Five Cougars win individual crowns. Hayden Wolfe (120 pounds), Hayden Wills (132), Tristan Madison (150), Carter Nicely (165) and Parker Osborne (215) all won individual titles, leading Alleghany to a ...

Alleghany 66, Parry McCluer 12; Alleghany 57, Giles 18. The Cougars went to Buena Vista Wednesday and swept a tri-match with Parry McCluer and Giles, improving to 6-1 in dual matches on the year.

• Doug and Terri Puffenbarger have a new granddaughter, born Dec. 13, and the daughter of their son Brad and wife Kari Puffenberger. Josie Lynn was welcomed home by big sister Ayda, plus Doug and ...

McDOWELL — After nearly two decades, the Rev. Elizabeth Pyles is retiring from ministry. Pastor Beth, as she is affectionately known, began serving as the minister of McDowell Presbyterian Church in ...

COVINGTON — James Daymond Lewis Jr., known to all simply as Daymond, left this world Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, at the Virginia Salem Medical Center in Salem, surrounded by those that loved him, leaving ...

High School Boys’ Basketball: Highland 64, Bath County 33. The Rams knocked down seven threes in the first half and built a 38-19 halftime lead in the Pioneer District opener Thursday night in Hot ...

MONTEREY — Accusations against two Highland County School Board members were vehemently refuted last Thursday, Dec. 11. At the school board meeting, members Sherry Sullenberger and Kenny Hodges ...

At the board meeting of Dec. 11, the Highland board voted unanimously to give $15,391 to county employees in the form of across-the-board Christmas bonuses. Honestly, I wasn’t surprised. This motion, ...

Ram Elijah Good fights through traffic in the paint against Boys Home on Monday night. (Recorder photo by David Cockerham) High School Boys’ Basketball: Highland 69, Boys Home 25. Highland took ...

COVINGTON — Alleghany Highlands Community Services is one step closer to its goal of providing immediate mental health and substance abuse crisis care for residents of the Highlands. Monday morning, ...

Paul Harris Fellow recipients, members of the Covington-Hot Springs Rotary Club, were recognized Thursday, Dec. 11, during the club’s final meeting. From left, are Bill Wilson, Allan Tucker, Rotary ...

MONTEREY — Highland schools, like others nationwide, have struggled to stay competitive when it comes to attracting educators. Superintendent Dr. Nick Nycum and his staff have been studying one way to ...