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. It was a report card few residents were anticipating. Ahead of its release last October, a crowd of roughly 70 buzzed around Pen Druid...
What you want to know about the Rappahannock County comprehensive plan For the first time in a long time, Rappahannock County might greet the new year with a fully up-to-date comprehensive plan. Next week, the Board of Supervisors could make the long-awaited decision...
‘Rising prices are almost inevitable given the desirable place we’ve created’ One of the main takeaways from our special report was that housing in Rappahannock is limited and expensive, especially for lower- and middle-income households. Finding ways to address that...
Stories of the search for home in Rappahannock 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 Rappahannock home often make sacrifices to...
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...
After the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools in mid-March, Jess Settle scrambled to find babysitters for her four children, ages 11, nine, six and one. Settle works at Piedmont Broadband and had to be in the office to field phone calls and respond to a growing number...