by Bob Hurley | Jan 13, 2025 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Education
Rappahannock couple receives prestigious award Nestled along Long Mountain Road is one of Rappahannock County’s most precious jewels – the Jones Nature Preserve. Like the county’s motto, “A scenic masterpiece made perfect by nature,” the preserve is an...
by Bob Hurley | Jan 9, 2025 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Health, Infrastructure, Politics, Real Estate
Project expanding with shops, services, warehouses Only three miles east of the Rappahannock County line at Clevengers Corner – where routes 211 and 229 intersect – sits Stonehaven, an imposing 500-plus-acre housing development. The project calls for the construction...
by Ireland Hayes | Dec 16, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Education, Features, Health, Infrastructure, Politics, Real Estate
Town walking path needs more funding Steve Plescow, engineer of the Rush River Commons project, presented plans Monday to the Washington Town Council to restore a collapsing stream, fulfilling creator and backer Chuck Akre’s vision of a “green heart” in the center of...
by Ireland Hayes | Dec 9, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Health
Tucked among the rolling hills of Amissville, you would not expect to find an equine reproduction hub. But for nearly three decades, Dr. Kevin Dippert and his team have been pioneering in the field, serving horses and their owners who come from across the country....
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 16, 2024 | Agriculture, Business, Education
The new star of Rappahannock County is the kestrel, the colorful, feisty, falcon featured in this newspaper in August last year. The kestrel is North America’s smallest falcon. Its dwindling numbers have scientists mystified and now landowners in Rappahannock and...
