Alleghany’s Kiera Lowman defended her 3,200-meter title at the Class 3 state outdoor track championships Saturday morning at Liberty University. The junior, who now owns seven state championships, ran ...

Hannah Meyerhoeffer is salutatorian for the Class of 2025 and John Wagner is valedictorian. (Recorder photo by Tammy Minnigh) MONTEREY — This year’s valedictorian and salutatorian at Highland High ...

Editor, The Recorder, I trained with, worked with, deployed with, and later developed and taught multiple training seminars for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management before joining the ...

Second baseman Kaylee Nicely, left, pulls in a fly ball as right fielder Laken Cantrell provides backup. (Recorder photos by Gavin Dressler) LOW MOOR — Emma Skidmore proved to be the ultimate warrior.

Iron Gate council is hoping the town doesn’t soon go to the cows. During her report last Thursday, May 29, Iron Gate mayor Kawahna Persinger told council members she’d had a discussion recently with ...

The Cougar girls’ 4x800-meter relay team of, from left, Willow Morgan, Kiera Lowman, Faith Barron, and Maggie Hensley won the Class 3, Region C title last Thursday at Fluvanna County High School.

Raymond Allen Heighter, 88, of Clifton Forge, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025, at his niece’s residence. He was born Oct. 11, 1936, to the late Phillip M. Heighter Sr., and Lillian Jones Heighter.

ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS — A Bath County native is hoping to unseat a six-term incumbent for the 37th District seat in the General Assembly. Political newcomer and Bath native Austen Schwend has thrown his ...

HOT SPRINGS — June Elizabeth “Sue” Lacks, 82, of Hot Springs, passed away Monday, May 26, 2025, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital, in Roanoke. She was born June 13, 1942, in Waynesboro, the daughter of the ...

MONTEREY — Debbie Hodges filed an objection to the motion to dismiss the recall of two county supervisors on May 15. Hodges has led multiple efforts to recall supervisors Harry Sponaugle and Henry ...