by Ireland Hayes | Oct 7, 2024 | Business, Politics, Real Estate
The Town of Washington’s Planning Commission voted to recommend the division of a lot near The Washington School, restoring a boundary line lost during the school’s renovation 20 years ago. The property on Mt. Salem Avenue is adjacent to The Washington School and...
by Bob Hurley | Sep 22, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Health, Politics
‘Mother Nature is 90% of the success of farming’; fall may bring relief The drought of 2024 is sticking around a while longer, even though local streams and rivers are beginning to return to normal seasonal levels, groundwater aquifers are slowly recharging, farmers...
by Ireland Hayes | Aug 19, 2024 | Art, Business, Crime and Courts, Local Services, Politics, Real Estate
Alex Sharp VII, real estate broker and former member of Rappahannock’s Board of Zoning Appeals and Water and Sewer Authority, has been ordered to pay over $50,000 in back child and spousal support by the end of this month, or go to jail, a judge ruled in Rappahannock...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 16, 2024 | Art, Business, Crime and Courts, People, Politics, Real Estate
Final plans to be reviewed in July Town of Washington officials held a public hearing Monday to hear what townsfolk thought about possible changes to the bed and breakfast ordinance, allowing for some establishments to host as many as eight more guests. But before the...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | May 29, 2024 | Art, Business, Features, Real Estate
Plans for demolishing portions of a decaying packing shed at 330 Porter St., in the Town of Washington moved forward after a proposal was approved by the Architectural Review Board (ARB) on Tuesday. D.C. developer and Rappahannock resident Jim Abdo and property...
