Stories of the search for home in Rappahannock By Sara Schonhardt — For Foothills Forum Home means something different to everyone. Yet what we discovered through responses to a Community Housing Questionnaire we circulated last year is that those who choose to make...
Questions about who gets to live in Rappahannock are perennial A Rappahannock News/Foothills Forum special report by Sara Schonhardt Graphics by Laura Stanton Housing has long been a topic of discussion in Rappahannock. What’s available? What’s affordable?...
This is the latest of several stories on how businesses are responding and adapting to COVID-19. If you’re a business owner or employee in the county and have questions or updates, please send them to [email protected]. It’s been nearly a month since Virginia began...
The Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission (RRRC) recently finalized the results of a year-long housing study showing the current and projected need for residences and offering strategies and recommendations for each locality to consider. In the five-county region,...
The COVID-19 vaccine rollout has picked up speed in Virginia recently. More doses are expected to arrive in the coming weeks and a new statewide registration system is up and running. More pharmacies, including Walgreens, Walmart, Food Lion, Martin’s, Harris Teeter...
Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government is continuing to dispense monetary assistance for businesses hit by the economic downturn and widespread restrictions on their operations. But banks servicing Rappahannock County say the uptake has...
Part 3 of 4 in a special report by Rappahannock News and Foothills Forum on preserving the unique environment of Rappahannock County. By Sara Schonhardt — For Foothills Forum It was a report card few residents were anticipating. Ahead of its release last October, a...
‘Rising prices are almost inevitable given the desirable place we’ve created’ By Sara Schonhardt — For Foothills Forum One of the main takeaways from our special report was that housing in Rappahannock is limited and expensive, especially for lower- and middle-income...
Stories of the search for home in Rappahannock By Sara Schonhardt — For Foothills Forum ‘We are out of balance:’ Q&AThe pandemic spurred demand for country homes while also reducing inventory as sellers took their homes off the market. And that supply-demand gap...
COVID, economic crisis make life that much harder With last month’s expiration of $600 in enhanced federal unemployment benefits coupled with bleak prospects for a new stimulus package, Rappahannock’s web of social service agencies and nonprofits is bracing for a...
FF-CCLC-Lisa_Paine-Wells-and-Lisa_Pendleton-106-story.jpgCCLC Executive Director Lisa Paine-Wells and Program Director Lisa Pendleton in center’s new building, which is licensed to hold around 20 children and should be ready within weeks. After the COVID-19 pandemic...
From a hilltop overlooking Madison County, several members of the Rappahannock County Broadband Committee observed on Monday how a local service provider brought the internet to Graves Mountain Lodge and contemplated what was possible for their own mountainous...