by Ireland Hayes | Jan 8, 2025 | Art, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, People, Politics
Library trustees gearing up to fund expansion, renovation The Rappahannock County Library Board of Trustees is preparing to embark on a projected $6 million fund-raising effort to support an expansion and renovation of the public library. There’s a long way to go...
by Foothills Forum Staff Report | Dec 11, 2024 | Business, Politics
As Front Royal library faces closure, Rappahannock, Fauquier libraries oppose censorship While Rappahannock and Fauquier county libraries have not experienced book banning battles over the content of some children’s books, they stand with Samuels Public Library in...
by Julia Shanahan | Dec 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Setback affects seven other counties in region A regional broadband project promising affordable fiber-to-home connections in Rappahannock and seven other counties will be delayed by one year, All Points Broadband CEO Jimmy Carr said in an interview Monday. The...
by Randy Rieland | Nov 26, 2024 | Agriculture, Art, Broadband, Business, Education, Health, Local Services, Politics
Rappahannock students opt for ‘hands on’ careers It wasn’t that long ago, remembers Dani Pond, when conventional wisdom had it that if you wanted a good career, you better have a degree from a four-year college. “It didn’t matter what degree,” said Pond, supervisor of...
by Pam Owen | Sep 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
After writing about squirrels and hawks starting new families a while ago, I expected to have reported on their reproductive success by now. While the squirrel brood did well — three spunky youngsters — the hawk tale sadly turned into a mystery when the adults...
