by Ireland Hayes | Apr 7, 2025 | Agriculture, Top Story
Entering the world, fashionably It’s that time of year — farms across Rappahannock County are welcoming spring flocks of new lambs and goat kids. Four little lambs, only a few days old, took their first steps outside of a barn Tuesday morning, braving the cold in...
by Tim Carrington | Mar 21, 2025 | County, Infrastructure, Local Government, Politics, Top Story
Proposal: Higher real estate taxes, fees Rappahannock County began hammering out its next budget this week in a fraught environment that mixes unprecedented disruptions from the federal government, little or no relief from the state, with anticipated new spending...
by Bob Hurley | Feb 10, 2025 | Agriculture, Business, doers, Education, Local Services, People, Top Story
Background: Co-owner, Waterpenny Farm in Sperryville; director, Rappahannock Nature Camp; member, Rappahannock County School Board representing the Piedmont District since 2008; member, Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection Education Committee; former vice...
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...
