by Ireland Hayes | Jun 12, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Driver: Plea agreement not ‘fair enough’ A Front Royal man was sentenced to two years and five months in prison Monday after pleading guilty in Rappahannock County Circuit Court to charges stemming from a high-speed chase through Flint Hill last September that reached...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 11, 2026 | County, Education, Local Government, Sidebar
The Rappahannock County School Board heard Tuesday why the district is planning to step away from a federal program that has provided free breakfast and lunch to all students regardless of income — and got assurances that no child will go hungry as a result. Jackie...
by Tim Carrington | Jun 10, 2026 | Environment, Sidebar
Speakers call for aggressive negotiation, local opposition and legal action Lawyers and conservationists at the annual gathering of the Piedmont Environmental Council (PEC) Saturday urged communities to take a stronger stand against the rapid spread of data centers...
by Randy Rieland | Jun 9, 2026 | Health, Local servcies, Sidebar
$25,000 donation advances dementia respite program A few months ago, two area nonprofits, Rapp at Home and Aging Together, presented a program on dementia at the Rappahannock County Public Library. It drew a standing room only crowd. Sperryville resident Eve Brooks...
by Ireland Hayes | Jun 9, 2026 | County, Infrastructure, Local Government, Sidebar
Draft plans for potential move to Rush River Commons Board frustrated by ‘faulty’ info about project The Rappahannock County Public Library Board of Trustees has gotten a glimpse of what a new library could look like if it decides to relocate to the Rush River Commons...
