High School Baseball: Alleghany 5, James River 3. Every starter had at least one hit and the Cougars broke a five-game losing skid with a Three Rivers District win over the Knights in Springwood.

How does one say thank you to the wonderful people of Highland County and all the many blessings they have bestowed upon Jim and myself during my time in the hospital? We are thankful and grateful for ...

Incentive grants are available for Highland businesses. You may qualify for up to $5,000 to start or expand your business. The application process is simple, with easy reporting. You are strongly ...

HOT SPRINGS — Throughout his lifetime, Paul Siple called the star he coached at Valley High School in the 1950s the greatest all-around athlete to ever come out of Bath County. Those who grew up with ...

MONTEREY— After an hour of debate, multiple failed motions, and recalculations of several different scenarios, the Highland County Board of Supervisors adopted a budget Monday and raised real estate ...

H & H Cash Store in Monterey, a country general store operated by Jack and Gaye Harold, is said to have provided inspiration for Robert Quackenbush’s 85th children’s book. “Moose’s Store.” (Recorder ...

HOT SPRINGS — Jesse Carlyle “J.C.” Snead, 84, of Hot Springs, passed away Friday, April 25, 2025, at his residence. He was born Oct. 14, 1940, in Hot Springs, the son of the late Jesse James Snead and ...

I am surprised by the Bath County Democratic Committee’s extremely negative full page ad about our rural counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the April 17 issue of The Recorder. It said in big ...

Bryce Leitch, right, with her father and coach Thumper Leitch, after she got her 1,000th point. (Recorder file photo by Mark Pifer) Alleghany’s Bryce Leitch has been named all-state by the Basketball ...

WARM SPRINGS — Beloved coach Mark Allen Weiss, 74, of Warm Springs, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital-Forest in Richmond. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, May 3, at ...

I’d like to thank the dastardly driver from Sunday night’s entertainment for getting so many of us up to watch his shenanigans. Watching him doing doughnuts through someone’s lawn for some unknown ...

MILLBORO — Jessica Mace Thompson, 48, of Millboro died Sunday, April 27, 2025, at Lewis-Gale Hospital-Alleghany. She was born Jan. 19, 1977, in Bath County, to Patsy Thompson of Clifton Forge and the ...