by Randy Rieland | Jul 21, 2026 | Fire/Rescue, Health, Sidebar, Top Story
Boosts emergency response by adding AEDs, planning paramedic home visits Rappahannock County is moving ahead with two new iniatives aimed at one of its biggest challenges: providing emergency and preventive healthcare in a rural county with an aging spread-out...
by Gracie Hart Brooks | Jul 20, 2026 | Agriculture, Features, People, Sidebar, Top Story
‘It was intimidating at first’ For Flint Hill resident Amanda Frye Bywaters, becoming a farmer meant walking into a world where she often felt she didn’t belong — little experience, plenty of unspoken doubt and a field largely shaped by older men. “It was intimidating...
by Randy Rieland | Jul 13, 2026 | Business, Environment, Features, Sidebar, Top Story
Let’s say there’s a female raccoon inside the wall of your house. Just what you need, right? But there’s more. With her is a litter of raccoon kits. Now what? Will Russell knows just what. This calls for a pheromone, or scent, from a male raccoon. “I put it in the...
by Bob Hurley | Jul 7, 2026 | Local Government, Local servcies, Politics, Sidebar, Top Story
New tools improve access for vision, hearing, mobility needs Rappahannock County’s Office of the General Registrar is rolling out new equipment and procedures ahead of the Aug. 4 Republican primary aimed at making voting more accessible for residents with...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jul 4, 2026 | Local News Crisis, Sidebar, Top Story
A nationwide study of local news reporting capacity has ranked Rappahannock County first in Virginia and 12th highest among all counties in the United States. The Local Journalist Index study (localjournalistindex.com) mapped the number of journalists, both full time...
