2013-06-20

HAROLD ALEXANDER ‘SLIM’ NICELY



MILLBORO — Harold Alexander “Slim” Nicely, 80, of Clarkson Lane, Millboro, died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at The Golden Living Center, Alleghany, Clifton Forge. He was born Sept. 9, 1932 in Rockbridge County, a son of the late Herman Lewis and Mable Viola Hickman Nicely, and was reared by his grandmother, Mary Clark Nicely. He retired after having worked at […]

HAZEL ELLEN RAMSEY FORD



MILLBORO — Hazel Ellen Ramsey Ford, 98, of 1590 Blue Grass Hollow Road, Millboro, died Saturday, June 15, 2013 at The Woodlands Nursing Home in Clifton Forge. She was born Jan. 30, 1915 in Bath County, to the late Moses and Susan Virginia Deeds Ramsey. She was a homemaker and member of Woodland Union Church. She loved her children and […]

HARRY HUNTER LOWERY



NEWPORT NEWS — Harry Hunter Lowery, 78, past away Monday, June 17, 2013 at Riverside Convalescent Home in Newport News. Mr. Lowery was a native of Highland County, born Nov. 15, 1934, the son of the late Lorena Wade Lowery and Lawrence Rex Lowery of Newport News. He served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Missouri during the Korean […]

Sheriff’s Report



Bath County • June 9 — Deputy James Rexrode responded twice to reports of gunshots fired in Mill Creek. • June 9 — Deputy James Bryan IV responded to a report of illegal parking in Hot Springs. • June 9 — Sheriff Robert Plecker and Bryan IV responded to a report of a motorcycle accident on Rocky Ridge. • June […]

Route 614 closed again



WILLIAMSVILLE — Shortly after repairs were completed that opened Route 614 in Highland County to traffic, the road has failed again and is closed. Route 614, Cowpasture River Road South, is closed from Southall Road, Route 613 to Lower Fork Road, Route 616. Mike Henry of the Virginia Department of Transportation Lexington Residency said repairs were completed last week. “We’re […]

Weekend old-time rocks Highland during fiddlers convention



Jazz, blues wows crowd



2013-06-20 E-Edition

Highland High graduates 17



MONTEREY — Fourteen young men and three young women received words of inspiration along with their diplomas Saturday, June 15, during Highland High School’s 50th commencement. Troy Hise’s salutatorian address and Jonathan Vaus’ valedictorian address followed a welcome and leading of the Pledge of Allegiance by Rebecca Landrum. In his address, Hise suggested that a positive impact would result from […]

Barbara Howell reflects on 50 years of caring for community



HOT SPRINGS – Family nurse practitioner Barbara Howell hung up her white lab coat for the last time May 30. Howell has been roaming the halls of Bath Community Hospital for about 50 years, starting when she was 14 years old. Back then, she had to make her own uniform – the customary pink and white frock of a “candy […]