by Ireland Hayes | May 30, 2025 | Crime and Courts
‘I have never neglected my horses’ A renowned breeder of endangered and rare Choctaw horses was found guilty by a judge last Tuesday of inadequate care of several of her horses after the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office discovered “skinny” and “malnourished” ones...
by Ireland Hayes | May 24, 2025 | Crime and Courts
Case postponed to find out A Castleton man’s case was continued in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Friday to determine the value of a Napoleon bronze 12-pounder cannon barrel — a weapon widely used in the American Civil War — like the one he is accused of stealing. ...
by Ireland Hayes | May 23, 2025 | Crime and Courts
Bail revoked after new indictments A Washington man’s bond was revoked in Rappahannock County Circuit Court last Friday after a judge reviewed seven new indictments on charges of solicitation of a minor by a grand jury and a “disturbing” criminal complaint against...
by Tim Carrington | Apr 13, 2025 | County, Infrastructure, Local Government
Tariff wars hit close to home Costs could threaten taxpaying households The first brick of Rappahannock’s new courthouse has yet to be laid, but it is already casting a long shadow over the county. Proposed designs have been called too big or too barn-like, but the...
by Ireland Hayes | Apr 10, 2025 | Sports, Top Story
The Rappahannock-Culpeper Baseball League held its opening ceremony for the start of the season last Saturday, with Gary Settle throwing the honorary first pitch at Stuart Field in Amissville. Settle, who recently retired as head of the Virginia State Police, is a...
