by Ireland Hayes | Oct 19, 2025 | Education, Sidebar, Top Story
Money smarts start in kindergarten Most adults wish they had learned more about money management before life started sending them bills. In Rappahannock County Public Schools, students are getting that head start thanks to FamilyFutures, a local nonprofit that...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 17, 2025 | Local Government, Sidebar, Town
Washington Town Council tables application The Washington Town Council accepted the Planning Commission’s recommendation to table an application for the second development phase of Rush River Commons (RRC) until the commission’s meeting later this month. The Planning...
by Emily Oaks | Oct 13, 2025 | People, Sidebar
Festival born after books banned in Madison schools Booklovers gathered Sunday afternoon at Revalation Vineyards in Madison County for “No Book Left Behind: Celebrating Our Freedom to Read,” a community festival triggered by the banning in Madison schools of some...
by Gracie Hart Brooks | Oct 5, 2025 | Agriculture, Sidebar, Top Story
Orchards hit hard by late frost Rappahannock fruit growers could well look back on the 2025 season as among their least bountiful. First it was the peach crop, with losses of up to 70%, victim of unusually warm temperatures in March, followed by a hard April freeze....
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 20, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Embezzlement, failure to perform construction work A Rappahannock District Court judge ruled Tuesday that there was enough evidence to send Flint Hill contractor Edward “Eddie” Fletcher Jr.’s case to a grand jury. Fletcher, owner of E. Fletcher Construction, faces...
