Monday was my sister Kathy’s birthday. Since there’s just the two of us now, this has become an extra special day. And it’s sorta funny, but as we’ve aged, we each “want” the same thing for our ...

Bath County sheriff Robert Plecker, center, greets attendees Ricky Fridley, left, and Ricky McCoy at Camp Accovac. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) MILLBORO — The activities were endless, and so was ...

• Aug. 9 — Deputy McGuire and Deputy Altizer conducted a traffic stop on Sam Snead Highway near Main Street. • Aug. 9 — Deputy Harlow checked on a suspicious vehicle parked at Fast Break. • Aug. 9 — ...

Alleghany's Ally Cottrell, right, returns the ball to Bath's Addison Lockridge, left, and Bailey Wolfe, center. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) High School Volleyball: Alleghany d. Bath County, ...

Donald Trump is the most corrupt U.S. president ever. He has stolen billions of dollars from the U.S. Treasury — your tax money and mine. He has undertaken vanity projects to boost his own ego at ...

“Grief is the language of love.” Jayson Greene The ebb and flow of emotions that stem from my mother’s recent health crisis and her passing away (June 26, 2026) is at times, exhausting. I am ...

After reading Zach Potter’s article (“Visit Bath issues addressed by EDA”) in the Aug. 20 Recorder, I now have more questions than answers. Rumors abound in a sparsely-populated rural county and ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — On Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026, God called William Todd “Pops” Watson home. He was 63 and passed while at Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, N.C. William was born Jan. 31, ...

A recent letter writer encourages a “yes” vote for a November Virginia Constitutional Amendment to enshrine marriage equality. I don’t know if the letter writer is a man, woman, transgender, or what, ...

CLIFTON FORGE — Janice Lucille Lodge Buss, 72, of the Woodlands Health and Rehabilitation Center, Clifton Forge, died Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, at her residence. She was born Dec. 13, 1953, in ...

• The Millboro Fire Department is giving community members an opportunity to win some exciting prizes. Raffle tickets are being sold for $40 each, with three prizes up for grabs. The first-place ...

It was nice to see Ben Cline actually getting out and actually campaigning, in Michigan. Yep, on Aug. 20, ole’ Ben was campaigning in Lansing, Mich., with House Speaker Mike Johnson to support the ...