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Belle Meade camp delighting children for 30 years

Belle Meade camp delighting children for 30 years

by Julia Shanahan | Jul 26, 2023 | Education, Politics

Nestled in the foothills with a view of Old Rag, Susan Hoffman and Mike Biniek have been hosting a summer camp at their Belle Meade Farm for 30 years and show no signs of slowing down. The camp, which has several two-week sessions each summer, sees dozens of kids as...
Real Estate commotion hits Sperryville

Real Estate commotion hits Sperryville

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jul 17, 2023 | Art, Business, Crime and Courts, Education, Local Services, Politics

The School House is up for sale; Copper Fox Antiques narrowly avoids foreclosure auction  Update: The foreclosure auction of the Copper Fox Antiques was called off late last week after owner Alex Sharp and Atlantic Union Bank ended a year-long impasse. They agreed to...

Commercial kitchen, food service education to expand at Carver Center, serving Rappahannock food ventures

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Jun 4, 2023 | Agriculture, Business, Education, Politics

State Extension Director visits, tours renovated Culpeper facility Regional representatives with an interest in agriculture and business convened recently at the Carver Center in Culpeper County to meet the new state cooperative extension director and tour the...
Chester Gap: At the top of Rappahannock, a ‘world unto itself’

Chester Gap: At the top of Rappahannock, a ‘world unto itself’

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Apr 19, 2023 | Agriculture, Business, Crime and Courts, Politics

Densely populated mountain village occupies niche in county It is the most densely populated village in Rappahannock County. It has its own voting precinct. It adjoins Shenandoah National Park and is home to the headwaters of the Rappahannock River. At 1,670 feet it...

Video: On a Saturday in May, joining hands for a good cause

by Randy Rieland, Luke Christopher | Nov 7, 2022 | Uncategorized

The divides in Rappahannock tend to play out in public — angry exchanges at county or school board meetings, insults on social media or yard signs against plans for a bike trail or a boundary adjustment to accommodate the Rush River Commons project. That will be...
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