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 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 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 Foothills Forum Staff Report | Aug 18, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Health
Destructive insects detected in 50 Virginia counties Throughout the summer, Ira Chaleff saw the occasional spotted lanternfly latched to the side of his home in Huntly. He thought nothing of it. That was until a few weeks ago, when during a house party, one of his...
by Randy Rieland | Jul 31, 2024 | Education, Health, Sidebar
This is the first part of a series on the mental health struggles of today’s generation of teenagers, the urgent need for more support in schools and how families can get help. Schools scramble to keep up The plan, Erica Jennejahn recalls, was to get ahead of things,...