I started picking high school football games back in the late 1970s. When I began writing sports at The Covington Virginian, Emory Brackman, the long-time sports editor of the newspaper, had a panel ...

The Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce and Tourism hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony last Thursday for Mountain Rush, located in downtown Covington inside the 410 On Main building. (Recorder ...

So, I would not make any mistakes, I went on the Webster’s online dictionary and looked up the word. And is as follows, “The act of setting someone free from in imprisonment, slavery, or oppression.” ...

• Bolar Ruritan Club invites you to stop by their food booth at the Highland County Fair, Aug. 27-30. You’ll have a difficult time deciding whether to order the ribeye steak sandwich, farm fresh egg ...

COVINGTON — Dorothy West Ouellette, 57, of Covington, died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at LewisGale Medical Center, Salem. Mrs. Ouellette was born Dec. 14, 1967, in Virginia, the daughter of William Alvin ...

If you were fortunate (or unfortunate) enough to be walking along my street last week, round about midnight on Monday, you would’ve been blessed by an amusing sight: me attempting to to hang a blind ...

Landon Arritt hits his tee shot on No. 17. HOT SPRINGS — Tee time: A new season and a new district. The Alleghany Cougars opened the 2025-26 high school sports season the past two Mondays with ...

Representatives from Sailor Kate Ministry in McRae-Helena, Ga., recently visited the Highlands to present a handmade quilt to a local couple in memory of their son, Myles Cahoon. From left are Yvonne ...

Kylie Arbogast, left, and Virginia Richardson team up for a dig during a match with Bath County in October. (Recorder photos by Gavin Dressler) Alleghany got a small taste of the new-look Shenandoah ...

These two attendees voiced their concerns with picket signs. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler)Residents of the Highlands gathered Saturday afternoon in front of Clifton Forge Town Hall to voice their ...

The Alleghany Highlands Regional Library hosted Science Heroes Friday in the Granbery Memorial United Methodist Church fellowship hall. The show, which was held in conjunction with the library’s ...

MONTEREY — Highland County supervisors appointed Jerri Botkin as interim county administrator last week after a closed meeting following their work session. Botkin has been the assistant county ...