by Ireland Hayes | Jun 22, 2026 | County, Local Government, Sidebar
Library board: No additional tax ask needed As negotiations continue over a possible move of the library to the Rush River Commons development, the Rappahannock County Public Library Board of Trustees says it has a plan to cover a future lease and rising operating...
by Tim Carrington | May 19, 2026 | Agriculture, Environment, Real Estate, Sidebar, Top Story
Fate of Waterpenny Farm, Sperryville River Trail in question The unwinding of the Clifford Miller III family’s vast Sperryville landholdings and partnerships accelerated last weekend when a local couple, Pat Snyder and Bob Kramer, signed a contract to buy 17 acres...
by Ireland Hayes | May 4, 2026 | Agriculture, Environment, Sidebar, Top Story
‘Pretty much a total loss’ As Bill Gadino walked through his vineyard at Gadino Cellars in Washington, he stopped several times last Friday to pick dried, withering leaves off grapevines. “These had all emerged,” he said, examining the nubs left where fresh...
by Randy Rieland | Apr 26, 2026 | Local servcies, People, Sidebar, Top Story
‘Residents are being squeezed economically’ At first, it was a ripple. There were more people coming more frequently to the Rappahannock Food Pantry, more seeking help from the Rappahannock Benevolent Fund, more uninsured showing up at the Fauquier Free Clinic. In...
by Tim Carrington | Mar 8, 2026 | County, Crime and Courts, Local Government, Sidebar
Flock cameras stay, privacy worries persist Rappahannock’s three Flock Safety cameras will continue to record the movement of cars as they traverse county roads, and notwithstanding widespread public unease, a fourth will soon be installed. As a Board of Supervisors’...
