2019-01-24

Chargers battle past Boys’ Home of Virginia


HOT SPRINGS — Bath County fell behind Boys’ Home of Virginia early last Friday night, but took the lead for good by the end of the first quarter and went on to defeat the Hilltoppers, 46-34. “This was a good non-district win. We struggled in the first half. Our shots just weren’t dropping. In the second half, we were getting […]

Hot Springs resident reunites with Korean War-era friends

Editor’s note: The following article was gleaned from the Friday, Jan. 25, 2002 edition of The Recorder. The publisher and editor was P. Lea Campbell Jr. The article was written by Daryl Clark. HOT SPRINGS — After 50 years of struggling through a world divided by cold war and turned upside down by nuclear weapons, Sputnik, suicidal bombers, and the […]

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This Jackson River tributary in Vanderpool was partially iced over during the recent cold snap, after sub-zero temperatures gave way to sub-freezing ones. (Recorder photo by John Bruce)

Fireside Farm moving from Highland to Warm Springs

MONTEREY — Jim King has announced he and his spouse, Catie, will move to Bath County by March or April. “Our decision to relocate Fireside Farm from Highland to Bath is the result of almost a year’s worth of diligent prayer and planning,” King said in a statement. “We began having conversations with Will and Cornelia Hodges in the spring […]

International quilter donates hand-made quilt for charity

CLIFTON FORGE — International quilt designer Kaye England has donated a quilt she designed and pieced using a quilt fabric collection she also designed, to the Historic Masonic Theatre. The quilt, “English Pathways Medallion Quilt,” valued at $3,200, will be used to raise money for The Heart of the Community Campaign. Quilt chances are being sold for a drawing to […]

Chargers rally late to defeat Rams on senior night


MONTEREY — Trailing 36-30 with 3:08 to play, Bath County ended Tuesday night’s game against Highland on an 8-0 run that was capped by Gabrie Herscher’s two free throws with 2.8 seconds to play, and defeated the Rams 38-36. Selena Wolfe started the decisive run with a basket from the wing with 2:50 left and another from in close off […]

Rams keep bragging rights with win over Bath County


MONTERERY — Highland High School’s varsity boys welcomed the Bath County Chargers to their court Tuesday, and took the night’s win at home. The Chargers hoped to reclaim bragging rights they lost when Highland came to town in their last matchup. Ram Jake Johnsen got the game going with a three-point shot, two and a half minutes into the game. […]

Medication delivered with delays; who’s to blame?

The Fearless Consumer

HOT SPRINGS — When Barbara Buhr started to feel lightheaded on Jan. 16, she had good reason to worry: Her blood pressure, which had been spiking since November, was up, and her new medication hadn’t arrived. That seemed odd; her physician at the University of Virginia Hospital had sent the prescription to Express Scripts on Jan. 7, and someone from […]

Immigration: Building a better system; a wall and how many?


MONTEREY — Immigration is a leading national issue, in part because of the partial government shutdown over whether to build a border wall. President Trump wants to build a wall on the Mexican border, and the Democrats don’t want it. Many Americans are concerned about illegal immigration, and see the wall as the way to solve the problem. Actually, it […]

Help bring back more old-fashioned cards, letters

Odds & Ends

• Mary Gutshall, who was married to Arnett, is a patient at Waynesboro Rehab Center. She is doing much better with physical therapy and is getting stronger every day, but will have to stay for a few more months. She would love to hear from friends in Highland. Send cards to Mary Gutshall, 1221 Rosser Avenue, Room 212-A, Waynesboro, Va. […]