by Randy Rieland | Sep 30, 2021 | Agriculture, Business, Politics
Rappahannock and its neighbors seek to balance solar power, farming and open space In the past four months: – Fauquier County’s Planning Commission has rejected two proposals to build utility solar fields on farmland in the county. – Culpeper County’s...
by Bob Hurley | Aug 14, 2021 | Agriculture, People
Pete Jenkins: Farmer, auto repair mechanic, retired from Virginia Department of Transportation as a supervisor after 31 years of service. Volunteered with the Boy Scouts and Flint Hill Pentecostal Church. Family was moved from Shenandoah National Park to Jenkins...
by Tim Carrington | Jul 16, 2021 | Agriculture, Business, Politics
Chuck Akre — Rappahannock resident and famed money manager — is launching a new portfolio, composed not of securities but deeply felt values and stunning horizons. The 78-year-old founder of Akre Capital Management happily accepts that he is moving from an enterprise...
by John McCaslin | Sep 14, 2020 | Agriculture
‘The old structure is on the brink of an exciting new chapter in its almost 250-year history’ The iconic 18th century grist mill on the edge of Little Washington, which ground wheat and corn for a thriving frontier settlement that would eventually become Rappahannock...
