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Ben Venue slave cabins, a reminder of crossroads’ past

Ben Venue slave cabins, a reminder of crossroads’ past

by Luke Christopher | Nov 14, 2023 | Politics

It does not take much imagination to absorb history when you’re standing on the corner of U.S. Route 211 and Richmond Road. As you head north, as Richmond Road becomes Ben Venue Road, the three well-built, well-preserved brick slave cabins are a reminder of the...
Wildfire update: What a difference a quarter inch of rain makes

Wildfire update: What a difference a quarter inch of rain makes

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 13, 2023 | Agriculture, Business, Politics

mop-up firefightingFirefighters conduct mop-up operations on the Quaker Run fire line. Monday, Nov. 13 update: Ahead of tonight’s possible wind event, firefighters will continue breaking apart debris piles and downed trees, according to a Monday update from the...
Rappahannock PTO opens clothing cottage for children in need

Rappahannock PTO opens clothing cottage for children in need

by Ireland Hayes | Oct 21, 2023 | Education

PTO clothing closet ribbon cuttingShelly Stoner, president of the Rappahannock PTO, cuts the ribbon on the clothing cottage at Rappahannock County Elementary School on Oct. 11. Volunteer built, discreetly located and stocked with new and gently used goods The...
Tornado devastates Woodville . . . Decades later, hippies call it home

Tornado devastates Woodville . . . Decades later, hippies call it home

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 17, 2023 | Agriculture, Crime and Courts

“Woodville’s history is a series of layers, and one of those layers was the 1960s and 70s when the hippies came to the community,” said local historian Misty Hitt Wright whose family ties to the village date back to the 1840s. Beginning in the mid 1960s, William Lane...
New general manager transforming Inn at Little Washington into resort spa

New general manager transforming Inn at Little Washington into resort spa

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 6, 2023 | Business

Ed Gannon Inn general managerPrior to coming to Little Washington, new Inn general manager Ed Gannon helped launch a 700-acre resort in California’s Napa Valley. Ed Gannon, The Inn at Little Washington’s new general manager, is taking on the storied enterprise’s most...
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