2009-10-15

Chargers dominate Blues

41-6 blowout puts Bath County first place in the Pioneer

Chargers dominate The Bath County Chargers held the Parry McCluer Blues to 14 first-half offensive yards and no points while racking up 277 yards  and 28 points en route to a 41-6, blowout of the Blues last night. Bath running back J.P. Plecker scored twice on runs of 67 and 24 yards; fullback Derek Brinkley scored on a one-yard plunge; […]

Wind company says no way to lessen impact on battlefield

New analysis under review at Department of Historic Resources

State agency reviewing wind developer’s analysis By Anne Adams • Staff Writer RICHMOND — Late last Friday, before a hearing scheduled for Tuesday this week, Highland New Wind Development submitted further analysis of its wind project to the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. The hearing was set by the State Corporation Commission following a complaint from DHR that a condition […]

Mustoe landmark lost

Corbett's Store remembered

MUSTOE — Cheryl Griffin woke up last Thursday to a Highland County she had never known before. In fact, no one living had ever seen a day here without Corbett’s Store. The landmark building, owned by Lunora and Donald Doyle, burned to the ground about 3 a.m. Oct. 8. A driver passing by in the wee hours noticed flames inside […]

Job like ‘coming home’ for new music director



WARM SPRINGS — Even though she’s only been in Bath County a short time, new Garth Newel Music Center executive director Janet Karpus described her migration to Bath County as “kind of like coming home.” Karpus started her duties at Garth Newel Sept. 21 after spending more than 25 years in Kalamazoo, Mich. Most recently, she was vice president of […]

Don’t miss big debate in Monterey Tuesday



MONTEREY — 20th District House of Delegates candidates Richard P. “Dickie” Bell (R) and Erik Curren (D) invite residents, voters and businesspersons to an open forum debate at The Highland Center on Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. The center is located on Spruce Street in Monterey. Debate moderator will be Anne Adams, publisher of The Recorder. The debate will include […]

Correction



In the photo of a Highland soccer game in last week’s Recorder, the boy scoring a goal was Ian Adams, not Logan Adams. In last week’s editorial, Highland New Wind spokesman Frank Maisano was identified as being based in New York. While the firm he works for is based in New York, Mr. Maisano is based in Maryland. All errors […]

Millboro trailer destroyed by fire



MILLBORO – A double-wide on Tunnel Hill was destroyed by fire Monday morning. The home, owned by Jessie Hise, was unoccupied at the time of the fire, around 9:30 a.m. Units from the Millboro and Goshen Volunteer Fire Departments responded to the blaze, as did a unit from the Millboro Area Rescue Squad, and the Bath Sheriff’s Office. Bath Sheriff’s […]

State cuts may have serious consequences in Bath



WARM SPRINGS — Bath County’s constitutional officers may be asked to do their jobs with less if cuts in state funding cannot be made up. County administrator Bonnie Johnson told supervisors Tuesday the state compensation board has indicated cuts will be made to the bottom line reimbursements for constitutional officers. Local governments cannot be obligated to make up the amounts […]

Tuesday’s hearing on wind project issues postponed until Nov. 10



RICHMOND — The hearing planned at the State Corporation Commission Tuesday has been postponed until Nov. 10. The hearing was scheduled following a complaint from Virginia’s Department of Historic Resources that Highland New Wind Development LLC of Harrisonburg was not working with the agency pursuant to a condition attached to the developer’s state permit. HNWD is building a 38-megawatt wind […]

Food system needs to be more sustainable



LEXINGTON — It’s time to shift the food system to make it more economically, environmentally and nutritionally sustainable. That was the message delivered at a Sept. 30 conference on “Cultivating Sustainability” at Washington & Lee University. Larry Yee, director emeritus of the University of California Cooperative Extension’s Ventura County Office, told participants that “food is fundamentally connected to everything else” […]