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Analysis: Is All Points Broadband too late for Rappahannock?

Analysis: Is All Points Broadband too late for Rappahannock?

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Nov 9, 2025 | Broadband, County, Local Government, Sidebar, Top Story

Residents choosing other internet options By Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson All Points Broadband (APB) is finally laying fiber in Rappahannock County — but after years of delays, it may be too little, too late.       The company says the first residents are expected to get...
Planners nix Rush River plan — again, urge revisiting more affordable housing

Planners nix Rush River plan — again, urge revisiting more affordable housing

by Ireland Hayes | Nov 2, 2025 | Infrastructure, Local Government, Sidebar, Town

A year later, little has changed in Rush River Commons’ quest for approval to develop a second site in the Town of Washington. At its meeting Monday, the Town of Washington Planning Commission voted against the development plans expressing the same chief concerns it...
Is Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad a public body?

Is Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad a public body?

by Ireland Hayes | Nov 1, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar

Judge to decide if it has to release records A legal battle is underway in Rappahannock County Circuit Court to determine whether the Sperryville Volunteer Rescue Squad (SVRS) is a publicly-funded organization — and therefore required to provide its records under the...
Early’s Carpet hosts open house, unveils new gallery

Early’s Carpet hosts open house, unveils new gallery

by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Oct 30, 2025 | People

Early’s Carpet in Amissville celebrated its 59th anniversary on Friday with an all-day open house, welcoming customers to enter to win gift cards, door prizes and enjoy its newly-renovated showroom. Sonja Early-Betts poses in the new showroom that recently became a...
Sperryville woman charged with forging checks, embezzling elderly victim

Sperryville woman charged with forging checks, embezzling elderly victim

by Ireland Hayes | Oct 29, 2025 | Crime and Courts, Sidebar

Sheriff’s Office alleges nearly $145K stolen Following a three-month investigation by the Rappahannock County Sheriff’s Office, a Sperryville woman was charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors related to an alleged financial exploitation of an elderly victim...
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