by Ireland Hayes | Oct 23, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
A father and son were sentenced in Rappahannock County Circuit Court last Thursday after pleading guilty to grand larceny in connection with the March theft of an estimated $9,600 worth of jewelry at Dragonfly Gems in Sperryville. Judge Grace Carroll sentenced Zabal...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 19, 2025 | Education, Sidebar, Top Story
Money smarts start in kindergarten Most adults wish they had learned more about money management before life started sending them bills. In Rappahannock County Public Schools, students are getting that head start thanks to FamilyFutures, a local nonprofit that...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 17, 2025 | Local Government, Sidebar, Town
Washington Town Council tables application The Washington Town Council accepted the Planning Commission’s recommendation to table an application for the second development phase of Rush River Commons (RRC) until the commission’s meeting later this month. The Planning...
by Ayana Summerlinrosa | Oct 14, 2025 | Pathfinders, People, Sidebar
Preserving his family’s history — and his town’s soul Charles Jameson’s life is a journey through history itself—from the farmlands of Culpeper to the battlefields of Vietnam and back to the very soil his family tended for generations. At 78, he is a pathfinder,...
by Emily Oaks | Oct 13, 2025 | People, Sidebar
Festival born after books banned in Madison schools Booklovers gathered Sunday afternoon at Revalation Vineyards in Madison County for “No Book Left Behind: Celebrating Our Freedom to Read,” a community festival triggered by the banning in Madison schools of some...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 11, 2025 | Local Government, Politics, Sidebar, Town
The Washington Town Council hosted a three-minute meeting Monday to announce two candidates for interim treasurer — Deborah Harris and Maria Darie. Both applied after treasurer Gail Swift moved out of the town this summer and the position became vacant. Monday’s...
by Gracie Hart Brooks | Oct 5, 2025 | Agriculture, Sidebar, Top Story
Orchards hit hard by late frost Rappahannock fruit growers could well look back on the 2025 season as among their least bountiful. First it was the peach crop, with losses of up to 70%, victim of unusually warm temperatures in March, followed by a hard April freeze....
by Tim Carrington | Oct 4, 2025 | Art, Sidebar
Resident, former Corcoran curator to talk on Miller’s legacy Friday night Rappahannock resident Jane Livingston, a former curator and associate director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. will explore the artistic legacy of American photographer Lee...
by Tim Carrington | Sep 30, 2025 | Infrastructure, Local Government, Sidebar, Town
Town of Washington planners press pause on major Rush River Commons’ development plans Rush River Commons’ second phase has hit headwinds in the Town of Washington, where the Planning Commission raised questions at its Monday meeting about processes, and more...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 20, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Embezzlement, failure to perform construction work A Rappahannock District Court judge ruled Tuesday that there was enough evidence to send Flint Hill contractor Edward “Eddie” Fletcher Jr.’s case to a grand jury. Fletcher, owner of E. Fletcher Construction, faces...
