Editor, The Recorder, It is with great pride and confidence that I offer my full endorsement of Delegate Terry Austin. As a dedicated public servant, Delegate Austin has consistently demonstrated ...

Mortarboards and confetti fill the air as the Class of 2025 celebrates. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) CLIFTON FORGE — One hundred seventy-five Alleghany Cougars are now AHS alumni. Friday night, ...

Staunton Braves 18, Covington Lumberjacks 1. The Braves improved to 4-1 on the young season, capitalizing on 16 walks in a run-rule victory over Covington at John Moxie Stadium in Staunton. Staunton ...

Iron Gate council is hoping the town doesn’t soon go to the cows. During her report last Thursday, May 29, Iron Gate mayor Kawahna Persinger told council members she’d had a discussion recently with ...

William Andrew “Dinkle” Potter, 83, of Rocky Mount, formerly of Covington, passed peacefully Thursday, May 29, 2025, at his residence. He was the husband of Iva Madeline Sue “Pudge” Potter, to whom he ...

Editor, The Recorder, I trained with, worked with, deployed with, and later developed and taught multiple training seminars for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management before joining the ...

Alleghany’s Kiera Lowman defended her 3,200-meter title at the Class 3 state outdoor track championships Saturday morning at Liberty University. The junior, who now owns seven state championships, ran ...

The Cougar girls’ 4x800-meter relay team of, from left, Willow Morgan, Kiera Lowman, Faith Barron, and Maggie Hensley won the Class 3, Region C title last Thursday at Fluvanna County High School.

Raymond Allen Heighter, 88, of Clifton Forge, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2025, at his niece’s residence. He was born Oct. 11, 1936, to the late Phillip M. Heighter Sr., and Lillian Jones Heighter.

Noah Lilly • Please wrap your arms around the Buddy Davis family of Rosie’s Hunt Camp. A great neighbor and friend to all, he shared his strong faith and love with everyone he met. As pastor of Starr ...