by Ireland Hayes | Dec 6, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Attorney: No plans to close ‘lucrative’ business A former employee of Williams Tree Service LLC filed a complaint Monday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Virginia seeking to prevent the company from erasing a debt she says the company owes...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 30, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
Judge: ‘Too much [jail] time,’ but approves anyway Despite voicing concern that a negotiated eight-year sentence was “too much” jail time, Judge Robert Smith agreed to accept a plea deal in an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force case in Rappahannock...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 28, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar
A Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge ordered a Castleton man Thursday to pay a total of $10,000 to three victims after he was found guilty of stealing a tractor, a trailer of camping equipment and two antique replica cannons, one of which the prosecution said is...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 17, 2025 | Education, Sidebar
Clarify dual enrollment changes Power outages and surges at Rappahannock County Public Schools caused by a transformer fire and equipment failures — three times causing disruptions in the school day in the last week — reflect “a big issue” facing the schools,...
by Ireland Hayes | Nov 16, 2025 | Business, Local Government, Sidebar, Town
The Washington Town Council unanimously approved development of Rush River Commons’ second phase, despite a recommendation of denial from its Planning Commission last month. The development will be on 3.9 acres where Warren Avenue meets Lee Highway, adjacent to Rush...
