by Ireland Hayes | Nov 17, 2025 | Education, Sidebar
Clarify dual enrollment changes Power outages and surges at Rappahannock County Public Schools caused by a transformer fire and equipment failures — three times causing disruptions in the school day in the last week — reflect “a big issue” facing the schools,...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 16, 2025 | Business, Local Government, Sidebar, Town
The Washington Town Council unanimously approved development of Rush River Commons’ second phase, despite a recommendation of denial from its Planning Commission last month. The development will be on 3.9 acres where Warren Avenue meets Lee Highway, adjacent to Rush...
by Tim Carrington | Nov 11, 2025 | Infrastructure, Real Estate, Sidebar, Top Story
Longtime resident buys land to explore housing project at village’s edge Two families with Rappahannock roots that go back generations were buyer and seller in a land transaction last week that could result in Sperryville being the site of the most ambitious housing...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 9, 2025 | Broadband, County, Local Government, Sidebar, Top Story
Residents choosing other internet options By Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson All Points Broadband (APB) is finally laying fiber in Rappahannock County — but after years of delays, it may be too little, too late. The company says the first residents are expected to get...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 6, 2025 | Food Pantry, Local servcies, Sidebar, Top Story
The Rappahannock County Food Pantry is stepping up to meet the needs of the community and put food on the table in the wake of national uncertainty surrounding the federal food stamp program called SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Amid the ongoing...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 4, 2025 | Art, Top Story
“Last Day of Rapp Nature Camp, Silk Moth view” by Rachel Bynum, Sperryville, Va. “Rush River, October” by Michael T. Bell, Rixeyville, Va. “Blanket...
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...
