by Ireland Hayes | Mar 16, 2026 | Agriculture, Sidebar, Top Story
Spring is in full swing at Charming Hill Farm, where more than 20 goat kids and lambs have been born in recent weeks. Dozens of families visited the Amissville farm Saturday to meet the babies during its goat-cuddling sessions and tours. The new arrivals come...
by Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson | Mar 15, 2026 | Features, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Nan Butler Roberts has stood here many times, a hilltop in Woodville, from where the view is breathtaking — sweeping over a farmland quilt, all the way to the buttresses of the Blue Ridge. But it’s the cemetery that draws Roberts. Her grandfather is buried...
by Ireland Hayes, Julia Shanahan | Mar 15, 2026 | Agriculture, Environment, Sidebar
With the scent of fresh-cut lumber in the air and hammers ringing across the fields, Rappahannock Nature Camp’s new home at Waterpenny Farm in Sperryville is taking shape. Read the full story by Julia Shanahan at rappnews.com Photos by Ireland Hayes Waterpenny farmer...
by Tim Carrington | Mar 12, 2026 | County, Local Government, Sidebar, Top Story
Rappahannock’s proposed budget signals a new focus on big, and chronically postponed, capital projects, such as a roof for the elementary school and a fresh county courthouse in the Town of Washington. The blueprint drawn up by the county administrator to present to...
by Tim Carrington | Mar 8, 2026 | County, Crime and Courts, Local Government, Sidebar
Flock cameras stay, privacy worries persist Rappahannock’s three Flock Safety cameras will continue to record the movement of cars as they traverse county roads, and notwithstanding widespread public unease, a fourth will soon be installed. As a Board of Supervisors’...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 7, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Williams Tree Service of Amissville has been dismissed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia, ending the company’s efforts to reorganize. The dismissal, which the business did not contest, is set to take...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 7, 2026 | County, Fire/Rescue, Local Government, Sidebar
The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors (BOS) on Monday approved a contingency plan that keeps the paid EMS program at Chester Gap in place — for now — after the Warren County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to allocate $15,1000. If Warren County commits to...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 6, 2026 | People, Sidebar
Maryland Sen. Cheryl Kagan (right) and her opponent, Susan Bertoni, mark down scores on their score sheets on Sunday at last weekend’s Scrabble Tournament at the Scrabble Schoolhouse near Castleton. Scrabble players from across the country gathered for the third...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 5, 2026 | County, Infrastructure, Local Government, Sidebar
Next: Ask residents for input The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors (BOS) was presented with a new, smaller conceptual plan for a proposed new courthouse at its meeting Monday — a concept that would shave about $1.3 million off of construction costs. The board...
by Bob Hurley | Mar 1, 2026 | Features, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Historic landmark growing as business hub Like many who have made Rappahannock County their home, Josh and Rachel Savey were drawn to the county’s rural charm and bucolic setting, first as weekenders and now as owners of the Sperryville Schoolhouse complex, a growing...
