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...
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,...
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...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 21, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Three defendants indicted by grand jury A two-day jury trial was put on the schedule for August in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Monday for Edward “Eddie” Fletcher Jr., a Flint Hill contractor charged with embezzlement and failure to perform promised construction...
by Bob Hurley | Jan 14, 2026 | doers, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Background: Co-founder, In True Nature, a wellness center located on Slate Mills Road in Boston; practitioner of Ayurvedic wellness, which seeks to connect individuals with their inner self and the rhythms of the natural world; manages a community fund to support...
