by Ireland Hayes | Feb 16, 2026 | County, Education, Local Government, Politics, Sidebar
Confront FY27 budget pressures in joint session The Rappahannock County School Board laid out major line items in its fiscal year 2027 budget to the Board of Supervisors (BOS) Tuesday, with state-mandated salary and insurance increases and an estimated $6 million of...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 12, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
After a two-day trial, a Rappahannock County Circuit Court jury took less than 30 minutes last Friday to find Robbie Lee Critzer of Washington not guilty of embezzling funds from Williams Tree Service and its owner, Gregory T. Williams. The jury, composed of seven...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 12, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar, Top Story
A Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge on Monday postponed the murder trial of Chester Brown for seven months to allow time for forensic and DNA analysis to be completed as well as provide Brown’s attorneys time to prepare. Brown is charged in the 2023 murder and...
by Tim Carrington | Feb 10, 2026 | Art, Sidebar, Top Story
Middle Street Gallery’s current “Members and Friends” exhibit, one of its most popular shows, runs through April 5, with a reception Feb. 21 from 4-6 p.m. Each year, the gallery’s 20-some members invite a friend to step in with a painting, drawing, photograph...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 8, 2026 | Local servcies, Sidebar
RappTaxFree is returning for its third year, providing free state and federal tax-filing services to the Rappahannock community every Saturday through Apr. 11 at the Washington Baptist Church, 180 Gay St. in the Town of Washington. RappTaxFree can prepare most...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 7, 2026 | People
Meet the geese who march to jazz — and the man leading them Read the full story by Julia Shanahan at rappnews.com Photos by Ireland...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 1, 2026 | People, Sidebar, Top Story
Age is usually treated as a limit — a line that, once crossed, confines people and slows them down. But for four remarkable centenarian women in Rappahannock County, their age is not a restriction — it’s just a number. Marie Ridder, Doris Rowzie, Joyce Abell and Bess...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 28, 2026 | Local Government, Sidebar, Town
The Washington Town Council unanimously appointed former Mayor John Fox Sullivan last Wednesday to fill a vacant council seat after two other applicants withdrew from consideration. Sullivan briefly addressed the council at the meeting, saying he would be honored to...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 27, 2026 | Business, Sidebar, Top Story
The Amissville Market celebrated its one year anniversary in December, and seems to be thriving. Owner Jessica Hall said her market, housed in the historic Hackley’s General Store in “downtown” Amissville, has evolved over the last year into a community hub. Hall,...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 26, 2026 | Education, Sidebar, Top Story
A class of farm-to-table students at Rappahannock County Elementary School (RCES) and a local vegetable grower are now world-record holders after harvesting nearly 900 hot chili peppers from one plant. The Guiness World Record honor was given to Jason Loris of...
