2012-08-16

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Jake Cleek honored by General Assembly



WARM SPRINGS – Creigh Deeds, our homegrown Virginia State Senator, doesn’t often introduce a resolution before his august body, and the House of Delegates, but in Jake Cleek’s case, he made an exception. Anyone who grew up in Bath County “back in the day” knew and respected Urban O. “Jake” Cleek. Perhaps he taught or coached them in school. He […]

Small wind ordinance approved



WARM SPRINGS — Bath County now has an ordinance to regulate small, residential-type wind energy systems. The board of supervisors passed the seven-page ordinance Tuesday. The planning commission completed work on the ordinance in August 2011 and planners unanimously recommended its approval by the board. County planning director Sherry Ryder said the commission has been discussing wind energy since 2003. […]

In brief …

Bath County Supervisors

• Payments to South End Construction and the Balzer and Associates architectural and engineering firm were authorized for the Bath County High School locker room renovation project Tuesday at the Bath board’s regular meeting in the courthouse. There is still a small punch list of items that need to be completed, and money was held in contingency until those are […]

Resources set for seniors



MONTEREY — Kathryn Coit, Bath- Highland regional director for the Valley Program for Aging Services, reminds Highland seniors of the two Web sites containing useful information. The Web site, VPASBethHighland.org, offers regional information about VPAS news, services and activities. Another site, HighlandSeniorCenter.org , offers regional information about meetings, needs, activities and the transition resulting from the closing of the Highland […]

ANN MARIE BENNETT



MILLBORO — Ann Marie Bennett, 69, of 109 Bolshers Run Lane, Millboro, died Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, at the residence of her daughter in Rockbridge Baths. She was born June 13, 1943 in Weehawken, N.J., the daughter of the late Stephen Vanicck and Pauline Biskupic Vanicck. She was married to George Lee Bennett Jr., her husband of 10 years whom […]

2012-08-16 E-Edition

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Tourism coordinator job outline approved



HOT SPRINGS — The Bath County Board of Supervisors was unanimous July 31 in voting to advertise for a tourism coordinator. When it came to approving a revised job description for the position Tuesday, it was anything but. The coordinator would be a new position in the county tourism department and the person hired would work under tourism director Maggie […]

Highland aims to be prepared



MONTEREY — Last Thursday, members of the reactivated Highland Local Emergency Planning Committee took the first steps in tackling the job of improving the county’s disaster preparedness. The meeting’s thrust was to decide what needs to be done overall and to begin the process of creating bylaws, explained emergency coordinator Harley Gardner, who presided over the gathering of about 15 […]