Bath, Highland & Alleghany counties — Virginia
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High School Golf: Bath County wins at Castle Rock. Bath County won its second Pioneer District match of the year, posting a 200 in a nine-hole (back nine) event at Castle Rock Golf and Recreation in Pembroke on Wednesday. Akio Long led the Chargers with a 47, followed by Draven Whitmore and Atticus Stauffer with a pair of 49’s, and […] The post WEDNESDAY’S SPORTS ROUNDUP first appeared on The…
Students at Highland County Public Schools returned to campus Tuesday to start their 2026-27 school year. See additional photos, page 30. (Recorder photo by Rebecca Arcure) ... Please log in to view this content or purchase a subscription by clicking here. The post Photo first appeared on The Recorder Online .
Guests enjoyed dinner with main courses supplied by Allegheny Mountain Institute, and other offerings brought potluck-style by those attending. MONTEREY – A Community Dinner held Saturday, Aug. 15, brough nearly 50 people together to generate discussion and ideas at The Highland Center. Joanne Martin, executive director of The Highland Center, welcomed those attending, noting the dinner was…
IRON GATE — A possible charter revocation, a referendum that may not come to fruition, and now, no one to pick up the town’s trash — the challenges for Iron Gate continue as leaders struggle to find a path forward. Monday, Iron Gate Town Council held a public hearing to gather questions and input from town residents on the possibility […] The post Iron Gate faces crucial crossroads first appeared…
WARM SPRINGS — The Bath County Economic Development Authority clarified the authority’s stance on Visit Bath, last Wednesday, Aug. 12. Visit Bath recently had been criticized by county supervisors and EDA member Deborah Mills, who had reached out about financial concerns. At the EDA’s meeting last week, member Zach Woodzell asked if the authority could add a closed meeting to […] The post Visit…
• The Bath County Economic Development Authority met last Wednesday, Aug. 12, and discussed how to develop a plan for the future of the property it owns on Virginia Hill. EDA member Alan Seacord said the lots the EDA owns were appraised at $40,000 apiece, according to the higher of the two appraisals. EDA member Deborah Mills said the goal […] The post In Brief … first appeared on The Recorder…
HOT SPRINGS — U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) recently announced $18,761,701 in federal grant funding for nine local and regional airports across Virginia to upgrade infrastructure, improve safety, and expand capacity, including Ingalls Field in Bath County. Ingalls Field received $165,000 to complete the design phase of a runway rehabilitation project that will preserve…
CLIFTON FORGE — A Fair Labor Standards Act violation lawsuit filed in federal court is alleging unpaid overtime due to Clifton Forge firefighters. Filed June 9 in the U.S. District Court’s Western District division in Roanoke, the suit, brought by retired firefighter Robert Boyd, alleges the town of Clifton Forge was negligent in paying overtime for the town’s paid firefighting […] The post…
WARM SPRINGS — Shirley Mae Liptrap Ryder, 67, of Warm Springs, died Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026, at her residence. Shirley was born Sept. 27, 1958, to the late Grover Franklin Liptrap and Elizabeth Randozzo Liptrap. She was a retired seamstress for Kool-Dri and a member of Green Valley Church. She loved creating folk art, painting, and crochet. She was […] The post Shirley Mae Liptrap Ryder first…
COVINGTON — Michael Lee “Mickey” Craghead, 74, of Covington, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, at the Brian Center Nursing and Rehab Center in Low Moor. He was born June 3, 1952, in Covington, a son of Dorothy “Dot” Fix King of Covington and the late Bobby Lee Craghead. Mickey was employed with the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Department for 38 […] The post Michael Lee ‘Mickey’ Craghead first appeared…
