by Tim Carrington | Mar 21, 2025 | County, Infrastructure, Local Government, Politics, Top Story
Proposal: Higher real estate taxes, fees Rappahannock County began hammering out its next budget this week in a fraught environment that mixes unprecedented disruptions from the federal government, little or no relief from the state, with anticipated new spending...
by Tim Carrington | May 6, 2021 | Education, Real Estate
How a changing county will fund its schools and other priorities in the years ahead It’s springtime, 2031. The dogwoods and redbuds are as spectacular as anyone can remember, and the machinery for preparing an annual county budget is churning out the numbers. The...
by Tim Carrington | Mar 25, 2021 | Real Estate
Help comes from U.S. aid, sales tax surge Behind Rappahannock’s newly unveiled $27.7 million budget for Fiscal Year 2022 is a slow transition from the cautious clench of the pandemic year to the less menacing familiarities of ordinary county challenges. Three economic...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jan 10, 2021 | Broadband
Part 3 of 3: Foothills Forum and the Rappahannock News look back on 2020 with a focus on COVID-19 as well as several key issues – schools, broadband and cellular, business, housing — we have reported on throughout the year. Pandemic ‘lit the match’ on acquiring...
by Sara Schonhardt | Jul 30, 2020 | Art, Broadband, Fire/Rescue
Sperryville tower finally equipped to provide service More than a year after the contentious cell tower in Sperryville was erected, service providers have finally added their equipment and are preparing to provide service to surrounding residents. Piedmont Broadband...
