by Ireland Hayes | Jan 8, 2025 | Art, Business, Education, Infrastructure, Politics, Real Estate
Developers asking community for input As construction of housing in the new privately-funded Rush River Commons development in the Town of Washington nears completion, the project’s engineers and designers are already looking ahead to the second phase of the...
by Randy Rieland | Jan 8, 2025 | Art, Business, Education, Fire/Rescue, Health, Local Services, Politics
Rappahannock County officials continue to look at ways to play a bigger role in the community’s emergency services without threatening the independence of local volunteer fire and rescue companies. WHY IT MATTERS For years now, the aging of Rappahannock’s population —...
by Ireland Hayes | Jan 8, 2025 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, People, Politics
Library trustees gearing up to fund expansion, renovation The Rappahannock County Library Board of Trustees is preparing to embark on a projected $6 million fund-raising effort to support an expansion and renovation of the public library. There’s a long way to go...
by Tim Carrington | Jan 8, 2025 | Broadband, Politics
Funding deadlines loom over project The year 2025 will mark a critical junction for a broadband project — providing affordable high-speed internet — that Rappahannock and seven other Virginia counties were promised in 2022. Why it matters Rappahannock residents saw...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jan 7, 2025 | Politics
The Northern Piedmont Community Foundation (NPCF) has distributed $95,000 in grants to 14 local nonprofit organizations through the Richard Lykes Rappahannock Community Fund. These grants are designed to support a range of impactful initiatives across the region,...
