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Washington Town Council considers applications for treasurer

Washington Town Council considers applications for treasurer

by Ireland Hayes | Oct 11, 2025 | Local Government, Politics, Sidebar, Town

The Washington Town Council hosted a three-minute meeting Monday to announce two candidates for interim treasurer — Deborah Harris and Maria Darie.  Both applied after treasurer Gail Swift moved out of the town this summer and the position became vacant.  Monday’s...
Bitter harvest: 2025 a bust for Rappahannock apples

Bitter harvest: 2025 a bust for Rappahannock apples

by Gracie Hart Brooks | Oct 5, 2025 | Agriculture, Sidebar, Top Story

Orchards hit hard by late frost Rappahannock fruit growers could well look back on the 2025 season as among their least bountiful. First it was the peach crop, with losses of up to 70%, victim of unusually warm temperatures in March, followed by a hard April freeze....
Photographer Lee Miller through Jane Livingston’s lens, on stage at Little Washington Theatre

Photographer Lee Miller through Jane Livingston’s lens, on stage at Little Washington Theatre

by Tim Carrington | Oct 4, 2025 | Art, Sidebar

Resident, former Corcoran curator to talk on Miller’s legacy Friday night Rappahannock resident Jane Livingston, a former curator and associate director of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. will explore the artistic legacy of American photographer Lee...
Big plans, bigger doubts about Rush River Commons’ phase two

Big plans, bigger doubts about Rush River Commons’ phase two

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...
Eddie Fletcher construction fraud case heads to grand jury

Eddie Fletcher construction fraud case heads to grand jury

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...
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