Kylie Arbogast, left, and Virginia Richardson team up for a dig during a match with Bath County in October. (Recorder photos by Gavin Dressler) Alleghany got a small taste of the new-look Shenandoah ...

BATH and HIGHLAND COUNTIES — We’ve toiled for decades, so we have earned the right to while away the hours binge-watching our favorite television shows, tucking into a favorite fishing spot, or ...

Art show co-chair Molly Haynes, right, displays a painting for Debbie Rodgers, left, and volunteer Hella Armstrong. The work was painted by Laura Whitmer of Lexington. (Recorder photo by Gavin ...

By Staff on July 17, 2025 CLIFTON FORGE — James David “Jim” Sortore, 78, of Clifton Forge, and formerly of New York, died Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at his residence. Jim was born in Wellsville, N.Y., to ...

By Staff on July 17, 2025 SELMA — Geneva Ellen Shaffer Jones, 90, of Selma, entered the gates of Heaven Monday, July 8, 2025, at her residence. She was born Feb. 13, 1935, in Selma to the late Robert ...

This culvert on Lower Yard and Huffman roads in Millboro is deemed too small to handle runoff from Cabin Creek during periods of heavy rain. (Recorder file photo) Editor’s note: This article was ...

By Staff on July 17, 2025 COVINGTON — The 2025 Emerging Artists from Garth Newel Music Center will play on Monday, July 28, at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church, Covington.

WARM SPRINGS — Richard Earl “Rick” Jessee, 66, of Warm Springs, died Friday, July 11, 2025, at LewisGale Medical Center, Salem. He was the husband of Lisa Livesay Jessee. Mr. Jessee was born Jan. 10, ...

COVINGTON — Michael Patrick “Pat” Smith, 57, of Covington, died Sunday, July 13, 2025, at his residence. He was the husband of Emilie McGrady Smith, to whom he was married to for 36 years.

Let’s take a stroll, shall we? If you’ve followed me on this journey over these past two years or so, you realize I have a soft spot for all things history — a “frustrated history professor,” as I ...

Missionary pioneer Andrew Woodlief guided his borrowed horse down the winding road from Mathew Lewis’s homestead, his heart full of gratitude for the kindness of his newfound companion, who rode ...

• June 29 — Deputy T. Plecker removed a tree blocking Dry Run Road. • June 29 — T. Plecker assisted state police with traffic control on Sam Snead Highway where a tree was blocking the roadway. • June ...