Noah Bolling, left, earned salutatorian honors and Brooke Hess is the Bath County High School Class of 2026 valedictorian. (Recorder photo by Zach Potter) HOT SPRINGS — Brooke Hess and Noah Bolling ...

WARM SPRINGS — The Bath County Board of Supervisors is advertising the county’s 2026-27 budget of $21,745,747. Last Thursday, April 23, the board met to get a firm grasp on the budget, which can now ...

MONTEREY – Monday April 28, the Highland County Board of Supervisors held a public meeting on its proposed tax rates or levies, the projected revenue, and the proposed expenses. No tax increases or ...

CLIFTON FORGE — A member of Clifton Forge Town Council has submitted his resignation. Councilman Ben Nicely last week submitted his letter of resignation as a member of Clifton Forge Town Council. His ...

MONTEREY — Robert Eugene Lambert Sr., 86, of Monterey, passed away Thursday, April 23, 2026, at Grant Memorial Hospital in Petersburg, W.Va. Mr. Lambert was born March 11, 1940, in Cherry Grove, W.Va.

CLIFTON FORGE — Carl Payton Keyser Jr., 33, of Clifton Forge, died Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Chippenham Hospital in Richmond. He was born Sept. 6, 1992, in Alleghany County, a son of Carl P. Keyser ...

Mikayla McMullen embraces her mother, Jane, after delivering a tearful speech during the ceremony. (Recorder photos by Zach Potter) HOT SPRINGS — Bath County High School celebrated the 50th ...

Justin Rexrode, park manager of Hayfields State Park, shows students a variety of animal pelts. (Recorder photo by Becky Arcure) MONTEREY – Last Friday April 17, the Highland County Public Schools’ ...

Throughout their separate cancer battles, both Ann and Tommy Hancock have leaned on their faith to get them through. (Photo courtesy Ann Hancock) How do we pray to someone we don’t know? How do we ...

WARM SPRINGS — The Langley Air Force Base Winds Quintet will take the stage at the Garth Newel Music Center Saturday, May 9, at 3 p.m. Discover the sounds of the coast with Langley Winds, a wind ...

Bath County • April 19 — Deputy Harlow responded to the Rocky Ridge area and removed a tree blocking the roadway. • April 19 — Major Grimm unlocked a vehicle in Mitchelltown. • April 19 — Deputy D.

• The Highland County Fire Department was called to the Roy Gum farm on Rt. 629, Strait Creek at about 10 p.m. Wednesday of last week, but could only stand by to protect outbuildings while a poultry ...