by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 14, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health
For half a century artist-blacksmith Nol Putnam transformed one of the Earth’s hardest and most unyielding substances into flowing forms, such as leaves, stems, tendrils and seed pods. His forge was loud, fiery and dangerous, and though he made his work seem plausible...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | May 24, 2024 | Art, Politics
‘With his art, he shared a window into his soul’ Kevin Adams painted the real. He found it beautiful. Born on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, he traveled and looked, searching out the visual secrets of his subjects. Outside, at the easel, he would draw the contours,...
by Tim Carrington | May 12, 2024 | Business, Crime and Courts, Education, Local Services, Politics
Schools’ funding request nearly fulfilled The key elements of Rappahannock County’s next budget are settled: Barring a last-minute reversal, increases in property taxes won’t happen, personal property tax payments will remain level, and the schools will receive $9.95...
by Tim Carrington | May 12, 2024 | Education, Local Services, Politics
Rapp budget 2024 graphic 1 Rappahannock County’s proposed increase in property taxes is in play, but may evaporate if two other sources of funds materialize. Hit by a shortfall of state support for the county’s schools, County Administrator Garrey W. Curry last month...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | May 12, 2024 | Business, Crime and Courts, Health, Politics
Cruising along serene Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park (SNP), it’s easy to forget how quickly the park juts into backcountry wilderness, where innumerable rocky trails lead to breathtaking vistas, cliffs and waterfalls but also expose Sunday tourists and even...
