by Ireland Hayes | Nov 30, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Judge: ‘Too much [jail] time,’ but approves anyway Despite voicing concern that a negotiated eight-year sentence was “too much” jail time, Judge Robert Smith agreed to accept a plea deal in an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force case in Rappahannock...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 28, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
A Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge ordered a Castleton man Thursday to pay a total of $10,000 to three victims after he was found guilty of stealing a tractor, a trailer of camping equipment and two antique replica cannons, one of which the prosecution said is...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 9, 2025 | Broadband, County, Local Government, Sidebar, Top Story
Residents choosing other internet options By Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson All Points Broadband (APB) is finally laying fiber in Rappahannock County — but after years of delays, it may be too little, too late. The company says the first residents are expected to get...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 29, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Sheriff’s Office alleges nearly $145K stolen Following a three-month investigation by the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office, a Sperryville woman was charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to an alleged financial exploitation of an elderly victim...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 25, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Circuit court to decide next month A Rappahannock County District Court judge set bail at $10,000 Tuesday for Kenneth Warren Allison, who was charged with malicious wounding after a fight that resulted in a stabbing at his Flint Hill residence on Fodderstack Road. ...
