• Happy New Year to all of our readers. I have missed you for these two weeks celebrating the holidays. • Abby Aimer and Dean Hunt were engaged on Christmas day. Congratulations to this happy couple.

McDowell Presbyterian Church commends Dorothy Harris and expresses our church community’s deep appreciation and gratitude for her time and dedication to the food ministry in Highland County. Despite ...

HOT SPRINGS — Hugh Brown “Popeye” Hite Jr., 84, of Hot Springs, went to be with the Lord while surrounded by his family Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at the Brian Center of Alleghany in Low Moor. He was born ...

Alleghany's Ty'Aieja Smith heads up the court with the ball Monday evening. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) ...

Trout are being sorted at the Game Commission’s Coursey Springs Hatchery near Williamsville. Charles Davis McCormick and Richie Kincaid are separating rainbow, browns, and brook trout that became ...

If he were still alive, we’d be celebrating Daddy’s 100th birthday this week. His centennial, if you will. Sadly, he didn’t make it past 65, but we had enough laughs to get us through times like these ...

MONTEREY — The Highland County Humane Society continues to rescue pets and keep the cat and dog population manageable here. Stats from 2025 show the improvement. “Our intake numbers are down overall ...

Anisha Scott, left, Natalie Armstrong, center, and Natalie Louis celebrate the arrival of the new year. Celebrations across the Highlands included new year festivities in Clifton Forge and Covington. ...

Children got to receive their very own stuffed animal during the parade.Even though it was a sunny day, there was still some “snow” in Millboro for the parade!The Millboro Volunteer Fire Department ...

WARM SPRINGS — Mary Susan Pritt Blankenship, 80, of Warm Springs, passed away Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, at her home and surrounded by family. She was born Sept. 1, 1945, in Warm Springs, a daughter of ...

• Dec. 14 — Deputies C. Altizer, T. Harlow, and R. Miller checked on an individual at a business in Mitchelltown. • Dec. 14 — C. Smith spoke with a citizen about trespassers on their property. Lt. J.

COVINGTON — Rachel Rose Persinger, 90, of Covington, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at her residence. She was born March 16, 1935, in Montgomery County to the late Henry Jackson Rose and Thelma Weis Rose.