2023-02-FF-FlintHillVFD-13.jpgThe Flint Hill Volunteer Fire & Rescue department, Rappahannock County’s Company 4, on Fodderstack Road. A Virginia State Police investigator found evidence of possible embezzlement, credit card theft, tax fraud and forgery at the...
“Shifting to a ‘we’ instead of a ‘me’ mindset” critical for the future, say some of those interviewed A consulting firm hired by the county to help develop a vision for how Rappahannock shapes its fire and rescue system unveiled its first report Tuesday at a joint...
The School House is up for sale; Copper Fox Antiques narrowly avoids foreclosure auction Update: The foreclosure auction of the Copper Fox Antiques was called off late last week after owner Alex Sharp and Atlantic Union Bank ended a year-long impasse. They agreed to...
How does Amissville sustain and build community? Fifty years ago, motorists traveled through Amissville on a two-lane road dotted with historic homes, small hardware and grocery stores, restaurants, tourist cabins, garages, and a post office. Today, most travelers on...
Ferris-Wheel-Sunset-web.jpg (copy)Last year's carnival saw large crowds after a two year break because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Amissville Volunteer Fire and Rescue’s annual carnival will be held nightly starting at 6 p.m. from Wednesday, June 21, through Saturday,...
Nol PutnamNol Putnam at his Huntly forge in 2021. Renowned Rappahannock blacksmith and artist Nol Putnam passed away Sunday night. A county resident since 2001, Putnam was a long-time fixture on the Fall Art Tour, sharing White Oak Forge, his story, and his talent...
2023-06-Battle-Brandy-Station--38-web-4.jpg The Fight for Fleetwood is known for the cavalry clashing with their sabers drawn. This smaller battle happened a few hours after the larger Charging of the Confederate Guns at St. James Church The sun beat down on a crowd...
State Extension Director visits, tours renovated Culpeper facility Regional representatives with an interest in agriculture and business convened recently at the Carver Center in Culpeper County to meet the new state cooperative extension director and tour the...
local news logo ‘We don’t want to shut down’ Norman Styer has devoted his career to reporting news in Loudoun County, an outer Washington suburb that has quintupled in population over 30 years and is now Virginia’s third-most populous county. He signed on as Leesburg...
local news logo The Richmond Free Press, an African-American weekly newspaper, was established in 1992, but if it seems much older it may be because its late founder, Raymond H. Boone, was at the center of covering the struggle for civil rights for half a century....
local news logo Newspapers that specialize in covering the interests and concerns of Black Americans, ethnic groups, gay readers and other targeted groups face the same economic and demographic challenges that buffet general-interest newspapers in Virginia, including...
local news logo There’s a ray of light shining in the otherwise bleak landscape of local news: a profusion of new, colorful websites where readers can find out what’s happening now instead of waiting until morning or midweek. These include the homepages of legacy...