by Ireland Hayes | Jan 27, 2025 | Art, Broadband, Business, Education, Health, Infrastructure, Local Services, Politics, Real Estate
Questions about broadband, data center implications Electric utility company Potomac Edison will be replacing old wooden poles and electrical lines in a nearly 14-mile stretch from Luray to Sperryville — a line that provides most of the county’s power. The upgrade...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 15, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Fire/Rescue, Health, Local Services, People, Politics
The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors has approved $278,139 of funding for the purchase of six new Lifepak 35 monitors, a newer model of lifesaving devices used by all of the fire and rescue companies in the county. The total cost of the new equipment is more...
by Randy Rieland | Jan 24, 2023 | Business
A renewed effort to provide a form of public transportation for Rappahannock County residents is in the works. The Regional Transportation Collaborative (RTC) of the Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission is applying for a grant that, if funded, would provide...
by Randy Rieland | Jan 21, 2023 | Politics
Take a look back to some of the key moments in 2022 that defined Rappahannock County. Jan. 3: A heavy snowfall causes more than a thousand county residents to lose power, some for as long as a week. Jan 5: Wakefield Supervisor Debbie Donehey is re-elected board chair...
by Randy Rieland | Jan 2, 2023 | Business
The Rappahannock County Public Safety Committee last week recommended that the Board of Supervisors withdraw financial support from the troubled Flint Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company. The vote last week was the latest and most drastic step in the county’s...
