The wonderful handmade crafts offered at The Forest Place include rustic trellises by Ben and Carolynn Beach of Beachcrafts in Millboro; Scherenschnitte paper cuttings by Rolf Brunner of Hot Springs; ...

One of the first things I do when I open The Recorder is go straight to the “Letters to the Editor” section because it rarely fails to offer the thought-provoking commentary I enjoy. This week was no ...

I was stunned. Driving through Mitchelltown – was it last Monday? – I saw a crowd of people. They were gathered around one thing: A big, black food truck emblazoned “Cousins Maine Lobster.” Lobster?

The Highland Center has been grateful for the community’s expressions of care in response to our recent communications about the needs of our building, including those from the board of supervisors ...

LOW MOOR — It’s been a busy summer on the James River/Warm Springs Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service with new construction, repairs and renovations highlighting activities around Lake Moomaw.

Covington Lumberjacks at Charlottesville Tom Sox, Postponed. Friday’s night scheduled game in Charlottesville between the Jacks and the Tom Sox was rained out. The game will be made up on Monday at 7 ...

Editor, The Recorder, I read with intrigue the letter to the editor, “Constitution mentions neither abortion nor abortion pills,” July 2. OK, so what’s the point? The Constitution also doesn’t mention ...

Eli Porter delivers a pitch in the game against Waynesboro. COVINGTON — It was 2001 when Garland Eutsler, then owner of the ...

Jimmy Edward Rexrode went to be with his Lord and Savior July 1, 2026, at the age of 90. Jim was preceded in death by his parents and three of his five siblings. He is survived by his devoted wife of ...

MUSTOE — W.S. Heindl, a local landowner and veteran angler, has released a 49-page comprehensive study detailing a major decline in the wild trout population in a 4.3-mile “study area” of the Jackson ...

Editor, The Recorder, I am writing this to congratulate Ann Marie Hancock on her excellent piece in the July 2 Recorder (“World Cup visitors find inspiration in American patriotism”). What an ...

Valley League Baseball: Waynesboro Generals 6, Covington Lumberjacks 2. Ben Schechterman (Eastern Michigan) cleared the bases with a three-run double in the top of the seventh, sealing the Generals’ ...