Attempted capital murder charges pending on Covington man
Jody Kern in 2015. (Photo courtesy Cpl. R.W. Keen Jr./Alleghany sheriff's office) COVINGTON – At the request of the Alleghany Sheriff's Office, the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Salem Field Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Thursday, June 9. Once the state police complete their investigation, the findings will be turned
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Kinley Eggleston celebrates after one of her four goals. (Recorder photos by Gavin Dressler) Faith Howell (1) on offense during yesterday’s soccer game. Girls’ Soccer — Alleghany 5, Virginia High 2. The Mountaineers got four goals from Kinley Eggleston, a goal from Faith Howell and two assists from Carlee Lanford in the Class 2 state
therecorderonline.comAHS in state tournament play: A look at what’s happening this week
LOW MOOR — Alleghany High School will be heavily involved in high school state tournaments this week. The Mountaineer baseball and girls’ soccer teams will join Baron Leitch in state action. Here's a quick look at the match-ups: Girls’ Soccer Both Virginia High and Alleghany enter Tuesday's 6 p.m. state quarterfinal match at Mountaineer
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The Rams' relay team came in 6th yesterday. (Photo courtesy Colby Jackson) Gabe Miller had two all-state performances. (Photo courtesy Beth Woodson) Track — Alleghany's Gabe Miller and Highland’s 4x100-meter relay team win All-State honors. Alleghany senior Gabe Miller had a pair of all-state performances Saturday in the Class 2 state track championships at James
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Covington’s Kayla Bartley, right, congratulates second baseman Lexi Dressler after a big infield play during yesterday’s softball game. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Alleghany 3, James River 1. The Mountaineers advanced in the Class 2, Region C tournament with a quarterfinal win over the Knights Saturday evening in Springwood. Halen Lowman pitched four
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Alleghany senior Baron Leitch won the Region C singles crown Friday at Virginia Tech. (Photo courtesy Seth Davis) Alleghany’s Carlee Lanford scored four goals in Friday’s soccer tournament match against Appomattox. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Grayson County 5, Covington 4. The Cougars battled the Blue Devils in a Class 1, Region C
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Alleghany’s Nathan Clark plays No. 5 doubles in regional boys’ tennis vs. Narrows on Thursday. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Boys’ Tennis — Alleghany 8, Narrows 1. The Mountaineers rolled past the Green Wave in the first round of the Class 2, Region C tournament at Clifton Middle School. Baron Leitch, Coree Nicely, Eli Entsminger,
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Alleghany’s Payton Reynolds (4) fights in yesterday’s AHS-Carroll County girls’ soccer match. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Staunton 18, Bath County 0. The Storm (4-13) jumped to a 10-0 lead after two innings in a Monday victory over the Chargers at Gypsy Hill Park. Hunter Ryder had two of Bath County's six hits.
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Alleghany’s starting pitcher Hale Lowman during last night’s baseball game against Glenvar. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Alleghany 12, Glenvar 7. The Mountaineers scored five times in the home half of the fifth and five more in the sixth to take control of a Three Rivers District win over the Highlanders. Eli Weese,
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Alleghany’s Maddox Crance plays No. 2 doubles. (Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler) Baseball — Radford 5, Alleghany 0. Daniel Hale fired a two-hit shutout, leading the Bobcats to a home Three Rivers District victory over the Mountaineers. Tate Mannon had two doubles and drove in two runs to lead the Radford (3-1 TRD, 4-6 overall)
therecorderonline.comUSFS is conducting a burn tomorrow in Bath & Alleghany
USFS will conduct a prescribed burn in Bath and Alleghany tomorrow. Location: Big Wilson burn area, 2 two miles southeast of Hot Springs on lands administered by the Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy. Forest Service fire specialists together with The Nature Conservancy will continue burning a portion of the Big Wilson burn area on
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Bryce Leitch slides safely into third base during the AHS softball game last night. Baseball — Alleghany 17, Radford 5. Wyatt Griffith had a huge day for the Mountaineers with a pair of home runs and nine RBI. His grand slam highlighted a six-run first, and his three-run shot gave the Mountaineers the cushion to
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Alleghany's Carlee Lanford fights for the ball. Girls’ Soccer — William Byrd 4, Alleghany 1. Maddy Simmons scored three goals for the Terriers (5-1) in a match that ended in a driving rainstorm Friday night at Mountaineer Field. Kinley Eggleston had the lone goal for the Mountaineers, a first-half penalty kick. The score was Eggleston's
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All games and matches scheduled in the area on Thursday were postponed. Here is a list of the events with make-up dates that have been announced: Varsity Baseball: Bath County at Covington, postponed to April 21 Varsity Softball: Alleghany at Staunton, postponed; no make-up date announced Varsity Softball: Greenbrier West at Covington, postponed; no make-up
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1033 Auxiliary honored post members on Thursday, March 17, at the VFW Post home on Dolly Ann Drive. The auxiliary hosted a bean dinner for the veterans, and during a brief program following dinner, presented handmade quilts to each of the veterans in appreciation for their service. According
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Covington courtesy runner Trinity Scott steals second ahead of the tag from Alleghany's Averi Phillips. Baseball — Alleghany 11, Covington 0. Hunter DePriest and Mason Kinsey combined on a two-hit shutout, pitching Alleghany to an 11-0 win over the Cougars at Mountaineer Field. Anthony Webb had two base hits to lead the AHS offense and
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Alleghany's Kellen Lowman and Covington's Mitchell Tallman. Softball — Alleghany 17, Pocahontas County, W.Va. 0. Averi Phillips and Daphne Shinault combined on a five-inning no-hitter Monday at Mountaineer Field in Alleghany's big win over the Warriors. The two combined to strike out eight and walk only one. Cassidy Puffenbarger and Abbie Fridley led the AHS
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Faith Howell (1), a freshman, scored two second-half goals in Alleghany's 11-0 win over William Fleming. Baseball — Riverheads 6, Alleghany 1. Riverheads moved to 6-0 on the season with the home win over the Mountaineers. Aidan Miller had two hits and drove in two runs for the Gladiators. Garrett Via had two hits and
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Alleghany's Mason Kinsey steals second on Covington's Ashton Cook. Baseball — Alleghany 12, Covington 2. The Mountaineers scored six times in the top of the first and rolled past the Cougars at Casey Field in five innings. Anthony Webb pitched the complete-game win for Alleghany, allowing just four hits and two unearned runs, while striking
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Boys Home's Dudi Awol drives toward the net on his way to scoring one of his four goals on the evening. Baseball — Alleghany 13, Parry McCluer 0. Halen Lowman fired a one-hit shutout, leading Alleghany to the victory Friday at Mountaineer Field. Lowman struck out eight and walked just one in the 78-pitch complete
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Alleghany's Kelsey Nicely caught in a rundown between third and home. Baseball — Riverheads 22, Covington 0. The Gladiators (5-0) scored 12 times in the top of the third inning on the way to the shutout win at Casey Field. Camden Huffer had three hits and drove in five runs for the winners. Covington, which
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Coree Nicely playing at No. 2 singles during the AHS-Narrows boys’ tennis match. Baseball — Alleghany 22, Parry McCluer 1. The Mountaineers scored 15 runs in the top of the third in Buena Vista Tuesday, posting the run-rule win. Hunter DePriest went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and three RBI to lead the AHS offense. Anthony Webb added two hits […]
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Erin Harden at third base during last night's game against Wilson Memorial. Baseball — Wilson Memorial 9, Alleghany 0. Wilson Memorial blew open a close game with a seven-run sixth Thursday at Mountaineer Field. Ryan McDaniel and Aiden Podgorski combined on a two-hitter for the Green Hornets (2-0). Chris Harden had both hits for the Mountaineers. Halen Lowman took the […]
therecorderonline.comTallman, Miller win state titles
Alleghany senior Gabe Miller (left) and Covington senior Mitchell Tallman (right) won state titles last week at the Class 1/Class 2 state indoor track championships at Liberty University. Miller won the 1,600 meter run and Tallman won the pole vault. (Left photo courtesy Seth Davis/right photo by Mark Pifer)LYNCHBURG — Mitchell Tallman and Gabe Miller both brought back state championships […]
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(Recorder photo by Gavin Dressler)Alleghany High School’s Max Madsen competing in the long jump. The Alleghany indoor track team finished in second place at the regional meet. See story and additional photos, page 18. ... Please log in to view this content or purchase a subscription by clicking here. Username Password Remember Me Forgot Password
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Girls’ Basketball — Alleghany 53, Nelson County 34. The Mountaineers picked up their first girls’ basketball regional win since the 2006-07 season, blasting Nelson County at home Monday night. Macyn Cash led the winners with 15 points, while Erin Harden added 13 points and six rebounds. Averi Phillips and Kelsey Nicely led Alleghany on the boards with seven apiece. […]
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Wrestling — Mountaineers put two on the podium at state championships. Alleghany placed 13th as a team and both Nathan Clark and Dontae Miller earned all-state honors Saturday in the Class 2 state championships at the Salem Civic Center. Clark finished 4th in the 285-pound weight class, putting together a 4-2 record and recording four pins. Miller was 1-3 in the […]
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Swimming — Alleghany Swims in State Championships in Richmond. Alivia Hoover's seventh-place finish in the 200 freestyle highlighted the Mountaineers' day at the combined Class 1 and Class 2 state meet at The Collegiate School Aquatics Center. Hoover swam a personal record time of 2:13.49 in the finals. Hoover also reached the finals in the 100 backstroke. Other Alleghany […]
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Boys’ Basketball — Glenvar 71, Alleghany 63 (OT). Stephen Barber scored eight of his game-high 24 points in overtime, lifting Glenvar to the win at Alleghany in the regular season finale for both teams. Baron Leitch, Anthony Webb and Halen Lowman scored 13 points each for the Mountaineers. The game was tied at 56-all at the end of regulation. […]
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Boys’ Basketball — James River 61, Alleghany 54. The Knights rallied from a 29-24 halftime hole in front of a big crowd Saturday night at Mountaineer Gym. Patrick Clevenger scored 20 of his 24 points in the final two quarters for River (8-1 Three Rivers District, 17-3 overall), while Jayson Easton added 22. Baron Leitch led the Mountaineers with […]
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Boys’ Basketball — Alleghany 64, Floyd County 58. The Alleghany boys got 22 points from Baron Leitch, 14 from Davien Moore and 12 from Anthony Webb in a Thursday night win at Floyd County. The Buffaloes (3-6 Three Rivers District, 10-11 overall) led 38-34 at the halftime break. Kaiden Swortzel led Floyd with 29 points, including the 1,000th of his […]
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Boys’ Basketball — Radford 67, Alleghany 44. Radford used a 21-0 run that started just before the half and continued into the third quarter as the team cruised to a 67-44 win over Alleghany Tuesday night at Mountaineer Gym. Landen Clark and Gavin Cormany scored 17 points apiece to pace the Bobcats (8-1 Three Rivers District, 13-4 overall). Baron […]
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Boys’ Basketball — Radford 66, Alleghany 48. The Mountaineers were within seven, 34-27, at the halftime break, but were outscored by the Bobcats 32-21 in the second half. Elijah Kelly scored 16 for Radford (7-1 TRD, 12-4 overall), Landen Clark added 15 and Gavin Cormany scored 13. Baron Leitch put up 12 points for the Mountaineers and Andrew Middleton […]
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Boys’ Basketball — James River 60, Alleghany 28. The Knights jumped to a 33-14 halftime lead in a home win over the Mountaineers Friday night. Patrick Clevenger led River (7-1 TRD, 14-3 overall) with 17 points, Corey Easton added 13 and Jayson Easton scored 11. Chris Harden led the Mountaineers with six points and Anthony Webb had five. Next […]
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Boys’ Basketball — Alleghany 73, Carroll County 64. Baron Leitch celebrated senior night with a big 26-point game, leading four Mountaineers into double figures at home Tuesday night. Halen Lowman added 17 for the winners, Dylan Gibson scored 13 and Chris Harden added 10. The win was the sixth straight for Alleghany. Elijah Cox led the Cavaliers (0-8 TRD, […]
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Boys’ Basketball: Alleghany 65, Rockbridge County 58. Halen Lowman had a fourth quarter to remember in Mountaineer Gym Wednesday night. The 6-foot-6 junior post connected for five 3-pointers and 16 of his career-high 26 points in the final eight minutes leading Alleghany to the comeback victory. Rockbridge County led 48-39 after three quarters but was outscored 26-10 in the […]
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Boys’ Basketball — Alleghany 81, Floyd County 72. The Mountaineers started a five games in five day stretch Tuesday night with a big Three Rivers District win over Floyd County. Baron Leitch scored 25 points to lead the Mountaineers, Dylan Gibson added 19 and Halen Lowman scored 10 points and blocked two shots. Alleghany was 11-of-21 from behind the […]
therecorderonline.comHow to tell spam phone calls from VDH vaccination calls
ROANOKE, Va. – The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts are begging you to answer your phone. Up to 50 percent of calls to make vaccine appointments have gone unanswered and local health officials don’t want people to miss out. The districts have been making calls to people who don’t have email or internet to set up vaccine appointments, but staffing shortages have made it tough. However, people aren’t picking up the phone worried it might be a spam call. VDH may ask for your name, address, date of birth and some health information over the phone, but they’ll never ask for a credit card or social security number.
Thousands without power as winter weather hits Southwest, Central Virginia
AEP outages as of 5 p.m.Thousands are without power as Southwest and Central Virginia are experiencing wintry weather. Below are the worst outage areas among the 2,724 Appalachian Power customers in Virginia without power:County/City Customer Outages Pulaski County 1,347 Montgomery County 500 Wythe County 162 Roanoke County 148 Giles County 144 Pittsylvania County 94 Carroll County 28 Smyth County 20 Franklin County 41 Grayson County Fewer than 5Here’s a breakdown of the Dominion Energy customers in our region without power:Charlotte County: 44Halifax County: 169Alleghany County: 36Danville officials say that 1,200 customers on Memorial Drive, Lanier Avenue, Park Avenue, Bishop Road and across the river on Piedmont Drive are without power. Here’s a breakdown of the Mecklenburg Electric customers in our region without power:Halifax County: 608Pittsylvania County: 459Here’s a breakdown of the BARC Electric Cooperative customers in our region without power:AdHighland County: 109Here’s a breakdown of the Southside Electric Cooperative customers in our region without power:
‘Get this little town back on the map’: Hulu series films in Clifton Forge
CLIFTON FORGE, Va. – It’s lights, camera, action for the Alleghany Highlands. The production of the upcoming Hulu mini-series “Dopesick” moved to Clifton Forge on Friday. “We need to get this little town back on the map like it used to be and move the town forward,” said Clifton Forge town manager Chuck Unroe. “You’ll definitely know you’re in Clifton Forge,” Unroe said. “They’ve included the town and the townspeople and really made it a community thing.”“Dopesick” will continue filming in Clifton Forge through next week.
‘Let us play’: Alleghany High School students protest postponed sports season
ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. – Alleghany High School is experiencing a season without sports due to COVID-19 concerns, but a group of students walked out of class in an effort to get the games going again. More than twenty students, including many athletes, protested in front of the high school Friday morning. The protest comes three days after the school board discussed the future of the athletic season during their board meeting. It’s nearly impossible to play winter sports at this point.”Some parents such as Kim Anderson also showed up at the high school to support the students. “Sports and everything else is being cancelled and they don’t get to go to school every day,” said Anderson, who’s son attends elementary school in Alleghany County.
Vikings excited to get back to prep hoops
Roanoke, Va. – The " let them play” movement in Southwest Virginia reached Roanoke County on Tuesday. But Botetourt is back, and now Roanoke County joins them. Roanoke County voted 4 to 1 this afternoon to return to play, within the county only. Both coach and his team are equally excited about getting back on track to a competitive season. we like to compete,” Pope says.
1,200 more COVID-19 vaccines arrive to Roanoke Valley
ROANOKE, Va – As millions of Americans travel for the holidays, hospitals are preparing for another potential surge of COVID-19 patients. Almost 100 people are in the hospital being treated for COVID-19 across the Roanoke and Alleghany Valleys. Some experts say what happens in the next couple of weeks could have a huge impact on health care going into 2021. While most Virginia hospitals have a manageable burden right now, some health experts believe a high amount of travel during the holidays could change that. Some local health experts also believe cases in our region are being under-reported.
Roanoke health leaders expect a spike in coronavirus cases due to Thanksgiving plans
ROANOKE, Va – The Roanoke City and Alleghany health districts are expecting a major increase in COVID-19 cases in the next two weeks. Health Director Dr. Cynthia Morrow said the prediction of cases rising will likely be reflected on a national level. Morrow emphasized that if people follow the guidelines over the Thanksgiving holiday, it’s not too late to change what health experts are predicting. “If we all do the right thing, we can prevent what we think is inevitable, we only think it’s inevitable because we believe people aren’t going to do what they know that they need to do,” explained Morrow. The health district will be holding several testing events soon:
Roanoke Valley has nearly 20 coronavirus outbreaks, seeing an increase in cases
ROANOKE, Va – The Virginia Department of Health said coronavirus cases are on the rise in the Roanoke City and Alleghany health districts. During her weekly update, Dr. Molly O’Dell with the Virginia Department of Health discussed a rise in hospitalizations, deaths and outbreaks in the Roanoke Valley. As of Tuesday, there are 18 outbreaks across the region, 10 of which are in a business setting. O’Dell said the rise in cases and outbreaks are because of a lack of enforcement on COVID-19 guidelines in the workplace. These two health districts contain the cities of Covington, Roanoke, and Salem and the counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig and Roanoke.
Roanoke Valley sees largest two-week jump yet in coronavirus cases
In the past two weeks, the Roanoke City Health District and the Alleghany Health District have had a combined 392 new coronavirus cases. Roanoke, Botetourt, Alleghany and Craig counties, as well as the cities of Covington and Salem make up the Alleghany Health District. With regards to percentage increase, these two health districts have seen a 90.95% increase in cases since June 15. Thats the highest two-week period percentage increase since May 12, when it was number is the highest since May 12, when that percentage was 110.68%. On that date, the two health districts reported 114 new cases over two weeks, for a total of 217 cases.
‘He’ll always be a hero now’: 10-year-old honored for saving grandfather from house fire
ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. – 10-year-old Dalton Pennington started April 19 playing video games at his grandfather’s house in Falling Spring. He went to open the door to his room and flames went flying in his face.”Pennington and his grandfather, Robert Persinger, escaped the fire. Falling Spring Fire Chief Thomas Andrews heard about Pennington’s actions, and decided to surprise him on Saturday. "I definitely would take him on as a future firefighter.”The Falling Spring Volunteer Fire Department drove their fire trucks to Pennington’s home in Low Moor. Andrews presented Pennington with a plaque to honor his actions and an Xbox One to replace the game console lost in the fire.
Covington parent concerned for suspect who had 'hit list' of peers, employees
ROANOKE, Va.- - Questions linger after deputies say a student at the Rivermont School created what they call a hit list. It included names of students and teachers from Alleghany, Covington and Rockbridge schools. For as long as it's needed, there's extra law enforcement presence at all schools in Alleghany County and Covington as a precaution. 1 priority," said Eugene Kotulka, superintendent, Alleghany County Public Schools. The list contained the names of students and employees at various schools plus the name of an Alleghany County sheriff's deputy.