CLIFTON FORGE — Raymond Allen Heighter, 88, of Clifton Forge, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025, at his niece’s residence. He was born Oct. 11, 1936, to the late Phillip M. Heighter Sr., and Lillian ...

EAGLE ROCK — Arthur Harry Dudley, 85, of Eagle Rock, died Saturday, May 24, 2025, at his residence. He was born Aug. 6, 1939, in Botetourt County to the late Harry Cahoon and Lettie Ann Dudley. He was ...

MONTEREY — Highland County Public School superintendent Dr. Drew Maerz gave an update on budget issues to the Highland County Board of Supervisors at a work session on May 21. Maerz shared an amended ...

Kinlee Huffman, left, valedictorian of the Alleghany High School Class of 2025, and Keegan Morris, salutatorian, will graduate May 30. Both students earned numerous scholarships this year. Huffman ...

MONTEREY — Debbie Hodges filed an objection to the motion to dismiss the recall of two county supervisors on May 15. Hodges has led multiple efforts to recall supervisors Harry Sponaugle and Henry ...

HOT SPRINGS — There may have been just 32 graduates on the stage but Saturday, it seemed as if every seat in the auditorium was filled with family, friends and well-wishers. The audience shouted, ...

BUENA VISTA — Mountain Gateway Community College invites the public to attend the grand opening of the newly-renovated Joe Wilson Workforce Center in Buena Vista Friday, June 20, at 11 a.m. The center ...

I could use a tax cut. You could probably use a tax cut. Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and all those like them who now control the vast majority of the wealth in our country do not.

Dylan Stull, Josh Anglin and James Helmintoller-Quantz, left to right, finished second in the 24th Annual Virginia State USBC High School Tournament in late March at Bowl America Bull Run in Manassas.

MONTEREY — The Highland County Sheriff’s Office is still searching for Charles “Chuck” Houston Smith of Monterey after a shooting incident on May 10. The sheriff’s office has arrest warrants for Smith ...

Kiera Lowman runs a leg on Alleghany’s 4x800-meter relay Thursday at Floyd County High School. The Cougar girls won the event and captured the Three Rivers District team championship. (Recorder photo ...

Alayla Morgan returns serve during the No. 3 singles match. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) High School Girls’ Tennis: Waynesboro 5, Alleghany 3. The Little Giants won four of six singles matchups ...