More than 1 in 5 US adults live with a mental illness. Over 1 in 5 youth (ages 13-18) either currently or at some point during their life, have had a seriously debilitating mental illness. About 1 in 25 U.S. adults lives with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression. […]

Congratulations to Deputy Scotti Browning, his wife Karie and daughter Delilah as they welcome twins Maddie and Warren to their family! Best wishes from all of us here at Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office and Regional Jail.

ATTENTION!!!!! Due to the weather conditions predicted for Saturday, May 4th, we have decided to change the location of the Alleghany Highlands Youth Day Rodeo. It will now be at Jeter Watson Elementary School, 560 West Indian Valley Road, Covington. We will still have the magic show, bike giveaways, gift cards, games, prizes, food and […]

Continuing our busy weekend, The Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office and Regional Jail and the Alleghany Highlands Community Services Board participated in the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday at Wal-Mart in Covington and Kroger in Clifton Forge. We collected a record number of prescription drugs this year for disposal! If you could […]

The Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office and Regional Jail had a very busy weekend! As a part of our continuing initiative to make Alleghany County a wonderful place to live, we completed our second community trash pickup on Valley Ridge Road in Covington on Saturday. We picked up 55 bags of trash to be taken to […]

Our Community truly is an amazing place! More businesses and organizations have donated to the Youth Day Rodeo to be held May 4th at Jackson River Sports Complex. We say it every time and will say it again, we cannot have the Youth Day Rodeo without the support of the Alleghany Highlands. If any organization, […]

Sheriff Moore was honored to attend the Covington Ruritan April meeting at Cuccis on Tuesday evening. He spoke about the positive results of the new administration, future plans and community involvement.A great time was had by all.

Investigator Morris of the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office and Regional Jail speaks to teens at the annual FCCLA convention that was held in Virginia Beach this past weekend. Morris spoke about how child predators will use the internet to lure teens into dangerous situations. If you suspect any illegal internet activity please contact the Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office […]

Congratulations to Captain Chris Fisher for being honored by the Kiwanis Club of the Jackson River Area. Captain Fisher was the guest speaker for the Kiwanis and was presented with the book “We Met A Police Officer Today” by Club Director Jessica Freeman. Captain Fisher signed the book and it will be donated to a […]