by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Sep 25, 2023 | Agriculture, Politics
Woodville, a blink of a hamlet that’s a 60-second drive-through between Sperryville and Culpeper on U.S. Route 522, may be the smallest village in Rappahannock County, but it has a rich, colorful history and now, evolving possibilities for its future. Woodville’s...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Sep 8, 2023 | Agriculture, Crime and Courts, Politics
Rapp son Ben Raines dives into river, discovers ship shards Ben Raines, author of “The Last Slave Ship,” is coming to Little Washington Theatre on Sept. 16 to discuss the story of the criminal transport of slaves to the United States in 1860, and his own discovery of...
by Bob Hurley | Aug 26, 2023 | Business, doers, Education, Local Services, People, Politics
Background: Ann — Undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Mary Washington and George Mason University respectively; retired Prince William County elementary school teacher; volunteers for the Rappahannock Food Pantry, RAAC Art Tour, Headwaters,...
by Julia Shanahan | Jul 26, 2023 | Education, Politics
Nestled in the foothills with a view of Old Rag, Susan Hoffman and Mike Biniek have been hosting a summer camp at their Belle Meade Farm for 30 years and show no signs of slowing down. The camp, which has several two-week sessions each summer, sees dozens of kids as...
by Luke Christopher | Jul 18, 2023 | Business
When driving from Ben Venue to Massies Corner, it’s not uncommon to feel that you are somewhere special, with the hilltop views of foothills leading up to the Blue Ridge. No one can say whether any of the 70,000 Confederate troops who marched through there on their...
