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 ...

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 ...

High School Volleyball: Bath County d. Pendleton County, W.Va., 25-16, 23-25, 25-23, 25-14. The Charger varsity team capped an opening-night tripleheader, knocking off the Wildcats in four sets.

• It is with a very sad heart that I share sad news — Scott “Doc” Wells passed away this week while on vacation with his family in New Hampshire. Please keep him and his family in your hearts and ...

The new bell-to-bell cell phone-free policy means phones must be turned off and put away from the time students arrive until the final bell rings. This includes classrooms, hallways, and all other ...

COVINGTON — Katherine Louise Simmons Pritt, 70, of Covington, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at home with her family holding her hands while she entered the gates of heaven.

HOT SPRINGS — Dorothy Doyle Black, 95, of Leaf Lane, Hot Springs, died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, at her son’s residence. She was born June 24, 1930, in Highland County, to the late John Doyle and Nora ...

The purpose of this letter is to put into perspective why Bath County does not need a nurse for Bath County High School and to convince the board of supervisors not to hire one.