The results are in and the water in the Monterey water system is safe to use. “I just got my sample back and it’s good,” said mayor Jay Garber just before noon on Thursday. The boil water advisory is ...

Covington Middle 14, Breckinridge Middle 3. Jemma Rogers had two hits and Jeslyn Vess added one in the Cougars’ win at the Jackson River Sport Complex. Miyah Howard and Alyssa Shifflett, a pair of ...

Part of the Sunday crowd at Highland’s Maple Festival, estimated at from 3,500 to 4,000 is shown in this picture taken at the front of the Monterey Hotel. (Recorder file photo) Editor’s note: The ...

The Schoppmeyer Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, at Cliff View Golf Club and Inn. Tee times are available at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. Interested teams can contact Eric ...

George Wythe’s boys started the Class 1, Region C tournament with a win over Highland. The Maroon girls began their postseason journey with a victory over Bath County. Friday afternoon, the teams from ...

Editor, The Recorder, After reading the five-part housing shortage series in the Recorder, I want to provide my detailed comments. It is the BAR attorney profession and the people who use them who ...

Audrey Reigh Lear, 86, of Covington, died Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the Brian Center Rehabilitation and Nursing Care in Low Moor. She was born Jan. 2, 1939, in Altoona, Pa. She was preceded in death ...

Gary Allen “Turkey” Williams, 55, of Covington, died Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at his residence. He was born May 3, 1969, in Roanoke, to Theresa Bartlett Williams and the late James “Ben” Williams. He ...

Gladys Elizabeth Downey Stalnaker, 79, of Covington, died Monday, March 3, 2025, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Eldridge Stephenson “Whitey” Stalnaker. Mrs. Stalnaker was born June 8, ...

The town of Monterey is working to recover from busted water pipes and confusion caused by lack of consistent communication this week. On Monday, town clerk Teresa Lightner said, “They had a big leak ...

Highland Medical Center learned it had been bestowed with a national honor from the American Cancer Society. HMC received a “Health System Partner of the Year Award” from the ACS, one of only two such ...

Dr. Jerry Jessee, superintendent of Bath County Public Schools, issued a statement this week after rumors circulated about Millboro Elementary School. “I would like to briefly clarify an issue that I ...