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Erin Nichole Hamilton, left, was crowned Little Miss Bath County Saturday night. Sharing the spotlight was Caleigh Jo Hazelwood, Tiny Miss Bath County 2010. More ... WARM SPRINGS — Bath’s incoming school superintendent has a long name, and she is just days away from having a long list of responsibilities to match. More ... Editor’s note: Courtney and Bill Wagner have been through some of the most trying times any newly married couple can endure. The birth of their first child, two cuttingedge transplants, and several near-death experiences have consumed their family for the last four years. More ... Don Blanchard of Millboro, who has been making chain saw carvings for 27 years, was making and displaying his wares at Bath County Supply in Mitchelltown last week. More ... MILL GAP — Here at home, most Highlanders know him as a farmer and maple syrup producer. Since he came here more than 12 years ago, Tim Duff and his family have settled in to a quiet but busy lifestyle raising cattle, tapping trees, and entertaining visitors to their Mill Gap homestead. More ... WARM SPRINGS — A sense of cooperation filled the Bath County Courthouse last Thursday during a public hearing on the county and school budgets. Supervisors and school board members praised each other for their work during the budget process and comments from the public were mostly positive. More ... MONTEREY — Was it apathy, certainty or just plain resignation that kept citizens away from the Highland County Board of Supervisors’ public hearing on the 2010-11 budgets Tuesday? Former supervisor Lee Blagg of Doe Hill was unusually quiet, saving his few remarks to thank the board for not raising taxes. More ... • Supervisor Jerry Rexrode asked county administrator Roberta Lambert Tuesday night for a report on the large tires left at the Vanderpool refuse collection site. “It is my understanding there will be charges against the individual,” said Lambert. More ... CHANCELLORSVILLE —The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation released the following statement from executive director W. Denman Zirkle following a ceremony in Chancellorsville with Virginia Gov. More ... MONTEREY — The technology committee of Highland’s Economic Development Authority prepared a list of questions last Thursday for Karen Jackson, vice president of broadband programs at the Center for Innovative Technology in Herndon. Jackson will be meeting with the EDA at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 11. More ... Editor’s note: We invited Mildred Carson to tell you about her hometown and fellow citizens, featured in the upcoming Mountain Valley Players’ production, “Faith County.” WARM SPRINGS – Land sakes, but it’s been a crazy summer. Faith County hasn’t seen the likes of this in some time. More ... WARM SPRINGS – There were giggles and tears and sighs and plenty of cheers at the 44th annual Tiny/Little Miss Bath County contest last Saturday night. More ... MONTEREY — The concept of harvesting organs from those who have died, or will die, carries multiple philosophical challenges for many people. But those like Courtney Wagner, who have received donated organs, will tell you it’s a gift of life. More ... HOT SPRINGS — Last Saturday, the Garth Newel Music Center board of directors appointed Jay Batley to manage the center following the sudden departure of sixmonth executive director Janet Karpus. Batley will serve as interim director while the board searches for a permanent replacement for Karpus. More ... WARM SPRINGS – The final two arrests stemming from grand jury indictments were made in Bath this week. Samantha K. Lane, 20, of Burnsville is charged with possession of a schedule II drug, methamphetamine, a felony. Finis Craft II, 59, of Hot Springs is charged with two felony drug counts, possession of tramadol and alprazolam. More ... The Homestead’s Golf and Tennis Club Board of Governors made its annual donation Saturday, April 17 to the Employees’ Partner Assistance Fund, which distributes money to resort employees a More ... LEXINGTON — A new barn-shaped bookcase filled with books about life on the farm is on display at the Rockbridge Regional Library, courtesy of the Rockbridge County Farm Bureau Federation. More ... VANDENBERG, Calif. — USAF 2Lt Joshua G. Williams recently graduated from Undergraduate Space Training and GPS Initial Qualification Training at Vandenberg Air Force Base, with academic distinction. He is stationed at Schriever AFB in Colo- rado Springs and will be working with GPS satellites in the 2nd Space Operations Squadron. More ... HOT SPRINGS — Gladys Ingalls, daughter of M.E. Ingalls, owner of The Homestead in Hot Springs, was instrumental in establishing the first rural nursing program in America. More ... LEXINGTON — The Rockbridge/ Alleghany/Bath County Farm Service Agency reminds producers that acreage reports are being accepted. The final reporting dates are: June 1, fall and spring-seeded small grains; June 30, all crops, except small grains, tobacco, grain sorghum, soybeans; and July 15, tobacco, grain sorghum, soybeans, hay, pasture, and CREP/CRP acreage. More ... |
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Aging in the Highlands
Summer Guide '10
Farm Life '10
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Aging in the Highlands
