by Ireland Hayes | Jan 26, 2026 | Education, Sidebar, Top Story
A class of farm-to-table students at Rappahannock County Elementary School (RCES) and a local vegetable grower are now world-record holders after harvesting nearly 900 hot chili peppers from one plant. The Guiness World Record honor was given to Jason Loris of...
by Bob Hurley | Jan 14, 2026 | doers, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Background: Co-founder, In True Nature, a wellness center located on Slate Mills Road in Boston; practitioner of Ayurvedic wellness, which seeks to connect individuals with their inner self and the rhythms of the natural world; manages a community fund to support...
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 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...
