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Jones Nature Preserve: ‘A scenic masterpiece’

Jones Nature Preserve: ‘A scenic masterpiece’

by Bob Hurley | Jan 13, 2025 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Education

Rappahannock couple receives prestigious award Nestled along Long Mountain Road is one of Rappahannock County’s most precious jewels – the Jones Nature Preserve. Like the county’s motto, “A scenic masterpiece made perfect by nature,” the preserve is an...

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...
Rush River Commons restoring stream as ‘green heart’ of project

Rush River Commons restoring stream as ‘green heart’ of project

by Ireland Hayes | Dec 16, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Business, Education, Features, Health, Infrastructure, Politics, Real Estate

Town walking path needs more funding Steve Plescow, engineer of the Rush River Commons project, presented plans Monday to the Washington Town Council to restore a collapsing stream, fulfilling creator and backer Chuck Akre’s vision of a “green heart” in the center of...
From bears to better service: Rappahannock’s trash overhaul yields big savings

From bears to better service: Rappahannock’s trash overhaul yields big savings

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

Managing trash in a rural setting like Rappahannock County can be a challenge. Locals who use the Flatwood Refuse and Recycling Center — better known as “the dump” — may remember an open pit of rubbish surrounded by barbed wire and covered with an often-malfunctioning...
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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