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Upgrades coming to line providing most of the power to Rappahannock County

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...
RCHS seniors building stylish ‘she shed/man cave’

RCHS seniors building stylish ‘she shed/man cave’

by Ireland Hayes | Jan 14, 2025 | Education

Spiffy shed to be auctioned in May Two seniors at Rappahannock County High School (RCHS) have taken the lead on a semester-long construction project, building a fully-loaded “she shed/man cave” from the ground up to be auctioned in May....

Once rural Clevengers Corner becoming commercial site

by Bob Hurley | Jan 9, 2025 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Health, Infrastructure, Politics, Real Estate

Project expanding with shops, services, warehouses Only three miles east of the Rappahannock County line at Clevengers Corner – where routes 211 and 229 intersect – sits Stonehaven, an imposing 500-plus-acre housing development. The project calls for the construction...
Trade school vs. college: Uptick in area students choosing trades over college

Trade school vs. college: Uptick in area students choosing trades over college

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...
Stay alert to deer: Collisions up at alarming rate, even before peak deer season in Rappahannock County

Stay alert to deer: Collisions up at alarming rate, even before peak deer season in Rappahannock County

by Bob Hurley | Oct 22, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Crime and Courts, Health, Infrastructure, Local Services

Deer Road.jpgDeer on the road in Tiger Valley. On a clear November night around 11 p.m., Edie and David Tatel of Castelton were traveling on a twisty, narrow section of Rock Mills Road toward the bridge that crosses the Thornton River. Out of nowhere a deer jumped in...
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