by Ireland Hayes | Nov 1, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Judge to decide if it has to release records A legal battle is underway in Rappahannock County Circuit Court to determine whether the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad (SVRS) is a publicly-funded organization — and therefore required to provide its records under the...
by Bob Hurley | Nov 1, 2025 | Agriculture, Sidebar, Top Story
A new way of using solar power with crops — the first project of its kind in Virginia — is already catching the eye of some Rappahannock farmers. Called agrivoltaics, the innovative, renewable energy project places solar panels over crop plantings, allowing both solar...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 30, 2025 | People
Early’s Carpet in Amissville celebrated its 59th anniversary on Friday with an all-day open house, welcoming customers to enter to win gift cards, door prizes and enjoy its newly-renovated showroom. Sonja Early-Betts poses in the new showroom that recently became a...
by Bob Hurley | Oct 29, 2025 | doers, People, Sidebar
Background: Former volunteer and current manager of the RappCats Adoption Center and shelter in Flint Hill — a nonprofit that rescues stray, abused, abandoned and unwanted cats and finds them homes; customer service manager for 23 years at Food Lion stores in Prince...
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...
