sperryville fire trainingTraining at the Sperryville Volunteer Fire Department in March 2023. • Among the proposals: More paid personnel, county support • Supervisors must approve committee's recommendations Rappahannock County’s Public Safety Committee unanimously...
Automated External Defibrillator(AED) on the wall Rappahannock County gathering data on lifesaving cardiac devices It’s almost two years since Keir Whitson came minutes away from dying. Back in July 2022, the Rappahannock County supervisor and his family were visiting...
Dr. McCue closing medical practice: How his departure affects community health Dr. John McCue tells the story of a visit from a patient he had come to know well. They chatted about serious science – physics and chemistry, as he remembers it – until finally McCue asked...
• Expected $1.5 million subsidy removed in Richmond budget negotiations • Costly mandated staff raises possible The prospect of a $1.5 million shot-in-the-arm for Rappahannock County Public Schools (RCPS) is fading. Subcommittees in both the Virginia Senate and...
Watch the School Board meeting: Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, April 9, 2024 ‘Dire need for speech services’ The number of Rappahannock County students receiving special education services is climbing, a rise tied in part to the impact of the COVID...
Watch the meeting: Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, March 12, 2024 Requires financial boost from county The Rappahannock County School Board Tuesday approved a proposed $15 million budget, one that would require a big boost in financial support from the...
‘The companies should lead the way’ Maybe, just maybe, the Rappahannock community is moving forward in addressing one of its more persistent and daunting challenges. For more than a decade now, the aging of the county’s population has taken a toll on Rappahanock’s...
2023-07-FF-Transportation-Kristin-Lam-Peraza--5-web.jpg (copy)The Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission operates transportation services that serve area residents. Getting rides to medical appointments, pharmacies and grocery stores is about to get easier for...
Drought draining ag resources Mike Sands remembers a gut feeling he had around the middle of July. Something didn’t seem right about the weather patterns, he said. There had been a thunderstorm with heavy rain on July 3, but next to no precipitation since then. He...
Moving beyond emergency aid, a new program helps people get back on their feet Sometimes it’s a plea to help cover next month’s rent — or an electric bill. Other times, it’s about paying for a critical home repair or fixing a car so someone can get to their job. In...
In a community with an older population like Rappahannock County, the medical needs of its residents only increase with time. There’s a part of that trend that’s often overlooked: The challenge of actually getting people to treatments and checkups. As Mobility Manager...
Social worker Erica Jennejahn helps students cope with growing mental health needs Three years on, and yet Erica Jennejahn still sees ripples of the COVID-19 pandemic in the classrooms of Rappahannock County Public Schools (RCPS). “What I see is that kids and parents...