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Supervisors consider new revenue stream to pay for courthouse

Supervisors consider new revenue stream to pay for courthouse

by Ireland Hayes | Apr 10, 2025 | County, Local Government

Board votes for new school buses The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to allow staff to seek approval from the state to institute a small increase in court fees that could be leveraged by the county to help fund the construction of a new...
Rappahannock Almanac 2024 | This is the year that was

Rappahannock Almanac 2024 | This is the year that was

by Randy Rieland | Jan 2, 2025 | Art, Broadband, Business, Education, Fire/Rescue, Health, Local Services, Politics

Building Committee, RIP • Flint Hill Fire back-and-forth • Hiking Old Rag: Get a ticket • Volunteers battle brush fires • Chester Brown sentenced. Murder unsolved. • Russian intrigue in Huntly! • Trump win, caravan parades • Washington’s ‘First Lady’ passes • High...
Rappahannock native Jane Pollard reflects on life in the ’50s, ’60s

Rappahannock native Jane Pollard reflects on life in the ’50s, ’60s

by Ayana Summerlinrosa | Nov 17, 2024 | Education, Features, Pathfinders, People

Retired teacher Jane Pollard, now 78, grew up in the Slate Mills area of Rappahannock County in a close-knit Black community that thrived on unity and self-reliance despite the harsh realities of segregation and the arrival of integration in the 1950s and ‘60s. She...
School Board seeking citizen lobbyists, recognizes retiring staff

School Board seeking citizen lobbyists, recognizes retiring staff

by Ireland Hayes | May 19, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, People, Politics

Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, May 14, 2024 The Rappahannock County School Board is searching for community members interested in advocating for the school district at the state level to help the district “play the Richmond game” amid recent funding...

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