The Alleghany Highlands is blessed with beautiful mountain surroundings, abundant outdoor recreation, charming downtowns and genuinely friendly people. In other words, it's a great place to live. Families will find the Alleghany Highlands to be an idyllic place to raise kids, and retirees will enjoy the relaxed pace of small town life. The Alleghany Highlands Chamber of Commerce & Tourism has compiled a list of helpful resources for those interested in making the Alleghany Highlands their home. If you have other questions or would like to receive a relocation packet, email or call the Chamber office at 540-962-2178.
EMERGENCY/MEDICAL
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, DIAL 911
Alleghany County Sheriff: 965-1770
City of Covington Police Department: 965-6333
Town of Clifton Forge Police Department: 863-2513
ALLEGHANY COUNTY
Animal Control: 965-1770
Building Official: 863-6650
Commissioner of the Revenue: 863-6640
County Administrator: 863-6600
Parks & Recreation: 863-6622
Senior Services: 863-6621
Planning/Zoning: 863-6650
Voter Registration: 965-1690
TOWN OF IRON GATE
Town Hall: 862-0770
Fire Department: 862-5700
LIBRARIES
Alleghany Highlands Regional Library: 962-3321
Clifton Forge Public Library: 863-2519
Dabney S. Lancaster Community College: 863-2864
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Covington Customer Service Center: 1-804-497-7100
CABLE/INTERNET
Shentel: 1-800-SHENTEL or 962-6916
Lumos: 1-800-320-6144
WATER & SEWAGE
Alleghany County: 863-6650
City of Covington: 965-6322
Town of Clifton Forge: 863-2517
GENERAL AVIATION SERVICE
Greenbrier Valley Airport: 304-645-3961
COORDINATED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Ride Solutions: 866-424-3334
Mountain Express (RADAR): 800-964-5707
TAXI/SHUTTLE SERVICE
Lewis Lloyd, Inc.: 965-4741
Lugar's Taxi: 962-8294
Precious Cargo Shuttle Service: 962-8263 or 1-877-465-6130
KENNELS
Pampered Pets Inc.: 965-7487
Shady Lane Kennel: 862-5857
OTHER SERVICE NUMBERS
State Police: 800-542-5959
Career Information: 800-542-5870
Consumer Protection Hotline: 800-552-9963
Poison Control: 800-222-1222
Federal Bureau of Investigations: 804-261-1044
Virginia Crime Stoppers: 800-322-2017
Alcohol 24-Hour Helpline: 800-821-4357
Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 800-522-7096
Virginia Missing Children: 800-843-5678
Runaway Hotline: 800-621-4000
Medical Assistance Services Hotline: 800-552-8627
Safehome Systems: 965-3237
I-64 and I-81 Traffic and Travel Information: 800-578-4111
HOSPITALS
LewisGale at Alleghany: 862-6011
TOWN OF CLIFTON FORGE
Animal Control: 863-2513
Manager's Office Courthouse: 863-2501
Fire Dept. Administration: 863-2516
Public Works: 863-2517
Voter Registration: 965-1690
CITY OF COVINGTON
Engineer City Hall: 965-6345
City Manager: 965-6300
Commissioner of the Revenue: 965-6350
Parks & Recreation: 965-6360
Animal Control: 965-6333
Public Works: 965-6322
Voter Registration: 965-6380
NEWSPAPER
Virginian Review: 962-2121
UTILITIES - GAS & ELECTRIC
Dominion: 1-888-667-3000
Columbia Gas of Virginia: 1-800-543-8911
Whiting-Jamison Oil: 962-1176
AmeriGas Propane: 862-4148
Dixie Gas & Oil Corp.: 962-6336
TELEPHONE/WIRELESS (W)
Sprint (w): 1-877-890-4669 or 965-9276
Verizon (w): 1-800-564-0999 or 962-7018
U.S.Cellular (w): 1-888-944-9400 or 965-1152
Lumos: 800-320-6144
COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE
Roanoke Regional Service: 362-1999 www.roanokeregionalairport.com
Allegiant Air: 702-505-8888
Delta/KLM: 800-221-1212
United: 800-864-8331
U.S. Airways: 800-428-4322
RAILROADS
AMTRAK: 800-872-7245
CSX: 800-832-6460
Norfolk Southern: 800-635-5768
CAR RENTALS
Enterprise: 965-7698
OVERNIGHT PACKAGE DELIVERY
Federal Express: 800-463-3339
UPS: 800-742-5877
ALLEGHANY HIGHLANDS REALTOR LISTINGS
B.A. Rupert Real Estate: 540-962-7071
Sams & Co. Real Estate Sales and Development: 540-962-4035
Racey & Dean, Inc. Real Estate: 540-862-5744
Fresh Estates & Country Properties, Inc. - Larry Fresh: 540-839-3101
Highlands Realty: 540-962-7589
James River Realty: 540-463-2117
Greenway's Real Estate & Auction, Inc.: 540-965-1155 / 800-420-1155
CHURCHES - VARIOUS DENOMINATIONS
Anglican
St. Stephen's Anglican Church: 540-862-1440
Baptist
Concerned Christian Baptist Church: 540-962-1568
First Baptist Church: 540-962-0181
Main Street Baptist Church: 540-862-4530
Mt. Beulah Baptist Church: 540-862-5480
Mt. Olive Baptist Church: 540-862-7455
Pine Street Baptist Church: 540-962-8826
Wrightsville Baptist Church: 540-962-6563
Baptist-Independent
Calvary Baptist Church: 540-962-5833
Faith Baptist Church: 540-962-6335
Gospel Light Baptist Church: 540-962-3488
Immanuel Baptist Church: 540-862-1011
Moss Run Baptist Church: 540-965-3936
New Hope Baptist Church: 540-962-6025
United Baptist Church: 540-965-7614
Southern Baptist
Clifton Forge Baptist Church: 540-862-7481
Covington Baptist Church: 540-962-2256
Iron Gate Baptist Church: 540-862-0142
Lone Star Baptist Church: 540-747-2778
Sharon Baptist Church: 540-863-3801
Temple Baptist Church: 540-965-0330
Trinity Baptist Church: 540-962-0316
Bible
Covington Bible Church: 540-965-4256
Brethren
Grace Brethren Church: 540-962-9541
Catholic
Sacred Heart Catholic Church: 540-962-6541
St. Joseph's Catholic Church: 540-863-5371
Christian
First Christian Church: 540-965-8406
Disciples of Christ
Calvary Christian Church: 540-962-9596
Church of Christ
Church of Christ: 540-962-1865
First Church of God: 540-862-0787
Church of God
New Life Church of God: 540-962-7278
The Church of God of Prophecy: 540-962-6580
Church of God In Christ
Garden of Prayer #5 Cogic: 540-965-9044
Gospel Tabernacle Church of God in Christ: 540-962-2600
Church of Jesus Christ
Church Jesus Christ LDS: 540-962-4179
Episcopal
Emmanuel Episcopal Church: 540-965-5626
St. Andrews: 540-863-3041
Full Gospel
Good News Christian Fellowship: 540-962-5814
Holiness
Bread of Life Church: 540-862-7555
First Penteecostal Holiness Church: 540-962-2460
Jackson Memorial Church: 540-862-0408
Independent
Glory Land Church: 540-863-9530
Oak Hill Bible Church: 540-862-1958
Interdenominational
Living Stones Ministries: 540-863-4576
Jehovah's Witnesses
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses: 540-965-5417 or 540-862-7321
Nazarene
First Church of the Nazarene: 540-962-1969
Presbyterian
Clifton Forge Presbyterian: 540-862-5775
Edgemont ARP Presbyterian Church: 540-965-3916
Falling Spring Presbyterian Church: 540-965-0886
First Presbyterian Church: 540-962-2195
Greenwood Presbyterian Church: 540-965-3926
Johnson Creek ARP Church: 540-962-6830
Low Moor Presbyterian Church: 540-862-0152
Mallow Presbyterian Church: 540-962-2320
McCallister Memorial: 540-962-2675
United Methodist
Benjamin Persinger United Methodist Church: 540-747-3421
Callaghan United Methodist Charge: 540-962-4092
Central United Methodist Church: 540-863-4156
Christ United Methodist Church: 540-965-3641
Epworth United Methodist Church: 540-862-5334
Fletcher Chapel UMC: 540-965-4019
Granbery Memorial United Methodist Church: 540-962-3911
Hoke Chapel United Methodist Church: 540-965-3923
Iron Gate United Methodist Church: 540-862-4005
Longdale Methodist Church: 540-863-9118
Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church: 540-962-2693
Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church: 540-962-3032
Parrish Court United Methodist Church: 540-962-1036
Pinnell Chapel United Methodist Church: 540-747-2977
South Covington United Methodist Church: 540-962-6377
Wesleyan
Covingon Wesleyan Church: 540-962-6906
Alleghany Highlands Schools
There are two school systems in the Alleghany Highlands, one serving the City of Covington and one serving both Alleghany County and the Town of Clifton Forge. Also, there is Virginia State Governor's School, a technical center, and a community college.