by Ireland Hayes | Jun 22, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Attorneys representing Chester Brown, who is charged with the 2023 murder and strangulation of Doris Critzer in her Washington home, requested a private hearing with a Rappahannock judge to discuss expert witnesses in the case. Commonwealth’s Attorney Art Goff, his...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 21, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
A man the prosecution says has made a habit of taking money for construction work he never completes is now the subject of a Rappahannock County arrest warrant after vanishing following a 2023 fraud conviction. Gregg Howell, 65, whose last known residence was in...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 19, 2026 | Local Government, Sidebar, Town
Inn leasing former Wine Loves Chocolate building, says use undetermined The Town of Washington’s Architectural Review Board voted unanimously Monday to approve a renovation of 353 Main St., the former site of Wine Loves Chocolate that is now being leased by The Inn at...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 18, 2026 | Art, Education, Sidebar, Top Story
Rappahannock County’s young singers and thespians have been honing their crafts this summer at the Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC) chorus and drama camps, which will culminate in a free final concert on Friday, June 19 at 6 p.m. at the...
by foothillsforum | Jun 16, 2026 | People, Sidebar, Top Story
By Rachel Stanley After a recommendation from a friend who has a home in Rappahannock County, I applied to Foothills Forum for a three-week internship for my senior capstone. Living in Fairfax, attending an Arlington high school, city lights and rush-hour traffic is...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 16, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
After an hour-long hearing, the chief judge of Rappahannock County Circuit Court sent the attorneys involved in a lawsuit over the Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company’s ousted leaders away with a simple directive — talk to each other. “Communicate....
by Luke Christopher | Jun 13, 2026 | Environment, Sidebar, Top Story
Families spent last Saturday casting lines and learning about local waterways during the annual Rush River Fishing Day at Rappahannock County Park in Washington. Hosted by the Rappahannock County Recreational Facilities Authority, the free event featured fishing, fly...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 13, 2026 | County, Education, Local Government, Politics, Sidebar, Top Story
Against the backdrop of ongoing national anxiety over school gun violence, the Rappahannock County School Board spent more than 30 minutes Tuesday debating whether a concealed carry class belongs on a public school campus — particularly one tied financially to a local...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 12, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Driver: Plea agreement not ‘fair enough’ A Front Royal man was sentenced to two years and five months in prison Monday after pleading guilty in Rappahannock County Circuit Court to charges stemming from a high-speed chase through Flint Hill last September that reached...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 11, 2026 | County, Education, Local Government, Sidebar
The Rappahannock County School Board heard Tuesday why the district is planning to step away from a federal program that has provided free breakfast and lunch to all students regardless of income — and got assurances that no child will go hungry as a result. Jackie...
