2010-04-29

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7th graders grow their own business



HOT SPRINGS — Bath’s newest business venture is being run by some of its youngest citizens. The seventh grade classes at Valley Elementary School have started Valley Grown, a project that has growing herbs, plants and vegetables to be sold in farmers’ markets in Bath County and Covington. Teachers Kelly Rosenberg and Nicki Wolfe are guiding students through the process […]

Mother survives 2nd transplant, and another brush with death

Donate Life: Part III

Editor’s note: Courtney and Bill Wagner have been through some of the most trying times a newly married couple can experience. The birth of their child, two historymaking transplants, and several near-death moments have consumed their lives the last four years. They agreed to tell share their story with Recorder readers, in hopes of generating interest in organ donation. April […]

How to become an organ donor



MONTEREY — Thanks to developments in organ donation over the years, more and more people every day are given a second chance at life. Becoming an organ donor is relatively easy, and there are several ways to promote the organ donation program. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urges businesses and organizations, for example, to create a nationwide […]

Prayer, hope see parents through



MONTEREY — Unreal. Absolutely overwhelming. Their daughter close to death, several times over, Zack and Ellen Phillips were truly tested as parents these last four years. “You hear about what happens to other people, but when it hits home, when it happens to you, wow,” Ellen said this week. “It was unbelievably heartwrenching, the idea we were so close to […]

Shooting range closes due to training



MILLBORO — The Bath County Shooting Range at Bath Alum will be closed May 17-19 while it is used for training by the Bath and Highland county sheriff’s offices. Bath sheriff R.L. Norfleet apologizes to the public for any inconvenience the closing may cause.

Can we invent county’s future?



MONTEREY — Dr. Michael Chandler, director of Citizens Planning Education Association of Virginia, spoke to members of the Highland County Board of Supervisors, planning commission, and Monterey Town Council last Thursday about the role comprehensive planning plays in “inventing the future.” “Think about what planning is and its value to the community,” said Chandler. He said planning mitigates the cost […]

Bath planners nix proposed changes



WARM SPRINGS — There will be no changes to Bath County’s definition of a portable sawmill and, for now, no changes to the fees charged for various permits. Both were discussed Monday by the Bath County Planning Commission. The possible change in the portable sawmill definition was brought about by complaints about an operation in the Millboro area. County planning […]

Planners recommend rezoning approval



WARM SPRINGS — A request to rezone more than 166 acres in the Millboro area was recommended for approval night by the Bath County Planning Commission. McClung Development Corp., which owns the 166.41 acres on T.C. Walker Road, made the request. Currently, county planning director Sherry Ryder said, the majority of the property is zoned R-5, planned development, with a […]

VPAS benefit store proposed



MONTEREY — Phyllis Whetzel asked the planning commission to consider a conditional use permit to operate a benefit store for Valley Program for Aging Services at the planning commission meeting Thursday, April 22. She recently rented a house belonging to Marilyn Fore, located in a residential (R-1) zoned district next to Lightner’s Electrical on Main Street, Monterey. She plans to […]