by Mary Ann Kuhn | Feb 13, 2024 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Five months later, what we know — and don’t know — about a murder in Washington, Virginia Five months have passed since the body of Doris Ann Critzer was found in a grisly scene on the kitchen floor of her home, located within easy walking distance to the historic...
by Ireland Hayes | Feb 9, 2024 | Art, Politics
The Library Board of Trustees is moving forward with plans for expansion of the Rappahannock County Public Library building, making more space for community programs and larger collections. At its January meeting, the board discussed the next steps of an expansion...
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 Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jan 16, 2024 | Art, Business, Education
Seven years ago a dream came true for Kevin “KC” Bosch, a craftsman who has lived in Rappahannock County for 28 years. Poetry flowed out of him — enough to fill a book. But it wasn’t until one of Bosch’s clients told him about grant money available through the...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 29, 2023 | Agriculture, Crime and Courts, Health, Politics
Habitat loss, poaching threaten the ancient reptile in Virginia The next time you see a turtle think of what life on earth might have been like 220 million years ago. Turtles have been around for that long. They saw dinosaurs come and go; survived the Ice Age; and...
