STAUNTON — Gail George Tacy Jr., 78, of Staunton, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at Augusta Health in Fishersville. He was born Aug. 15, 1946, in Elkins, W.Va., a son of the late Gail George and ...

Editor, The Recorder, If Chuck Smith shows up at your door, what would you say and do? Would he be welcomed with kind words and invited have something to eat? Are we not all Wayfaring Strangers ...

Editor, The Recorder, What was that anonymous ad calling for tax cuts, spending cuts and replacing Highland’s supervisors? Another hateful attack on the leaders who care about us so much? Everyone ...

• Highland County weather always is a surprise; we go from rain and floods to a heat wave and drought conditions. Please be careful while outdoors, take more breaks, drink lots of water and if you are ...

EVERGREEN, Colo. — Dr. Benjamin Cameron Meeks, 89, of Evergreen, Colo., passed away peacefully at his residence Sunday, June 8, 2025, in the cherished company of his wife and family. Following a ...

MILLBORO — Terence Edwin “Terry” Sutherland, 77, of Millboro, died Friday, June 13, 2025, at his residence. Terry was born Oct. 9, 1947, in Grundy to the late Edwin Stark Sutherland and Chloe ...

EAGLE ROCK — Charles Lorenzo Gibson, 84, of 146 Head of the James, Eagle Rock, died Monday, June 23, 2025, in Staunton. Charles was born on Feb. 28, 1941, in Clifton Forge to the late Lorenzo Clyde ...

COVINGTON — James M. Plott of Covington, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and man of unwavering faith, went home to be with his lord and savior June 16, 2025, at the age of ...

NEWPORT NEWS — Randall Lewis Durham, 68, of Newport News, passed away Friday, May 2, 2025. He was born to Alvin Thomas Durham Sr. and Mary Douglas McCoy Durham. He grew up in Millboro and was a 1974 ...

Editor’s note: This article was gleaned from the June 19, 1993, edition of The Recorder. “I had a place in Nelson County,” Paul Klein says, “the first house my wife, Diane, and I built ourselves, I ...

The Singing Farm Wife By Ginny Neil of McDowell — Teacher, farmer, and musician who writes on farm living in Highland County. She has also written articles for Blue Ridge Country and Shenandoah ...

Amy Gwin, Paige Essex, manager and Claire Sax, owner. HOT SPRINGS – How often have we said to each other, in passing on the street downtown, “What we really need here is a bakery.” Well, we’ve got ...