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One-month lifeline keeps Chester Gap paramedics in place

One-month lifeline keeps Chester Gap paramedics in place

by Ireland Hayes | Mar 7, 2026 | County, Fire/Rescue, Local Government, Sidebar

The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors (BOS) on Monday approved a contingency plan that keeps the paid EMS program at Chester Gap in place — for now — after the Warren County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to allocate $15,1000. If Warren County commits to...
Rappahannock School Board, Supervisors tackle $6M needs

Rappahannock School Board, Supervisors tackle $6M needs

by Ireland Hayes | Feb 16, 2026 | County, Education, Local Government, Politics, Sidebar

Confront FY27 budget pressures in joint session The Rappahannock County School Board laid out major line items in its fiscal year 2027 budget to the Board of Supervisors (BOS) Tuesday, with state-mandated salary and insurance increases and an estimated $6 million of...
RappTaxFree returns with free tax-filing for residents

RappTaxFree returns with free tax-filing for residents

by Ireland Hayes | Feb 8, 2026 | Local servcies, Sidebar

RappTaxFree is returning for its third year, providing free state and federal tax-filing services to the Rappahannock community every Saturday through Apr. 11 at the Washington Baptist Church, 180 Gay St. in the Town of Washington. RappTaxFree can prepare most...
Jury trial set in Fletcher construction fraud case

Jury trial set in Fletcher construction fraud case

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...
‘The privilege of my life’: Outgoing Supervisor Van Carney reflects on serving county

‘The privilege of my life’: Outgoing Supervisor Van Carney reflects on serving county

by Bob Hurley | Dec 9, 2025 | County, Local Government, Sidebar, Top Story

After representing the Stonewall-Hawthorne District for one four-year term, Woodville resident Van Carney will step down from the Rappahannock Board of Supervisors (BOS) at the end of the year.  Carney, 45, now a third-year law student at George Mason University’s...
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