2021-05-27

2021-05-27 E-Edition

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Just in time for Memorial Day, Highland Center board member Carol Armstrong and her husband Fred retire a faded Old Glory and replace it with a crisp new flag, purchased with money generously donated by the Charles Pinckney Jones Trust. (Photo courtesy Kim Wolfe)

Planners give nod to poker run


WARM SPRINGS — Operation Dues Already Paid is hoping to hold a poker run at Green Valley Hunter’s Paradise in Millboro to raise money to help veterans enjoy hunting. Monday, the Bath County Planning Commission recommended approving a conditional use permit for the event. Bernie Christian of Operation DAP, based in Dillwyn, said the organization has been helping disabled veterans […]

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On Wednesday, May 12, the Bath County Electoral Board honored former board member Amanda McGuire. She was appointed to the Bath County Electoral Board for a term of three years and served as vice chairman, secretary, and finally as chairman to end her tenure. Her dedication to the community of Bath County and its elections is admirable, board members said. […]

Class builds 300 feet of fence through VCE program

HOT SPRINGS – Virginia Cooperative Extension and Virginia Forage and Grassland Council organized a fencing school recently at Twilight Farms in Hot Springs. In this school, participants showed up early on the farm for a classroom portion on fence law, fencing types, fence economics and other key aspects of choosing and building fence. Sixteen participants, from Bath and Highland, and […]

Michael ‘Mike’ Stephan Gerencser

HOT SPRINGS — Michael “Mike” Stephan Gerencser, 65, of Hot Springs, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021, at his residence. He was born July 2, 1955, in New Brunswick, N.J., the son of the late Ladislaus Paul Gerencser and Ethel Elizabeth Kovasc Gerencser. He was formerly employed as the ground operator for Jet Blue Airlines in Richmond and taught at […]

Clarice Carpenter Rodgers

HOT SPRINGS — Clarice Carpenter Rodgers, 89, of Hot Springs, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021 at Bath Community Hospital in Hot Springs. She was born April 10, 1932, in Hot Springs, the daughter of the late George Morgan Carpenter and Elsie Armstrong Carpenter. She was married to the late Johnny Woodrow Rodgers, who preceded her in death on Jan. […]

Jennifer Erin Hall

HARRISONBURG — Jennifer Erin Hall, 38, of Harrisonburg, passed away Sunday, May 23, 2021, at her home. She was born Sept. 16, 1982, in Harrisonburg, the daughter of Susan Eleanor Geiger Hall of Sugar Grove, W.Va., and the late William Aaron Hall. Baptized and confirmed in Calvary Lutheran Church, Jennifer attended Grace Downtown Church for several years while she resided […]

Vaccine available for youth now in Bath and Highland


MONTEREY and WARM SPRINGS — The Food and Drug Administration has now given emergency authorization for the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to be used in adolescents and teens ages 12-17, and that vaccine is available locally. Jackie Baughan, public health nurse with the Bath County Health Department, said when the authorization was given for those 15 and older, letters were sent […]

Highland seniors treated to a beautiful prom night

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• Butch Hise of Monterey returned home Saturday morning and was the guest of honor at a family cookout at the home he shares with his wife, Ann. Joining in the celebration was daughter, Crystal, and her two sons, Jacob and RC. Manning the the grill was son, Elliot Boyd, wife Cindy, and their children Maddie and Thomas. It was […]