Gary Simmons’ buck was a 12-pointer that he took in Highland County in the fall of 2024. (Recorder photos by Anne Adams) MONTEREY — He’s been hunting all his life, he said, “but I’ve never gotten one ...

Josh Anglin of Covington reacts after setting a new world record last Thursday around 11 a.m. During his 597th game at Thunder Alley, he broke the record for the longest 10- pin bowling marathon, and ...

The annual Mace reunion was held Saturday, July 18, in the Back Creek area of Warm Springs. Approximately 75 family members attended this year, enjoying music and fellowship, water games, a piñata, ...

• It is great to be able to sit on the front porch listening to the rain as I type this week’s column. The humidity has been terrible the past few days so today is a good time to get out and enjoy the ...

LOW MOOR — High school baseball may cause the first significant political cracks to surface following the merger of the Alleghany County and Covington school systems. Weighing potential political ...

At the start of his administration, Donald Trump came up with an idea to impose worldwide trading tariffs, saying that those exporters would be paying for those. And since he can’t tell the truth, we ...

Cambridge University Press and Assessment (2026) defines a teacher simply as “someone whose job is to teach in a school or college.” UNESCO goes further, describing a teacher as “a professional ...

COVINGTON — Blanche Rachel Perkins, 86, of Covington, died Monday July 13, 2026, at her residence. She was born Oct. 23, 1939, in Bath County, a daughter of the late John and Icyphine Shifflett ...

For some reason, even decades later, I just can’t forget that awful day. It was July 19, 1975. I was working for Treasure Salvors, on the 1622 wreck of the Atocha, out in the Gulf of Mexico. Exactly ...