by Ireland Hayes | Apr 12, 2025 | Education
‘We are not trading in the trades for ballet at the high school’ Rappahannock County school officials unveiled plans for a new fine arts academy at the high school, and presented updates on the career and technical education (CTE) program at Tuesday’s School Board...
by Ireland Hayes | Apr 10, 2025 | County, Local Government
Board votes for new school buses The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors voted Monday to allow staff to seek approval from the state to institute a small increase in court fees that could be leveraged by the county to help fund the construction of a new...
by Ireland Hayes | Apr 6, 2025 | Features, Fire/Rescue, Local servcies, People, Top Story
Sperryville chief retires, addresses emergency care You just never know. Two decades ago, when he was working on global health issues with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation or before that, when he was helping to shape HIV/AIDS policy in the Clinton White House,...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 31, 2025 | Crime and Courts
Broken tail lights led to a high-speed chase — and a jail sentence — for a Broadway, Va. man who led officers across three counties, traveling at speeds up to 115 mph in January. Blake Custer, 25, entered into a plea agreement last Thursday, pleading guilty to...
by Ireland Hayes | Mar 31, 2025 | Crime and Courts
A Rappahannock County Circuit Court judge sentenced a Luray man to six months in jail last Thursday for violating probation 48 times following his conviction in a robbery at Sperryville resident Bill Fletcher’s property in 2020. Terry Dovel, 25, pleaded guilty to...
