by Ireland Hayes, Julia Shanahan | May 6, 2026 | People, Sidebar, Top Story
Pat Giles didn’t expect to make history — she just didn’t want to miss it. But four hours after taking her place along a barricade in downtown Front Royal last Thursday, the Town of Washington resident found herself face to face with King Charles III and Queen Camilla...
by Ireland Hayes | May 4, 2026 | Agriculture, Environment, Sidebar, Top Story
‘Pretty much a total loss’ As Bill Gadino walked through his vineyard at Gadino Cellars in Washington, he stopped several times last Friday to pick dried, withering leaves off grapevines. “These had all emerged,” he said, examining the nubs left where fresh...
by Tim Carrington | May 4, 2026 | Business, Features, Real Estate, Sidebar, Top Story
Residents and local groups weigh uncertainty as longtime land arrangements are revisited For nearly two centuries, the Miller family has been Sperryville’s dominant landowner, farming and stewarding 845 acres of Rappahannock countryside while quietly supporting the...
by Ireland Hayes | May 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Giving it their all The Varsity and Junior Varsity Boys’ Panthers soccer teams faced off against Stonewall-Jackson Tuesday. Both teams put up a good fight, but ultimately lost, falling 2-3 and 1-3 respectively. Photos by Ireland Hayes RCHS sophomore George Saulsbury...
by Ireland Hayes | Apr 28, 2026 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
An additional felony charge prompted a continuance Tuesday in the case of a Sperryville woman accused of financially exploiting an 89-year-old woman, days after a judge denied the prosecution’s request to allow the elderly woman to testify remotely from her nursing...
