by Ireland Hayes | Sep 16, 2025 | Local Government, Sidebar, Town
The Washington Town Council, at its Monday night meeting, addressed such issues as filling the position of treasurer, amending the zoning approval process, completing a town walking trail, seeking volunteers for Christmas festivities, in addition to discussing cost...
by Ireland Hayes, Julia Shanahan | Sep 16, 2025 | County, Infrastructure, Local Government, Sidebar, Town
Even a pecan caramel cake wasn’t enough to sway the Washington Town Council to join the Board of Supervisors for a meeting to discuss sharing the cost of a new courthouse. Jackson Supervisor Donna Comer presented Mayor Joe Whited the cake as a goodwill gesture at...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 15, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
A Washington man entered into a plea agreement in Rappahannock County Circuit Court Monday, pleading guilty to six counts of child sex crimes connected to an inappropriate relationship he had with a county teenager in 2018. Anthony Aaron Pyle, 50, was originally...
by Tim Carrington | Sep 10, 2025 | Environment, Infrastructure, Sidebar
Local environmental group wants guardrails on AI-fueled boom The Piedmont Environment Council (PEC), after 53 years of thoughtfully protecting the lands and waters of the Virginia Piedmont, finds itself on the front lines of a David and Goliath face-off with Big...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 9, 2025 | Environment, Infrastructure, People, Sidebar, Top Story
Company contends it’s routine; others fear energy demands from data centers When Kerry Sutten steps outside his Sperryville home, he is greeted by a beautiful view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. There are power lines and poles mixed in with the trees, but they’re...
