2019-03-28

Shooting for spring: Tips from a professional photographer

Portraits

HOT SPRINGS — Spring seems to have sprung, but if you’re like a lot of gardeners, or photographers, you end up putting off taking those floral portraits until the withering of fall has set in. But I want inspire you to get some photographic memories of this spring’s colors. My first suggestion, actually imperative, is to get you to shoot […]

No tax increase in proposed Bath budget


WARM SPRINGS — The budget that will be advertised for adoption for 2019-20 for Bath County includes no tax increases. Tax rates would remain at 50 cents per $100 of assessed value for real property and 35 cents per $100 for personal property. The budget totals $17,156,999 — a $773,567 increase over this year. Reserves would be used to cover […]

25 years ago

MARCH 25, 1994

• When the contract expires Sept. 1, The Homestead can no longer continue to subsidize the airport at Ingalls Field to the degree that it has in the past. This news was delivered to the Airport Authority Wednesday night by Gary Rosenberg, president of The Homestead, which has operated the Hot Springs resort since its purchase last October by Club […]

50 years ago

MARCH 20, 1969

• The dates for the first weekend of Highland’s Maple Festival arrived — and the crowds came. That terse sentence about sums things up for last Saturday and Sunday, and Highlanders now are anxious to see if the promise of better weather will induce even more people to travel the twisting highways that lead to this area of western Virginia […]

Diseased trees removed around courthouse lawn

Editor’s note: The following article was gleaned from the Friday, April 1, 1994 edition of The Recorder. The publisher and editor was Chris Pugh. The article was written by Sandy Hevener. MONTEREY — Nearly a dozen years ago, the proposed removal of a number of large, old locust trees from the Highland County courthouse lawn resulted in a stalemate between […]

Photo

The Burnsville United Methodist Church youth group met on Friday evening with nine children in attendance. Fun, crafts, fellowship and devotion were provided. Pictured are, from left: Addison Lockridge, Emma Lockridge, Bentley Rexrode, Braelyn McCulley holding Cami McCulley, Joshua Rexrode, Eli McCulley holding Haddie Rucker, and Abram Lockridge. (Photo courtesy Lisa Rexrode)

John Gum’s trail of descendants: A hardy family line

History from our Ancient Hills

MILL GAP — Riding north on Route 84 in western Highland County, if one looks to his left when halfway up the long, straight section of road known locally as “Gum Stretch,” he might notice something situated on a narrow grassy knoll, several hundred yards up through the fields. Unless the traveler leaves his vehicle and walks to the site, […]

Alleghany shuts out Bath


LOW MOOR — Alleghany took a 20-0 win last Wednesday over Bath County in a non-district girls’ softball game. The Chargers managed five hits. Gabbi Reed had two hits and Persephane Woods, Selena Wolfe and Hannah Pritt had one each. Woods and Wolfe each pitched for Bath County. “This game was a hard-learned lesson for us. I am still very […]

Rams gear up for baseball season, add coaching staff


MONTEREY — Highland Rams’ baseball coach T.J. Honaker is looking forward to this season and wants to stay true to the same philosophy he started with four years ago. “We want to create and maintain a culture of quality teammates who are hardworking, honest, accountable, community-oriented and love to play the game,” he said. “I believe we are there with […]

Highland dominates in season opener against Harman


MONTEREY — Tuesday, the Highland Rams welcomed Harman to their first home baseball game of the season. The Rams started slow in the top of the first inning, allowing Harman to gain momentum and score three runs. But the Rams immediately answered that with three runs of their own in the bottom of the first inning. Will Thomas and Tristan […]