by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jan 25, 2024 | Crime and Courts
Andrew AlexanderFoothill Forum Chair Andy Alexander will discuss threats to news reporters Wednesday evening at the Rappahannock library. As authoritarianism spreads, threats to journalists are growing around the globe – and here at home. The number of journalists...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 22, 2024 | Crime and Courts
court gavel Rapidan resident Jonathan Aaron Perch, 23, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $500 in Rappahannock County Circuit Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to reckless driving while on his way to work at The Inn at Little Washington. Perch was...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 22, 2024 | Crime and Courts
Chester Brown court vanChester Brown arriving at Rappahannock County Circuit Court on Thursday. Rappahannock Circuit Court Judge Matthew Snow denied a motion Thursday to dismiss an indictment against Chester Brown on charges of possessing a firearm while a protective...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 22, 2024 | Education, Politics
Watch the School Board meeting: Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, Jan. 16, 2024 Rappahannock County Public Schools (RCPS) is set to receive a substantial increase in state aid — funding that the School Board and school administration has lobbied for in recent...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 22, 2024 | Politics
Brad HatchBrad Hatch gives a presentation on the Patawomeck Tribe and their sophisticated trade systems last Sunday at Washington Town Hall. A Native American trading post in the Town of Washington and Old Rag Mountain’s sacred past were highlighted during the...