Alleghany County sheriff Kyle Moore announced several promotions during a ceremony Monday afternoon at the Alleghany Regional Jail. Front row, from left, Capt. Amanda Fischer, chief jailer; Sgt. Bobby ...

This stark scene, from a photograph supplied by Robert Sterrett of Ft. Defiance, is a grim reminder from the Feb. 28, 1947, blaze that destroyed Highland’s century-old courthouse and other buildings, ...

Leola Margaret Swadley Maloy made this quilt in the Lone Star or Texas Star pattern before she was married. She finished it in 1935.MCDOWELL — The theme of the quilt exhibit at the Highland County ...

A pair of Alleghany seniors have been selected to the Class 3, Region C basketball team released earlier this week. Bryce Leitch was a first-team selection on the girls’ team, while Chase DePriest was ...

Bath County’s Caleb Harrison controls his opponent Saturday in the Class 1 state wrestling tournament at Virginia High School in Bristol. Harrison finished fifth in the 106-pound weight class. BRISTOL ...

Editor, The Recorder, Your pages recently reflect many conflicts we’re experiencing as a result of electing, to say the least, an unqualified president and the band of cronies who worship him. I keep ...

Billy Gene Booker Sr., 84, of Covington, went to rest peacefully Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Booker was born Feb. 16, 1941, in ...

Cougar Parker Osborne, right, looks for a shot against Skyline’s Ryan Williams on Saturday. Osborne, a freshman, gained valuable experience in his state tournament appearance. LYNCHBURG — Even when no ...

Maybelle Sampley Wright, 81, of Covington, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. She was born Nov. 18, 1943, in Mesa, Ariz., a daughter of the late Elmer and Cordie Byrd Sampley. In addition to her parents, she ...

Mrs. Mary Beth O’Neil Moody, 67, of Covington, died Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at her residence. Mrs. Moody was born Sept. 17, 1957, in Virginia, the daughter of the late William Frank O’Neil and Mary ...

Editor, The Recorder, I am writing to clarify the misinformation that was put forth by “the Shadow” in the Feb. 18 edition of the Virginian Review. It is entirely correct when the Virginia Department ...