ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS — A West Virginia legislator is inviting 30 Virginia and Maryland counties to join the Mountain State, including Alleghany, Highland, and Bath counties. In a resolution introduced ...

Landon, Caston and Easton Lightner parade through school halls in Halloween costumes. (Photos courtesy Highland County Public Schools)Highland Elementary teachers enjoy Halloween treats from teacher ...

Thank you to the community for all the donations and support for the school benefit dinner. A special thank you to the Blue Grass Ruritans for letting us use their building. From the Amish community ...

Over the past few weeks, as the oppressive heat of summer has loosened its grip and we’ve slid toward cool evenings and the promise of another blessed holiday season, I find myself waxing nostalgic.

Don Ryder stands beside a plaque honoring his friend Sam Snead near the 1st tee at The Homestead’s Cascades Course. (Recorder photo by Mark Pifer) HOT SPRINGS — There have been many constants in the ...

RICHMOND — It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of their beloved mother, Mildred Elizabeth Persinger Kemper, 88, formerly of Covington, who left them on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at ...

COVINGTON — Linda Stacey King Corbett, 60, of Covington, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, at her residence. Stacey was born July 18, 1965, in Alleghany County, to Pauline Naomi Thompson King and the late ...

MONTEREY — With the school year underway, Highland County Public Schools has a new superintendent and many new teachers. Virginia’s smallest school system has 225 students enrolled this year, and ...

I would like to share with the community that my last day of work at The Highland Center will be Friday, Nov. 7. Working at the center has blessed me with many new friends, and I have truly enjoyed ...

I find myself mired in some sort of miasma, where everything I touch seems to go kerflooey. During an important event last week, my camera went kaput. It decided its memory was “exhausted,” or some ...

ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS — Since we began covering Alleghany County as a newspaper of record, quite a few readers have inquired about The Recorder’s usage of Allegheny vs. Alleghany. There is a difference, ...

Ally Cottrell sets up for an AHS kill Monday night against Harrisonburg. (Recorder file photo by Gavin Dressler) High School Volleyball: Alleghany d. Harrisonburg, 25-23, 25-15, 25-15. The Cougars ...