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 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 Bob Hurley | Oct 2, 2024 | Agriculture, Art
Biodiversity restoration taking root in Rappahannock County and around the region Speed dating isn’t just for singles who want brief meet ups with prospective partners — not in Northern Virginia’s Piedmont, anyway. In a new twist on the “mini-dating” phenomenon, a...
by Pam Owen | Sep 24, 2024 | Agriculture, Crime and Courts
With Summer here, we’re taking a look back on thoughtful observations when spring crept in… Spring in the Allegheny foothills arrived slowly, with two steps forward and one step back into winter. After spending a week with my brother in Tucson in late April, watching...
by Pam Owen | Sep 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
After writing about squirrels and hawks starting new families a while ago, I expected to have reported on their reproductive success by now. While the squirrel brood did well — three spunky youngsters — the hawk tale sadly turned into a mystery when the adults...
