Second baseman Kaylee Nicely, left, pulls in a fly ball as right fielder Laken Cantrell provides backup. (Recorder photos by Gavin Dressler) LOW MOOR — Emma Skidmore proved to be the ultimate warrior.

Hannah Meyerhoeffer is salutatorian for the Class of 2025 and John Wagner is valedictorian. (Recorder photo by Tammy Minnigh) MONTEREY — This year’s valedictorian and salutatorian at Highland High ...

Alleghany’s Kiera Lowman defended her 3,200-meter title at the Class 3 state outdoor track championships Saturday morning at Liberty University. The junior, who now owns seven state championships, ran ...

Editor, The Recorder, I trained with, worked with, deployed with, and later developed and taught multiple training seminars for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management before joining the ...

Iron Gate council is hoping the town doesn’t soon go to the cows. During her report last Thursday, May 29, Iron Gate mayor Kawahna Persinger told council members she’d had a discussion recently with ...

The Cougar girls’ 4x800-meter relay team of, from left, Willow Morgan, Kiera Lowman, Faith Barron, and Maggie Hensley won the Class 3, Region C title last Thursday at Fluvanna County High School.

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 Jones Heighter.

As I journey toward a milestone birthday later this fall, I’ve begun taking stock of my life and I’ve realized it’s time to start making peace with those things with which I’ve struggled. When I say ...

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 ...

MONTEREY — A Highland County couple who had been charged with dozens of counts of possessing child pornography and items depicting sexual contact with animals have been released and the cases against ...

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, ...