ALLEGHANY HIGH SCHOOL

Covington High, Alleghany High will merge next year to create Alleghany High School, home of the Alleghany Cougars

Week 5 winner Garrett Via spent his senior season re-writing the Mountaineers record books.

Alleghany Highlands school leaders unveiled the newly consolidated district's new mascot on Monday.

Will Fields took over as the Mountaineers head coach in 2020 after four years as an assistant.

Two victims took the stand during the sentencing of a former Alleghany High School physical education teacher on Monday.

Both Alleghany High School and Covington High School's playoff football games have been moved to Thursday, Nov. 10, due to the possibility of inclement weather on Friday.

Two football games involving Covington High School and Alleghany High School will now take place Thursday night rather than Friday.

While some may still be skeptical about the merger, it was clear to see the unity between the two rival teams after their final volleyball faceoff on Thursday night, according to a release by the Alleghany Highlands Public Schools.

Students have been evacuated from Alleghany High School after a bomb threat was reported, according to a Facebook post from the school district.

The Alleghany County Public School system, the Covington City Public School system, and the Jackson River Technical Center will merge to create Alleghany Highlands Public Schools on July 1.

Several juveniles are in custody following an incident on an Alleghany County school bus that involved a pellet gun.

Alleghany High School football in-person practices and team activities have been suspended until Aug. 14.

Here's a look at some of the stories we'll be following today as they make headlines across the country and Southwest Virginia.

The man responsible for the death of Capitol Police officer William “Billy” Evans in Washington, D.C. on Friday has ties to Southwest Virginia.

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.

ROANOKE, Va. Today is the last day to give your input about reopening Roanoke County Schools. Roanoke City Schools is also asking for your thoughts about the reopening of schools. The Alleghany Health District will test people on a first-come, first-served basis today from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Alleghany High School. We could find out tonight about reopening plans for Lynchburg City Schools. Danville Utilities receives a Peak Power Advisory from its wholesale power provider.

“It’s always scary sending your children to school these days. They’re supposed to be safe and obviously they’re not,” said Angela Brown, whose 15-year-old son goes to Alleghany High School. “The thought that somebody can do this and they think they’re going to get by with it, it’s just, it’s unreal,” Brown said. School officials said a Covington High School student reported a possible threat made on social media from a student in Greenbrier County in West Virginia on Thursday. It’s a big problem nationwide.”“I don’t think you can change that, you know, social media," Brown said.

ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. - UPDATEAuthorities have released a statement after an Alleghany high school student was taken into custody following the discovery of his "hit list." The Alleghany County Sheriffs Office received a tip around 4 p.m. Monday that an Alleghany High School student currently attending the Rivermont School in Covington had created a "hit list" of students and employees to harm. ORIGINAL STORYA high school student was taken into custody Monday after authorities discovered the student had a "hit list" of peers and school employees. Around 4 p.m. Monday, the Alleghany County Sheriffs Office received a tip that an Alleghany High School student currently attending the Rivermont School in Covington had created a "hit list" of students and employees to harm. The list also contained the names of employees of the Rivermont School, an Alleghany County Sheriffs Office deputy and members of the suspects family, according to the Sheriff's Office.