by Tim Carrington | Sep 30, 2025 | Infrastructure, Local Government, Sidebar, Town
Town of Washington planners press pause on major Rush River Commons’ development plans Rush River Commons’ second phase has hit headwinds in the Town of Washington, where the Planning Commission raised questions at its Monday meeting about processes, and more...
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...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 16, 2025 | Local Government, Sidebar, Town
The Washington Town Council, at its Monday night meeting, addressed such issues as filling the position of treasurer, amending the zoning approval process, completing a town walking trail, seeking volunteers for Christmas festivities, in addition to discussing cost...
by Ireland Hayes, Julia Shanahan | Sep 16, 2025 | County, Infrastructure, Local Government, Sidebar, Town
Even a pecan caramel cake wasn’t enough to sway the Washington Town Council to join the Board of Supervisors for a meeting to discuss sharing the cost of a new courthouse. Jackson Supervisor Donna Comer presented Mayor Joe Whited the cake as a goodwill gesture at...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 15, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
A Washington man entered into a plea agreement in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Monday, pleading guilty to six counts of child sex crimes connected to an inappropriate relationship he had with a county teenager in 2018. Anthony Aaron Pyle, 50, was originally...
