by Ireland Hayes | Nov 2, 2025 | Infrastructure, Local Government, Sidebar, Town
A year later, little has changed in Rush River Commons’ quest for approval to develop a second site in the Town of Washington. At its meeting Monday, the Town of Washington Planning Commission voted against the development plans expressing the same chief concerns it...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 1, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Judge to decide if it has to release records A legal battle is underway in Rappahannock County Circuit Court to determine whether the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad (SVRS) is a publicly-funded organization — and therefore required to provide its records under the...
by Bob Hurley | Nov 1, 2025 | Agriculture, Sidebar, Top Story
A new way of using solar power with crops — the first project of its kind in Virginia — is already catching the eye of some Rappahannock farmers. Called agrivoltaics, the innovative, renewable energy project places solar panels over crop plantings, allowing both solar...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 30, 2025 | People
Early’s Carpet in Amissville celebrated its 59th anniversary on Friday with an all-day open house, welcoming customers to enter to win gift cards, door prizes and enjoy its newly-renovated showroom. Sonja Early-Betts poses in the new showroom that recently became a...
by Bob Hurley | Oct 29, 2025 | doers, People, Sidebar
Background: Former volunteer and current manager of the RappCats Adoption Center and shelter in Flint Hill — a nonprofit that rescues stray, abused, abandoned and unwanted cats and finds them homes; customer service manager for 23 years at Food Lion stores in Prince...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 29, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Sheriff’s Office alleges nearly $145K stolen Following a three-month investigation by the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office, a Sperryville woman was charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to an alleged financial exploitation of an elderly victim...
by Emily Oaks | Oct 27, 2025 | Local News Crisis, Sidebar, Top Story
‘Nothing good happens when a newspaper dies’ Judy Woodruff, senior correspondent and former anchor and managing editor of the PBS News Hour, made a special appearance in Rappahannock County last Friday to support local journalism. Nonprofit news organization Foothills...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 25, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Circuit court to decide next month A Rappahannock County District Court judge set bail at $10,000 Tuesday for Kenneth Warren Allison, who was charged with malicious wounding after a fight that resulted in a stabbing at his Flint Hill residence on Fodderstack Road. ...
by Ayana Summerlinrosa | Oct 24, 2025 | Art, Sidebar
The “Windows to our Heritage: Art that Honors Our Journey” show is back for its second year on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the State Theater, 305 S Main St., Culpeper. “This isn’t just a show; it’s a community gathering where...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 23, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
A jury trial was set for January for three traffic charges against attorney James William “Bill” Fletcher III in Rappahannock County Circuit Court last Thursday after a last-minute decision by Fletcher to not take a plea deal. “My client has made it known he’s...
