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Chester Brown murder trial postponed awaiting lab analysis — including DNA of another person

Chester Brown murder trial postponed awaiting lab analysis — including DNA of another person

by Ireland Hayes | Feb 12, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar, Top Story

A Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge on Monday postponed the murder trial of Chester Brown for seven months to allow time for forensic and DNA analysis to be completed as well as provide Brown’s attorneys time to prepare. Brown is charged in the 2023 murder and...
Familiar faces, fresh perspectives: Protest images, painted skies open popular Middle Street Gallery exhibit

Familiar faces, fresh perspectives: Protest images, painted skies open popular Middle Street Gallery exhibit

by Tim Carrington | Feb 10, 2026 | Art, Sidebar, Top Story

  Middle Street Gallery’s current “Members and Friends” exhibit, one of its most popular shows, runs through April 5, with a reception Feb. 21 from 4-6 p.m. Each year, the gallery’s 20-some members invite a friend to step in with a painting, drawing, photograph...
IN PHOTOS: Rappahannock’s Centenarians

IN PHOTOS: Rappahannock’s Centenarians

by Ireland Hayes | Feb 1, 2026 | People, Sidebar, Top Story

Age is usually treated as a limit — a line that, once crossed, confines people and slows them down. But for four remarkable centenarian women in Rappahannock County, their age is not a restriction — it’s just a number. Marie Ridder, Doris Rowzie, Joyce Abell and Bess...
Amissville Market celebrates one year in business

Amissville Market celebrates one year in business

by Ireland Hayes | Jan 27, 2026 | Business, Sidebar, Top Story

The Amissville Market celebrated its one year anniversary in December, and seems to be thriving. Owner Jessica Hall said her market, housed in the historic Hackley’s General Store in “downtown” Amissville, has evolved over the last year into a community hub.  Hall,...
Rappahannock students, farmer break Guinness World Record

Rappahannock students, farmer break Guinness World Record

by Ireland Hayes | Jan 26, 2026 | Education, Sidebar, Top Story

A class of farm-to-table students at Rappahannock County Elementary School (RCES) and a local vegetable grower are now world-record holders after harvesting nearly 900 hot chili peppers from one plant. The Guiness World Record honor was given to Jason Loris of...
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