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 ...

COVINGTON — Jackson River Technical Center continues to accept registrations for children to attend its preschool for the 2025-26 school year. The preschool is operated by the Early Childhood ...

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.

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.

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 ...

• 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 ...

Bubby Entsminger shot an 86, leading the Cougars to a sixth-place finish in a nine-team Shenandoah District match on The Homestead’s Old Course. Alleghany totaled 365 as a team, improving five shots ...