• At the regular meeting of the Bath County School Board held Tuesday night at the board meeting room of the central office building, superintendent Russell Thomas told board members that the school ...

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This stark scene, from a photograph supplied by Robert Sterrett of Ft. Defiance, is a grim reminder from the Feb. 28, 1947, blaze that destroyed Highland’s century-old courthouse and other buildings, ...

Cougar Parker Osborne, right, looks for a shot against Skyline’s Ryan Williams on Saturday. Osborne, a freshman, gained valuable experience in his state tournament appearance. LYNCHBURG — Even when no ...

Alleghany County sheriff Kyle Moore announced several promotions during a ceremony Monday afternoon at the Alleghany Regional Jail. Front row, from left, Capt. Amanda Fischer, chief jailer; Sgt. Bobby ...

Leola Margaret Swadley Maloy made this quilt in the Lone Star or Texas Star pattern before she was married. She finished it in 1935.MCDOWELL — The theme of the quilt exhibit at the Highland County ...

Editor, The Recorder, I am writing to clarify the misinformation that was put forth by “the Shadow” in the Feb. 18 edition of the Virginian Review. It is entirely correct when the Virginia Department ...

Bath County’s Caleb Harrison controls his opponent Saturday in the Class 1 state wrestling tournament at Virginia High School in Bristol. Harrison finished fifth in the 106-pound weight class. BRISTOL ...

A pair of Alleghany seniors have been selected to the Class 3, Region C basketball team released earlier this week. Bryce Leitch was a first-team selection on the girls’ team, while Chase DePriest was ...

Editor, The Recorder, Your pages recently reflect many conflicts we’re experiencing as a result of electing, to say the least, an unqualified president and the band of cronies who worship him. I keep ...

Billy Gene Booker Sr., 84, of Covington, went to rest peacefully Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Booker was born Feb. 16, 1941, in ...

Mrs. Mary Beth O’Neil Moody, 67, of Covington, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at her residence. Mrs. Moody was born Sept. 17, 1957, in Virginia, the daughter of the late William Frank O’Neil and Mary ...