by Gracie Hart Brooks | Jul 20, 2026 | Agriculture, Features, People, Sidebar, Top Story
‘It was intimidating at first’ For Flint Hill resident Amanda Frye Bywaters, becoming a farmer meant walking into a world where she often felt she didn’t belong — little experience, plenty of unspoken doubt and a field largely shaped by older men. “It was intimidating...
by Ireland Hayes | Jul 17, 2026 | Education, Politics, Sidebar
But public outcry continues The Rappahannock County School Board’s attorney has concluded Rappahannock County Public Schools staff acted properly in allowing a concealed carry permit class to be held at the high school, but the legal opinion seemed to do little to...
by Randy Rieland | Jul 13, 2026 | Business, Environment, Features, Sidebar, Top Story
Let’s say there’s a female raccoon inside the wall of your house. Just what you need, right? But there’s more. With her is a litter of raccoon kits. Now what? Will Russell knows just what. This calls for a pheromone, or scent, from a male raccoon. “I put it in the...
by Bob Hurley | Jul 7, 2026 | Local Government, Local servcies, Politics, Sidebar, Top Story
New tools improve access for vision, hearing, mobility needs Rappahannock County’s Office of the General Registrar is rolling out new equipment and procedures ahead of the Aug. 4 Republican primary aimed at making voting more accessible for residents with...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jul 4, 2026 | Local News Crisis, Sidebar, Top Story
A nationwide study of local news reporting capacity has ranked Rappahannock County first in Virginia and 12th highest among all counties in the United States. The Local Journalist Index study (localjournalistindex.com) mapped the number of journalists, both full time...
by Tim Carrington | Jul 3, 2026 | Features, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Volunteers rally for July 3 ‘Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday Concert’ On a sunlit afternoon, retired Marine Col. John R. Bourgeois settled onto his Tiger Valley porch with a glass of chilled white wine, surrounded by antlers, flags and memorabilia. Will...
by Luke Christopher | Jul 2, 2026 | Fire/Rescue, People, Sidebar, Top Story
The annual Amissville Volunteer Fire & Rescue carnival and parade drew crowds to the department’s grounds last week, as residents and visitors turned out for four evenings of rides, games, food and one of the department’s biggest annual fundraisers....
by Tim Carrington | Jul 2, 2026 | Art, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Band director composes a life in Rappahannock Retired Marine Col. John R. Bourgeois’ road from a Bayou boyhood in Louisiana to conducting music for presidents at the White House took a turn into Rappahannock County in 1984, and he decided to stay. After enjoying a...
by Bob Hurley | Jun 23, 2026 | doers, People, Sidebar
Background: English and theater teacher at Rappahannock County High School; chorus and drama program manager for the Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC); previously taught seventh grade in Fauquier County schools and at Rappahannock County...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 22, 2026 | County, Local Government, Sidebar
Library board: No additional tax ask needed As negotiations continue over a possible move of the library to the Rush River Commons development, the Rappahannock County Public Library Board of Trustees says it has a plan to cover a future lease and rising operating...
