by Tim Carrington | May 4, 2026 | Business, Features, Real Estate, Sidebar, Top Story
Residents and local groups weigh uncertainty as longtime land arrangements are revisited For nearly two centuries, the Miller family has been Sperryville’s dominant landowner, farming and stewarding 845 acres of Rappahannock countryside while quietly supporting the...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 25, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Health issues — ‘wiggy hormones’ — led to arrests, he says Attorney James William “Bill” Fletcher III pleaded guilty last Thursday to two counts of reckless driving over the 2024 Christmas holiday for which he received suspended jail time, fines and a year of...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Mar 23, 2026 | Local Government, Sidebar
By Stan Crock Congress adopted the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in 1966 requiring agencies to disclose requested information unless it falls under exemptions that protect personal privacy, national security and law enforcement. All 50 states have freedom...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 16, 2026 | Agriculture, Sidebar, Top Story
Spring is in full swing at Charming Hill Farm, where more than 20 goat kids and lambs have been born in recent weeks. Dozens of families visited the Amissville farm Saturday to meet the babies during its goat-cuddling sessions and tours. The new arrivals come...
by Ireland Hayes, Julia Shanahan | Mar 15, 2026 | Agriculture, Environment, Sidebar
With the scent of fresh-cut lumber in the air and hammers ringing across the fields, Rappahannock Nature Camp’s new home at Waterpenny Farm in Sperryville is taking shape. Read the full story by Julia Shanahan at rappnews.com Photos by Ireland Hayes Waterpenny farmer...
