by Ireland Hayes | Sep 8, 2025 | Education, Infrastructure, Sidebar
Fundraising will be tough despite support The Rappahannock County Public Library’s $6.5 million plan to expand and renovate its building is ambitious but achievable, according to a recent feasibility study that found strong public support. However, it warned...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 2, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
After just a little over 10 minutes of deliberation, a Rappahannock County Circuit Court jury found a Potomac, Md. man guilty of speeding 74 mph in a 55 mph zone after he appealed his case from District Court. “Look, no one likes to get a speeding ticket … I can...
by Ireland Hayes | Aug 27, 2025 | Features, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Chief deputy sheriff retires after 30 years…sort of After nearly three decades wearing a Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office badge — from his early days as a jailer to chief deputy — Maj. Roger Jenkins has closed that chapter of his life and retired. Well, for the...
by Bob Hurley | Aug 19, 2025 | Features, People, Top Story
Several Rappahannock County groups pulled out all the stops for “Bonkers Night,” a special dinner event on Aug. 5 for some 75 kids at the 42nd annual gathering of Camp Fantastic. The weeklong sleepaway camp, held at the 4-H Center in Front Royal, hosts kids ages...
by Tim Carrington | Aug 18, 2025 | People, Sidebar, Top Story
Former FBI, CIA director and Rappahannock resident dies at 101 Judge William H. Webster, former director of the FBI and the CIA died last Friday at 101, and friends, policy analysts and national media began an extended reflection on his person and record in...
