The Highland Elementary School Destination Imagination team took first place in regional competition in Roanoke last Saturday. To celebrate, they spray painted their hair pink. Pictured (l-r) are ...

Editor, The Recorder, A few weeks back, I wrote a letter to the editor in order to try inform readers of the toxic metals being sprayed in our skies. As a result, I was labeled as a “conspiracy ...

Editor, The Recorder, I am writing to urge your readers to take a stand, united as Americans, to state clearly that we support Ukraine in its valiant fight to defend its sovereignty and that we ...

The Rams won a pair of titles at the Pioneer District championships — the boys’ 4x400 relay (Eli Moore, John Wagner, Patton Hull and Zach Armstrong) and the girls’ 4x100 relay (Jazmine Douglas, Zalea ...

The Alleghany boys’ track team won the team title at the Spartan Invitational Saturday at Greenbrier East High School. The Cougars edged the host Spartans by two points. (Photo courtesy AHS track) ...

Alleghany opened its junior varsity softball season with a 22-1 win at Staunton last Thursday. The Cougars scored six runs in both the first and second innings and 10 more in the third, posting the ...

Alleghany and Staunton combined for 28 runs, 22 hits, 11 errors and 10 walks in their junior varsity baseball season opener last Thursday at Gypsy Hill Park. It was the visiting Cougars who came out ...

Emma Schilling of Clifton Forge was named to Hollins University’s fall 2024 dean’s list. Schilling, majoring in communication studies, was among other outstanding Hollins University students ...

The following students have been named to the honor roll at Sharon Elementary School for the second nine-week grading period. Fourth grade A honor roll: Liam Baird, Elijah Banker, Mason Brantley, ...

Alleghany trailed in two games Saturday at the James Moyer Sports Complex. They found a way to come back in both contests. The Cougars defeated Lebanon, 9-6, in their extra inning opener, before ...

Highland County EMS chief Pete Kosenko shows off the supplies in the back of the new Quick Response Vehicle which he uses to respond to calls in the county. (Recorder photo by Tammy Minnigh) MONTEREY ...

Joan “Joanie” Marie Heavenrich, 80, wife of Kenny Armstrong of Doe Hill, passed away Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Augusta Medical Center in Fishersville. She was born March 2, 1945, in Newport News, a ...