by Foothills Forum Staff Report | May 1, 2024 | Politics
Rain and cold temperatures did not stop residents and visitors from enjoying the festivities at the annual SperryFest last Saturday. Sperryville Community Alliance President Kerry Sutten said it was “sheer joy” to watch the community “pitch in and show up, rain or...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Apr 30, 2024 | Business, Health, Politics
The PATH Foundation recently granted more than $1.377 million to 55 local nonprofit organizations in their latest cycle of Flexible Funding grants. Several Rappahannock County organizations got grants: Kid Pan Alley, Rappahannock Association for the Arts and the...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Apr 30, 2024 | Art, Crime and Courts, Education
‘Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It.’ Rappahannock native Connie Compton leads law enforcement in a ‘small town’ county A Rapp News/Foothills Forum Special Report FF-RCSO-Compton-66-web.jpgSheriff Connie Compton at the Laurel Mills Store, where at age 14 she...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Apr 28, 2024 | Health, Politics
Coping with grief over loss of pets, horses, cows When Ann Maclean’s dog Seamus, a rescued black Labrador retriever, began to decline, she spoke with her veterinarian about the decision to say goodbye to the family’s cherished pet. The Flint Hill resident scheduled a...
by Bob Hurley | Apr 27, 2024 | Health, People
Background: Part-time missionary and Rappahannock native who provides support for community residents and animals in need; regularly cares for stray cats, oversees llamas, goats and sheep at The Inn at Little Washington; with a green thumb, cares for gardens around...