by Ireland Hayes | Jan 27, 2025 | Art, Broadband, Business, Education, Health, Infrastructure, Local Services, Politics, Real Estate
Questions about broadband, data center implications Electric utility company Potomac Edison will be replacing old wooden poles and electrical lines in a nearly 14-mile stretch from Luray to Sperryville — a line that provides most of the county’s power. The upgrade...
by Randy Rieland | Jan 2, 2025 | Art, Broadband, Business, Education, Fire/Rescue, Health, Local Services, Politics
Building Committee, RIP • Flint Hill Fire back-and-forth • Hiking Old Rag: Get a ticket • Volunteers battle brush fires • Chester Brown sentenced. Murder unsolved. • Russian intrigue in Huntly! • Trump win, caravan parades • Washington’s ‘First Lady’ passes • High...
by Randy Rieland | Nov 26, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Broadband, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, Politics
Rappahannock students opt for ‘hands on’ careers It wasn’t that long ago, remembers Dani Pond, when conventional wisdom had it that if you wanted a good career, you better have a degree from a four-year college. “It didn’t matter what degree,” said Pond, supervisor of...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 8, 2024 | Business, Education, Fire/Rescue, Health, Local Services, Politics
The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors Monday unanimously approved funding an increase in wages for the Chester Gap Fire Department EMS staff after an hourly wage discrepancy between Chester Gap paramedics and others in the county was brought to the attention of...
by Ireland Hayes | Oct 11, 2024 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, Politics
Principals from both Rappahannock public schools presented their annual school improvement plans to the School Board Tuesday, outlining their goals and benchmarks for achievement in all areas of study at each school. 2024-10-08-schoolboard-2-web.jpgRCES principal,...