by Ireland Hayes | Jun 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Inn: Hike violates ‘principles of fairness and equity’ The Washington Town Council voted 4-1 Monday to approve an increase in water and sewer rates for town customers, despite arguments from The Inn at Little Washington over fairness and legality. “The question that...
by Tim Carrington | Jun 6, 2025 | County, Local Government
County’s restaurant owners elated In an unanticipated turnaround Monday, the Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors voted down a proposal to raise the county meals and lodging tax from 4% to 6%. The 3-to-2 vote to keep the current rate drew the county’s divisive...
by Bob Hurley | Jun 3, 2025 | doers, People
Background Claire — Retired communications and outreach specialist at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and later the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; board member, Rappahannock Association for Arts and Community (RAAC) and co-chair, RAAC Fall Art Tour; board...
by Andy Alexander | Jun 3, 2025 | Crime and Courts
A federal court has dismissed a bankruptcy filing by a construction firm headed by Rappahannock County contractor Edward D. “Eddie” Fletcher Jr. In mid-April, E. Fletcher Construction LLC filed a petition in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Harrisonburg under Chapter 11 of...
by Ireland Hayes | May 24, 2025 | Local Government, Town
Endorses some updates to historical society building The Town of Washington Architectural Review Board (ARB) voted 4-1 Monday to approve a tower addition to The Parsonage — a guesthouse on Main Street owned by The Inn at Little Washington — after board members were...
