by Tim Carrington | Mar 24, 2025 | County, Education, Infrastructure, Local Government, Politics, Real Estate
County budget tensions: property taxes, schools The Rappahannock County budget is composed of thousands of line items, but the annual debate centers on two: property taxes that provide 49% of the revenue, and public schools which account for 52% of the spending. ...
by Tim Carrington | Mar 21, 2025 | County, Infrastructure, Local Government, Politics, Top Story
Proposal: Higher real estate taxes, fees Rappahannock County began hammering out its next budget this week in a fraught environment that mixes unprecedented disruptions from the federal government, little or no relief from the state, with anticipated new spending...
by Randy Rieland, Luke Christopher | Nov 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
The divides in Rappahannock tend to play out in public — angry exchanges at county or school board meetings, insults on social media or yard signs against plans for a bike trail or a boundary adjustment to accommodate the Rush River Commons project. That will be...