure wil More ... • Last weekend’s rainstorm was a reminder of nature’s power to wreak havoc in a matter of hours, but for most of us, the water had receded by late morning. Not so in Haiti, and we struggle to comprehend the earthquake’s devastation and its aftermath. More ... HOT SPRING — Georgia Tennant was recently named director of operations at the Garth Newel Music Center. Tennant has served in numerous capacities at the music center for what will be 25 years this coming March. More ... SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. — John Carter Wells was born Sept. 25, 2009 in Springfield. He weighed eight pounds and seven ounces, and was 21 and one-quarter inches long. His parents are Robert and Wendy Wells. Carter’s paternal grandparents are Faye Wells of Byrdstown, and the late Robert Wells Sr. More ... Pendleton Goodall once again captures the beauty of winter, just when Highland residents are getting quite weary of the cold, ice, and snow. More ... On Jan. 14, Del. Jim Shuler was presented the Colonel Michael S. Harris Award by the Virginia Conference of the American Association of University Professors. More ... RICHMOND — On Thursday, Jan. 21, Del. Richard P. “Dickie” Bell (R-Staunton) held his first Telephone Town Hall meeting with constituents in the 20th House District. He was able to speak with 3,832 voters across the district. More ... |
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Aging in the Highlands
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Aging in the Highlands
