All systems are a go for tonight’s area sports slate that includes seven basketball games, along with the Shenandoah District Swim Championships in Lexington. The only adjustment is the start time for ...

• Jan. 25 — Deputy T. Plecker checked on a disabled vehicle near the Roseloe Motel in Warm Springs. • Jan. 25 — T. Plecker and Virginia State Police checked on a disabled vehicle on Douthat State Park ...

COVINGTON — George Franklin Hosey Sr., 68, of Covington, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at his home. George was born Jan. 6, 1958, in Alleghany County, to the late Kennen Keith and Mary Ann Bowen Hosey ...

COVINGTON — Dianne Bowers Smith, lovingly known by many as “Mom Mom,” 80, of Covington, passed peacefully at her home and went to Heaven on Jan. 30, 2026. Born and raised in Covington, Dianne was the ...

ARBOVALE, W.Va. — Murrel Calhoun Mullenax, 89, of Arbovale, passed away Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at WVU Medicine United Hospital Center, Bridgeport, W.Va. He was born May 31, 1936, on Allegheny Mountain ...

In modern times, where areas/nations are governed by Islam, there are a variety of cultural outcomes. To be fair, where democracy, dictatorship, autocracy, or monarchy is the mode of rule, there can ...

Well, I owe you folks a “snow-pology.” My snarky comment, “Ho hum,” about last week’s snow was written before the sleet and ice really glazed everything, and made shoveling and even walking impossible ...

Doug Puffenbarger has been feeding his cattle extra grain to help them survive extreme low temperatures and ice. (Photo courtesy the Puffenbargers) ALLEGHENY HIGHLANDS — Highland, Bath, and Alleghany ...

• Happy 90th birthday to Fred Ward, who celebrates Feb.16. His secret to the fountain of youth is the love of his kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. He has six children, 18 grandchildren, and 30 ...

MONTEREY and WARM SPRINGS — Burke and Herbert Bank customers may have noticed a message when they log into their accounts on the website, letting them know about an upcoming merger. “On Dec. 18, 2025, ...

An eerie winter canopy settled over Monterey by 1 a.m. Sunday morning under single-digit temperatures, with frozen rain and snow blanketing the town, leaving shades of gray in this view from Monterey ...

Now we begin to realize that no one in America is safe. The latest killing in Minneapolis, Minn., is another example of our own government causing the deaths of innocent persons — those persons ...