The Rev. William Pembroke “Pem” Hall, 96, of Clifton Forge, died Friday, March 27, 2026, at Lewis Gale Medical Center in ...

Here’s a look at some area high school graduates who are involved in college sports this spring. Track and field Two ...

Garry Faye Mays, 76, of Clifton Forge, died Saturday, March 28, 2026, at LewisGale Hospital-Alleghany. He was born April 25, 1949, in Clifton Forge, to the late Henry Reid Mays and Malvina Reynolds ...

The Recorder is delighted to welcome Rebecca Arcure to its writing staff this week. “While Becky technically lives in West ...

HOT SPRINGS — Bath County girls’ soccer team fell to Fort Chiswell, 2-1, in its season opener last Tuesday at home. All three goals were scored in the final 10 minutes of the first half. Both teams ...

Editor, The Recorder, All people in Highland and Bath County must be following the U.S./Israel conflict against Iran. People need to understand the general nature of this military conflict. For the ...

Judy Dever got quite a scare Tuesday. Picture it, if you will. She’s at her home along Jackson River Road, enjoying her lunch and looking out to her patio. Out of nowhere on a clear, sunny day, she ...

Citizens provided no input on the proposed school budget. Following a public hearing at which no one spoke, the Highland County School Board passed its proposed 2026-27 budget last Thursday, March 26, ...

A member of the Virginia State Police bomb squad sets up x-ray equipment near a suspicious package left on the front steps of ...

Betty Lou Christian Linkenhoker, 91, of Covington, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2026, at the Woodlands Health and ...

Wanda “Bobbie” Mae Booth Wimer, 65, of McDowell, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at her home. She was born Aug. 26, ...

John Cleveland “John Boy” Bazzrea, 69, of Covington, passed away March 28, 2026. He was born Nov. 20, 1956, in Covington. He ...