2016-07-07

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2016-07-07 E-Edition

Dad saved by 9-year-old son

Superheroes, fire, and the hand of God

MONTEREY — “Dad, how are we going to get home?” With their car on fire in the middle of Interstate 81 and traffic backing up for miles, that’s what young John Wagner wanted to know. John, age 9, didn’t seem to understand how close he and his father, Bill Wagner, came to losing their lives. He tells the story like […]

Lt. Governor tours Highland



MONTEREY — Virginia’s lieutenant governor got a true taste of Highland Friday. Democrat Dr. Ralph Northam, a pediatric neurologist, has served with Gov. Terry McAuliffe for the last four years, and now seeks the office of governor in this year’s election. Friday, July 1 was his first-ever visit to Monterey. “This is a beautiful area,” he said. “We are so […]

Improvements ongoing at Ingalls Field



HOT SPRINGS — “We have a lot going on up here,” airport manager Becky Skidmore said. “There is a lot more happening than people realize.” Work is in progress at Ingalls Field, but several projects are complete. One of those is a self-service system for 100 low lead aircraft fuel. The new self-serve tank is 5,000 gallons as opposed to […]

Oil spill cleanup under way



MONTEREY — Jody Colaw’s horse got sick. Tuesday, that was how Highland school superintendent Dr. Thomas Schott began briefing supervisors on a July 4 oil spill that contaminated a creek south of the schools. About 49 gallons of fuel oil leaked from a ruptured school heating system line under the pavement and drained into the creek, a headwater of the […]

Sizemore is new VES principal



WARM SPRINGS — Steven Sizemore, formerly an assistant principal in Roanoke County, is the new principal at Valley Elementary School. Bath school superintendent Sue Hirsh announced Sizemore’s hiring Wednesday. “During this process for the last month, we have looked for the person who would be the right fit for Valley. Mrs. Hicklin (Millboro Elementary principal Allison) shared responsibility for that, […]

In Brief …



• The Highland County Board of Supervisors tabled a recommendation Tuesday from the electoral board to close down the Wilson’s Mill polling place at Victory Chapel Church in Mustoe, and to absorb the precinct into the Monterey precinct. The number of voters there has fallen below 100, board member Clay Hamilton said. Another factor in the recommendation was that the […]

Dennis M. Wimer



NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dennis M. Wimer, 94, of Nashville, Tenn., passed away peacefully, Monday, June 20, 2016 at Southern Care Assisted Living. He was born in Highland County, Va. on Feb. 9, 1922, the son of Johnny and Lydia Propst Wimer. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S. Army from 1942 until 1946. He enjoyed […]

Delliea May Thompson Webb



HOT SPRINGS — Delliea May Thompson Webb, 68, of Hot Springs, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. She was born July 16, 1947 in Covington, the daughter of the late Walter Hillery Thompson and Mary Rose Downey Thompson Rose. Delliea was a homemaker. She was affiliated with the Cornerstone Church of God. She was a […]