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Rappahannock County School Board approves proposed $15M budget

Rappahannock County School Board approves proposed $15M budget

by Randy Rieland | Mar 16, 2024 | Crime and Courts, Education, Health, Politics

Watch the meeting: Rappahannock County School Board Meeting, March 12, 2024 Requires financial boost from county The Rappahannock County School Board Tuesday approved a proposed $15 million budget, one that would require a big boost in financial support from the...
Is Flint Hill on the verge of change?

Is Flint Hill on the verge of change?

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Feb 11, 2024 | Agriculture, Politics

Residents reflect on village’s rich past What’s to become of Flint Hill, a sleepy crossroads village, that now finds itself at a crossroads? Is a renaissance on the horizon with new residents and businesses leading the way? There was a time when Flint Hill’s...
Historians paint picture of early inhabitants in Rappahannock County

Historians paint picture of early inhabitants in Rappahannock County

by Ireland Hayes | Jan 22, 2024 | Politics

Brad HatchBrad Hatch gives a presentation on the Patawomeck Tribe and their sophisticated trade systems last Sunday at Washington Town Hall. A Native American trading post in the Town of Washington and Old Rag Mountain’s sacred past were highlighted during the...
Roger Welch: Rappahannock’s biggest booster

Roger Welch: Rappahannock’s biggest booster

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jan 16, 2024 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Health, Politics

Supervisor championed his beloved county Roger Allen Welch believed in service.  It was a belief he practiced faithfully for a lifetime, continuing his good works through a hard-fought battle with Parkinson’s disease that ended Dec. 11 at the age of 77 in his Flint...
Deaf culture on tap in Sperryville at Veditz, Virginia’s first Deaf-owned brewery

Deaf culture on tap in Sperryville at Veditz, Virginia’s first Deaf-owned brewery

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 26, 2023 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Politics

Veditz_groupPaula Veditz Marotta, Debbie Veditz Griffith, front row, with Greg Randall, Ray Veditz, Frank Veditz, Rick Veditz and Joey Seifner at Veditz and Company Brewing’s Fall Family Fest last month. Veditz and Company Brewing makes history as county students,...
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