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Culpeper art show honors heritage, inspires community

Culpeper art show honors heritage, inspires community

by Ayana Summerlinrosa | Oct 24, 2025 | Art, Sidebar

The “Windows to our Heritage: Art that Honors Our Journey” show is back for its second year on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the State Theater, 305 S Main St., Culpeper. “This isn’t just a show; it’s a community gathering where...
Charles Jameson: A living archive of Culpeper’s untold past

Charles Jameson: A living archive of Culpeper’s untold past

by Ayana Summerlinrosa | Oct 14, 2025 | Pathfinders, People, Sidebar

Preserving his family’s history — and his town’s soul Charles Jameson’s life is a journey through history itself—from the farmlands of Culpeper to the battlefields of Vietnam and back to the very soil his family tended for generations. At 78, he is a pathfinder,...
Moo-ving moments at annual Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock farm show

Moo-ving moments at annual Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock farm show

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jul 20, 2025 | Agriculture, Education, Top Story

Young 4‑H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) exhibitors from around the region paraded their prized livestock around the arena last weekend at the Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock (CMR) Farm Show.  The show took over the Culpeper Agriculture Enterprise from last...
Howard Lambert’s mission: to honor Black Civil War soldiers

Howard Lambert’s mission: to honor Black Civil War soldiers

by Ayana Summerlinrosa | Feb 27, 2025 | Features, Pathfinders, People, Politics

Rappahannock County’s calming beauty and rolling hills hold stories from the Civil War era waiting to be told. Howard Lambert, a Culpeper native and the first African American president of the Brandy Station Foundation, has worked tirelessly to bring these stories to...
Gen Stressed: Students’ anxiety, depression mount

Gen Stressed: Students’ anxiety, depression mount

by Randy Rieland | Jul 31, 2024 | Education, Health, Sidebar

This is the first part of a series on the mental health struggles of today’s generation of teenagers, the urgent need for more support in schools and how families can get help. Schools scramble to keep up The plan, Erica Jennejahn recalls, was to get ahead of things,...
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