by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Dec 21, 2023 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Local Services, Politics
A special delivery of fresh apples — a whole lot of apples — helps residents in need This is a story about apples. Lots of apples. Enough apples to make more pies than you can eat in a few lifetimes. Eugene Triplett’s role in the tale began early on a Friday the week...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Dec 5, 2023 | Agriculture, Business, People, Politics
Background: Held positions at the National Security Agency for 30 years while working part time as a house painter and contractor. Korean War veteran, chairman of the Deacon Board and trustee at Shiloh Baptist Church, Woodville for more than 50 years. Active in the...
by Randy Rieland | Nov 20, 2023 | Agriculture, Politics
Drought draining ag resources Mike Sands remembers a gut feeling he had around the middle of July. Something didn’t seem right about the weather patterns, he said. There had been a thunderstorm with heavy rain on July 3, but next to no precipitation since then. He...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 13, 2023 | Agriculture, Business, Politics
mop-up firefightingFirefighters conduct mop-up operations on the Quaker Run fire line. Monday, Nov. 13 update: Ahead of tonight’s possible wind event, firefighters will continue breaking apart debris piles and downed trees, according to a Monday update from the...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 31, 2023 | Agriculture, Education
rces path lorisJason Loris and his daughter stand next to their world-record winning squash displayed in the RCES cafeteria on Oct. 27, 2023. Loris grew two record-breaking butternut squash this season, and both were featured at the Virginia State Fair last month....
